GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. That's just science, not finance.".

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The report projects a rapid shift in the global energy mix, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double in the next 15 years while total fossil fuel demand is projected to peak before 2030, depending on the scenario. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C C pathway is increasingly challenging.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation. Passenger numbers continue to soar, while alternatives to fossil fuels remain underdeveloped. Missing this target matters because aviation contributes significantly to climate change. UK aviation emits about 5% of global aviation emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Food systems are responsible for at least 15 percent of all global fossil fuel consumption, according to a major report launched ahead of the COP28 climate summit. Its authors found that even if governments delivered on their 2030 climate pledges, by 2037 food-related fossil fuel use alone would blow the remaining portion of the 1.5C

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

We cannot rely on linear developments and a steady energy transition over the next 30 years to 2050,” according to William Gillett, Energy Programme Director of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The biggest source of GHG emissions in the EU is the use of fossil fuels in industry, buildings and transport.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Major fossil fuel firms have committed tens of millions in finance to UK universities since 2022, DeSmog can reveal. Previous reporting from openDemocracy and the Guardian found that, between 2017 and December 2021, £89 million had been given to UK universities from some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2024

Since then, the Conservative government has made a series of U-turns on its own net zero policies, attacked Labour’s green spending plans, and doubled down on its support for new fossil fuel projects, approving more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences. This comes as DeSmog and Democracy for Sale reveal that £6.8 percent (£1.8

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

. | Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report. Fossil fuels dropped to their lowest point since reliable record-keeping started in 1990, making up less than a third of EU’s electricity generation in 2023.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

billion) in fossil fuel firms. This includes companies that specialise in extracting, refining, transporting and distributing fossil fuels. million) shareholding in the oil and gas supermajor Chevron, as well as stakes in Shell, Equinor, and 109 other fossil fuel companies. billion (£1.8

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2025

During her address, Badenoch suggested that we are bankrupting ourselves in the pursuit of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Havas has worked with a number of fossil fuel clients in recent years, although the company had seemed on track to reduce its involvement with polluters, prior to the 2023 Shell contract.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They include the Spectator magazine and groups based in and around Westminster’s Tufton Street , home to a network of opaquely funded, free market think tanks with a history of criticising climate action and pushing for more fossil fuel exploration. The CPS has supported the expansion of fossil fuel exploration.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 23, 2023

. | Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi / Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 130 companies, including Volvo Cars, Ikea, Unilever, Nestlé, and AstraZeneca, signed a letter calling on governments to adopt a global plan to phase out fossil fuels without carbon capture during upcoming international climate negotiations.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We will be relying on fossil fuels for some time.". Broadly focused on the fossil fuels company's digital transformation, the applications being built collaboratively by the two companies are aimed at measuring carbon emissions — both Shell's and those of its suppliers and customers.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The beginning of the end for fossil fuels? This text is a step forward on our path towards phasing out fossil fuels, but is not the historic decision we hoped for.” More than 100 countries came to the table pushing for an official agreement to “phase out fossil fuels.”

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Nigel Farage ’s Reform party received £135,000 this year from donors linked to climate science denial and fossil fuels, DeSmog can reveal. Latest official records show that all donations made to Reform UK so far this year are from individuals with ties to climate science denial or fossil fuel interests.

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of "stranded assets" as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers warn.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Alongside these deep emissions cuts, the Carbon Law suggests ramping up carbon removal projects , which will take many years to develop and deploy at sufficient scale, between now and 2050. In addition, we will have to rapidly shut down fossil fuel energy sources and deploy renewable energy systems across the planet as quickly as possible.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 16, 2025

All at sea The global shipping industry is a big generator of greenhouse gas emissions, largely due to its dependency on fossil fuels. But hydrogen can provide a clean fuel alternative for long-haul shipping. Meanwhile, on routes without electrification, hydrogen-powered trains offer a greener alternative to diesel engines.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Record levels of investment in clean energy (solar has been called the cheapest source of electricity in history by the International Energy Agency) and a decline in coal-powered generation means less and less of the world’s power will come from fossil fuels between now and 2050, the analysis from Rhodium shows.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

