DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation requiring both funds to divest from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies by the 2030s — holdings worth about $15 billion.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Italian gas and energy infrastructure giant Snam has set its sights on becoming a carbon neutral company by 2040, pledging to invest €7.5bn over the next four years in hydrogen, biomethane, energy efficiency, and digitisation to help drive its transition away from fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry, a DeSmog analysis has revealed. Both agencies are owned by the London-based global media group WPP. Wunderman Thompson, Dentsu and WPP did not respond to requests for comment. . Credit: Sam Whitham.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Exploring Hondas Commitment to a Hydrogen-Powered Future Hydrogen technology is increasingly seen as a crucial element in reducing carbon emissions, and Honda is bringing its long-standing expertise into the spotlight. Achieving 100% EV and FCEV sales by 2040 is just one aspect of this plan, Perzynski explained.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Fossil fuels, a vision of the future or something our children will see in history books? The energy markets, broadly taken to be fossil fuels and renewables, have seen significant changes over the past years. Projections range between 2020 up to 2040, but all outlooks seem certain of this event within the next years.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

The new solar projects serve as a “critical part” of Amazon’s overall plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement a decade early, the company said. Amazon contracts with oil and gas companies for some computing services that help transport and sell fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

Researchers at the University of Sheffield are exploring new exhaust aftertreatment systems for heavy-duty engines capable of running on clean, zero-carbon fuels such as ammonia. In addition, diesel engines burn fossil fuels releasing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas (GHG), as well as other pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx).

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Until now, industrial hydrogen production largely relied on fossil fuels, resulting in high carbon emissionsranging from 11.5 By using bio-engineered bacteria, this method not only eliminates the need for carbon-heavy processes but also makes use of renewable solar energy.

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2022

Volvo Trucks has announced that its heavy electric trucks are to soon include parts made of "fossil-free" steel, as part of the automakers' plan to slash the carbon footprint of its zero-emission vehicle range.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2021

Fossil fuel companies are pressing ahead with new oil and gas developments, despite a recent warning from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that this will make the Paris Agreement goals impossible to meet, an analysis has found. The company was “leading in carbon efficient production of oil an gas,” she added.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An Ikarus C42 aircraft piloted by Group Captain Peter "Willy" Hackett completed a 20-minute flight on the morning of 2 November using Zero Petroleum's ZERO SynAvGas 100 per cent synthetic aviation gasoline, as part of a joint mission to defossilise the RAF's fuel intake ahead of its 2040 net zero target.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A cleaner energy source than any other off-grid fossil fuel, companies switching to Flogas Bio-LNG can benefit from major carbon savings of more than 80%.[1]. The launch comes quickly after Flogas unveiled its 2040 Vision and ambition to supply customers with 100% renewable energy by 2040. or call 0800 574 574.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

Reinsurance giants revs up coal phase-out as it pledges to reduce carbon intensity of equity and corporate bond portfolios by 35 per cent by 2025. Swiss Re has announced it is to phase out thermal coal from its treaty reinsurance by 2040, in a move that has been billed by campaigners as a breakthrough for the global reinsurance industry.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

Fossil fuel financing declined by nine per cent in 2020 amid the economic downturn, but campaigners warn overall trend is 'one heading definitively in the wrong direction'. Despite this significant drop from 2019 to 2020, the overall trend of the last five years is one heading definitively in the wrong direction," the report states.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

The march of net zero commitments through the financial community chalked off another milestone yesterday, as leading research firm MSCI announced a goal to achieve net zero emissions before 2040. MSCI's commitment reflects our obligation to be good stewards of the capital that long-term shareholders entrust to our company.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Graphite or carbon electrodes are a core component of standard lithium-ion batteries, but can only store a limited amount of charge and have a restricted overall life-span. million per year by 2040, using a combination of both wild and cultivated seaweed.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. Both technologies could mitigate climate change by removing emissions from existing fossil fuel generation or even pulling carbon out of the atmosphere.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With the start of the 28th annual United Nations climate summit, COP28, just two weeks away, a battle is brewing over the role of fossil fuels as nations try to stem the tide of climate change. Now, a new report shows that fossil fuel production by 2030 is set to exceed the level that would be compatible with limiting warming to 1.5°C

