Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 16, 2025

And as hydrogen fuel tanks are lighter than electric batteries, vehicles can carry more cargo – so increasing efficiency. And with the UK government planning to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol HGVs by 2040, theres a real urgency around moving to this technology.

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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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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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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. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The organisation claims Santos did not have a proper basis for saying it had a clear pathway to reduce emissions by 26% to 30% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040, which constituted misleading or deceptive conduct in breach of Australian corporate and consumer laws. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 20, 2023

In case they missed the message from the IPCC, UN chief delivers the cold hard facts on climate and fossil fuels. The post UN says Australia must quit coal by 2030, reach net zero by 2040, no new coal or gas appeared first on RenewEconomy. Will Australia respond?

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

Corporate signatories to the Climate Pledge have committed to net zero by 2040. For those not yet up to speed, net zero refers to the goal of emitting no greenhouse gases by a specific date, typically 2050. However, Germany just committed to reaching this goal by 2045. IBM said it would reach that milestone in 2030. The bar continues to move.

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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

All of us are probably aware of the UK's initiative to bring forward the ban on fossil fuel powered vehicles to 2030 from 2040 , to speed green recovery plans generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the days remaining to electrify the UK's road network are rapidly running out.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In its latest forecast today, BNEF said fossil fuel car sales likely already peaked in 2017. per cent to global electricity demand by 2040, BNEF added. million barrels a day by 2040. million barrels a day by 2040. The addition of so many electrified vehicles to the global fleet will add 5.2

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Block Fossils Out' aims to block users from accessing websites and social media accounts belonging to firms which produce or fund coal, gas and oil. BNP Paribas has also recently moved to tighten its coal financing policies , with a target to end coal power financing in Europe by 2030, and also across the rest of the world by 2040.

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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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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. o C report emphasised “the need for approximately $8 trillion of oil and gas investment through 2040.”

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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

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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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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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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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Plus all the top green business news from around this week, from Mexico's 2050 net zero target to lab grown meat in Hong Kong

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

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. 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.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Achieving 100% EV and FCEV sales by 2040 is just one aspect of this plan, Perzynski explained. For consumers, adopting vehicles like the CR-V e:FCEV provides an opportunity to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, especially in states like California with robust hydrogen refueling networks.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Professor Duncan Gregory, chair in Inorganic Materials at the University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry, said: “Battery technology is going to play a hugely important role in our transition away from fossil fuels. million per year by 2040, using a combination of both wild and cultivated seaweed.

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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 Some experts predict that pilot implementations could emerge within five to ten years, with more widespread adoption becoming feasible by 2040. kilograms of CO2 for every kilogram of hydrogen produced.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

In addition, diesel engines burn fossil fuels releasing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas (GHG), as well as other pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx). Green’ ammonia is made using green hydrogen, created by electrolysis from renewable energy, so no fossil fuels are required.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

New buildings must be zero-emission and have solar panels by 2030, and fossil fuel boilers to be banned by 2040 New buildings in the EU must have no emissions from fossil fuels by 2030, and boilers that use those sources will be banned by 2040 under a new deal on energy and homes.

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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.

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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

The study, published in the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) journal The Geographical Journal , highlights that global demand for sulphuric acid is set to rise significantly from ‘246 to 400 million tonnes’ by 2040 – a result of more intensive agriculture and the world moving away from fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It is not the job of the United Nations to protect vested fossil fuel interests," they wrote in a letter seen by BusinessGreen. "It It is the job of the United Nations to protect people and planet from the ravages of runaway global heating.".

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2025

UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association warns $2.28tr of fossil fuel assets could be at risk of stranding by 2040, as the clean energy transition accelerates

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

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. To compete with fossil fuel-derived hydrogen, the electricity going in must be close to free and utilization rates have to be very high.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

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. By 2025, half of all FedEx Express global PUD vehicle purchases would be electric, rising to 100 per cent by 2030, it said.

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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2024

“This project will boost renewable energy capacity and contribute to the Green Energy Auction Program, supporting the government’s target to expand renewable energy to 35 percent by 2035 and 50 percent by 2040,” said Carlo Ruiz, CEO of Energy Stream Power, stating as well that the potential of the Biliran II site was based on recent evaluations.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By 2040, heavy-duty vehicles must reduce emissions by a staggering 90%. Aviation, rail, and maritime transport are all exploring hydrogen as a way to replace fossil fuels. These advancements focus on using hydrogen produced through electrolysis powered by renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Major win for campaigners, as insurance giant further tightens fossil fuel underwriting policies. Zurich Insurance Group has promised to take "decisive" steps to reduce its exposure to fossil fuel projects and step up its support for the net zero transition, in a major victory for environmental campaigners.

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