OGCI claims mobile carbon capture technologies aboard ships could help the global shipping sector reach its current climate target to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050, from a 2008 baseline — a goal that has faced criticism from green groups for lacking ambition.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. To achieve net-zero economy-wide emissions by 2050 and limit global warming, industrial emissions must drop while still meeting societal needs. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry. Start with heat. Sponsored Article. Shutterstock.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is banking on banks to get us over the carbon-neutral finish line by 2050. . Its goal is to integrate the financial sector’s attempts at going green, including green business investments, exclusionary policies for certain fossil fuels and the industry’s ESG policies, into one complete strategy. .

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tufton Street Links Politicians fronting the PopCon group have a history of working with anti-green think tanks and supporting more fossil fuel extraction. The UK government’s legally-binding target to cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 is part of international efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Acknowledging the cost-of-living crisis was a consequence of an over-reliance on fossil fuels, placing the UK economy and consumers at the mercy of international markets,Ms Fahnbulleh said, As a government, we are committed to deliver home grown green power. This is the only way to deliver energy, economic and climate security.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

It feels almost quaint to remember way back when "80 by 50" — an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — was a bold goal for a company or government entity to make. For those not yet up to speed, net zero refers to the goal of emitting no greenhouse gases by a specific date, typically 2050. Joel Makower.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. That means the contract ends in 2047, very close to what they perceive as a mandate to be carbon free by 2050,” he said.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

Hosking previously told DeSmog: “I do not have millions in fossil fuels; it is the clients of Hosking Partners who are the beneficiaries of these investments.” No political party should be taking any money from fossil fuel interests whatsoever,” Caroline Lucas, until recently the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, told DeSmog.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

These investors have bought “green-labelled” bonds issued by Eni, Italy ‘s largest – and the world’s 13th largest – fossil fuel company. As the activist group Reclaim Finance describes the scam : “the bond market has become a safe haven for easy access to fossil fuel finance.”

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 26, 2024

How can Australia get to net zero by 2050 while approving projects that will run for decades beyond that date? Those dates are rather beyond 2050 when we’re supposed to be at net zero emissions. No, not nuclear power. This approval “has effect until 30 June 2069”. Continue reading.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Transitioning most of our energy uses to clean electricity in an equitable manner is necessary to meet our 2050 climate goals. This likely means replacing nearly every fossil fuel-burning appliance with one that can run on electricity generated from clean sources such as wind and power. Alejandra Mejia. Thu, 12/10/2020 - 00:30.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later. Progress across different sectors is varied.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Importance and Timelines – Hondas 2050 Zero-Emission Vision and the Role of Fuel Cells The significance of hydrogen fuel cell technology lies in its ability to tackle sectors that pure EVs cannot easily address. Honda has outlined ambitious goals to transform its entire product lineup toward zero emissions by 2050.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

degrees Celsius and ensure we reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. . Turning taxpayer dollars into stranded fossil fuel assets is no way to fuel a real economic recovery. Even if many fossil fuel companies struggled financially for years before the pandemic, they are getting billions in federal aid.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Shell’s declared plan had been to reduce the “carbon intensity” of its products by 20% by 2030, with a view to reaching net zero by 2050. It could therefore be said that this a ruling that Shell must reduce its fossil fuel production, as comments from Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) pointed out.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. We would need 1.5

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Norwegian state-owned oil and gas company Equinor, the North Sea’s largest fossil fuel producer, is positioning itself to play a key role in plans to turn Britain into a world leader in capturing carbon. Currently, this policy would lock the UK into using fossil fuel-based energy generation to well past 2050.”

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Certification metrics include lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessments to confirm that renewable hydrogen cuts emissions by at least 70% compared to fossil fuels. The regulation aims for an 80% reduction in shipping emissions by 2050, aided by mandatory RFNBO usage onboard vessels.

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