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Air cargo operator pledges to invest in sustainable fuels, carbon capture research, and fleet electrification in bid to meet new climate goals. The company said it was targeting a fully zero emission parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet by 2040, a push that will be accomplished by gradually phasing out its existing fossil fuel fleet.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

New research by DeSmog has found that over the last five years, the multinational Japanese holding company and its subsidiaries have held at least 27 contracts to deliver public relations, advertising, and marketing campaigns for 25 different fossil fuel producers, including Shell , ExxonMobil and BP.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

and globally by 2040. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. LinkedIn | Personal website. million acres the 4.4

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

Carbon capture is becoming big business. Despite further investment in renewable energy, fossil fuel usage is still increasing, and it’s expected that fossil fuels will remain the dominant form of energy by the end of this century. We all know why. First things first, there’s CO2 levels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Aviva has announced it intends to reach net zero emissions across its operations, supply chain, and investments by 2040, unveiling a number of new exclusion policies that will see the firm distance itself from the most carbon intensive fossil fuel companies.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 4, 2019

One obvious way to deliver more energy with less carbon, Looney said, is "more renewables and gas, pushing coal out of power.". We need to compare gas to zero carbon — how will we decarbonize it?” But comparing gas to coal isn’t good enough on its own. Playing catch-up on renewables. billion ($1.67

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

New York recently announced its target of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, joining California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington in passing substantive clean energy targets. That assumes the U.S. late afternoon and evenings) and greatest solar energy production (i.e.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Project aims to develop Europe's largest joint hydrogen production and carbon capture project by 2026, according to partners. The Zero Carbon Humber bid demonstrates the ambitious action needed to drive a low carbon recovery and reach net zero," he explained. "The

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Charged

DECEMBER 14, 2022

However, the war has provided the most powerful reminder imaginable of the importance of phasing out fossil fuels. The signatory countries (26 at last count, including the US) aim to phase out sales of fossil-fueled medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2040, and to eliminate carbon emissions from these vehicle classes by 2050.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Given that trucks consume the vast majority of energy compared to other modes of freight transportation, electrification in this area has huge potential to decrease the carbon impact of fleets. These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure.

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The Verge: Energy

JULY 10, 2024

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon’s carbon emissions decreased slightly in 2023 after the company ramped up renewable energy purchases and cut down on pollution from construction, hardware, and equipment, according to its latest sustainability report. Back in 2019, Amazon pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“The materials you put in the building will be there forever, they cannot be decarbonized,” said Victoria Herrero-Garcia, an engineer who analyzes the carbon used in buildings over their life cycles for Ambient Energy in Denver. In the case of cement, the very chemical reaction at its heart generates massive carbon dioxide.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

German energy giant promises phase out of fossil fuel generation and 'huge investments' in renewables, storage and green gas.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

Shell is chasing carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner and the project in the Netherlands offers a glimpse of how it hopes to get there. The NortH2 consortium hopes to eventually develop electrolyzer capacity requiring 3 to 4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity, perhaps growing to 10 gigawatts by 2040.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Population growth will plateau after 2030-2040, causing energy demand to stabilize and decline afterwards. The current overcapacity in the oil markets will ensure a lasting shift in fossil markets. Renewables are already ridiculously cheap, with the cheapest forms of solar energy already at less than half the price of fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Industrial carbon dioxide emissions account for around one quarter of greenhouse gasses emitted annually worldwide. Providing energy storage beyond ten hours can enable remote mines, data centers, and other off-grid industrial operations to run on 24-7 carbon-free power.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By 2040, heavy-duty vehicles must reduce emissions by a staggering 90%. Hydrogen combustion sits alongside hydrogen fuel cell technology as part of the UKs long-term plan to combat emissions. billion for carbon capture projects to create scalable infrastructure. Why Is This Important Now?

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to court in a case that could help reverse the global banking sector’s support of fossil fuel firms and their activities. billion Euros in bonds to the fossil fuel industry, Milieudefensie says. “We

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