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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The UK government’s move to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal. Meanwhile, lobby group the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) — which represents dozens of fossil fuel companies — attended 20 meetings, and Equinor 16.

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New Report Issues Damning Verdict on Food’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

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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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. . Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. . Arlene Karidis. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00.

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2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Industries reliant on methane gas continue to expand their footprint, despite bipartisan discussions about the need to develop climate solutions.

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Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental cost of 142 trans-Atlantic flights according to new research. Three different methods were used to estimate the methane release rate. km deep shale gas well. km deep shale gas well.

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Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen is also derived from natural gas but combined with the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS), and is being heavily promoted by the gas industry as a “bridge” fuel to a low-emission future. Juliet Philips, senior policy advisor at the thinktank E3G, described it as “a bit of a red herring as a low-carbon solution”.

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Turning Waste into Power: Hydrogen Fuel from Compost and Its Role in Sustainable Packaging

Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

However, the traditional methods of producing hydrogen can be carbon-intensive, often relying on natural gas and fossil fuels. Not only does this divert waste from landfills, but it also provides a renewable energy source, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

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Fossil Fuel Industry Given Billions in EU Hydrogen Support, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

JULY 8, 2021

Over €8 billion is being invested in hydrogen and “renewable gas” projects in southern Europe using EU Covid-19 recovery funds, thanks to extensive lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, a new report has found. . The over-emphasis on hydrogen as a result of lobbying could lock Europe into decades more of fossil fuels.

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Oil and gas giants pledge to work towards 'near zero' methane emissions by 2030

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Fossil fuel companies confirm plan to review collective methane targets for 2025 and onwards in light of new goal. They have also pointed out that methane's relatively short atmospheric lifetime means action taken now would have a far more rapid impact than action on carbon.

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Peak methane? IEA urges oil and gas sector to plug methane leakage

Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

Methane update reveals that reduced demand for oil and gas during the pandemic's shutdown of industry and travel saw methane emissions drop 10 per cent in 2020. Companies have also touted sizeable new investment programmes to detect and fix methane leaks.

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‘Wilful Ignorance’: Indigenous Delegation Incredulous At Bankers’ Attitude to Fossil Fuel Impacts

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Indigenous delegates said they had been amazed at the “wilful ignorance” they encountered when demanding global banks cease financing new fossil fuel projects on their ancestral lands in what is today North America. HSBC, Credit Suisse, and Barclays finance TransCanada, campaigners say. and Canadian emissions.

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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As Subsidies Roll in, the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Winning Efforts to Cast Blue Hydrogen as a ‘Clean’ Fuel

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Hydrogen, an energy carrier proposed for helping transition the world away from fossil fuels, is well-suited for the oil and gas industry’s public relations machine. The process uses lots of energy and releases carbon dioxide, plus, the natural gas supply chain is known to leak the powerful greenhouse gas methane.

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Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Fossil Fuel Extraction

DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

This pipeline is a symbol of the ongoing controversies that already divide the Navajo Nation — and New Mexico — over fossil fuel development. On the Navajo Nation, climate change and fossil fuel development aren’t mental exercises. I walk out of those meetings and I have to check my tires,” she says. New Mexico Gov.

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IEA: National climate plans could deliver 'peak' fossil fuel demand in 2025

Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Fossil fuel use is set to peak by 2025 if the climate pledges announced so far by governments are delivered, according to the latest projections from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that suggest the global fossil fuel industry is on the brink of entering a period of sustained decline. of warming by 2100.

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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in greenhouse gas effects, says science advisory group the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in a new report “Future of Gas”. We can’t argue our way out of drastic changes.

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Could surging gas prices help solve the methane leak crisis?

Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

New IEA analysis reveals methane emissions from the energy sector are 70 per cent higher than official reports, but could high gas prices finally prompt operators to tackle the problem. It is one of the biggest and most worrying mysteries in the field of climate science: where are all the methane emissions coming from?

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Bioenergy aids energy transition at Grolsch wastewater plant

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

By the end of this year, says Grolsch, more than two-thirds of its heat demand will be met by sustainable heat from waste management company Twence , delivered through a new underground pipeline. With this heat supply, not all of Grolsch’s biogas can be used directly for its own heat demand anymore. Biogas upgrading.

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Underground hydrogen discovery in France raises hopes for clean energy

The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Deposit of natural hydrogen could be the largest ever found and enough to meet global demand for two years Hydrogen has long been seen as a wonder fuel that does not give off greenhouse gases when used, and which could help replace fossil fuels. Lots of power is required and it is expensive.

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As Oil Giants Turn to Bitcoin Mining, Some Spin Burning Fossil Fuels for Cryptocurrency as a Climate Solution

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2022

In early March, oil giant ExxonMobil signed up to meet the World Bank’s “zero routine flaring by 2030” goal (a plan that — when you look just a bit closer — doesn’t entirely eliminate flaring but instead reduces “absolute flaring and methane emissions” by 60 to 70 percent.). How does ExxonMobil plan to reach that goal?

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuels get named and shamed. For the first time in 25 years of UN climate talks, coal and fossil fuel subsidies have been singled out in an official document. Here, we've picked out 10 key takeaways for business leaders from the Glasgow Climate Pact and COP26 Summit: 1.

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Hydrogen: UN urges policymakers to beware fossil fuel 'vested' interests

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. As such, they maintain that green hydrogen provides a guaranteed means of delivering zero emission hydrogen and predict production costs can fall rapidly as the industry scales up.

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The decade ahead for hydrogen: Report offers predictions

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand. The most prevalent is steam methane reforming (SMR). Each segment poses unique technical and socio-economic challenges. Source: IDTechEx.

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'There is just no excuse': Why do methane emissions remain 'stubbornly high'?

Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

IEA warns that methane emissions from the global energy sector fell only fractionally last year, despite projects to cut methane leaks providing hugely attractive returns on investment By rights methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry should be one of the easiest climate problems to fix.

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Is hydrogen combustion a viable clean electricity production method?

Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 13, 2024

Many believe that one day, utilities will be able to use sources of power such as advanced geothermal energy , small modular nuclear technology, carbon capture and storage applied to natural gas (methane) burning plants, or even long-duration batteries that have yet to be developed.

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Four ways EPA methane rollbacks threaten American natural gas

EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

By Ben Ratner At the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate nationwide limits on methane pollution, sending America’s natural gas industry backwards to the days of uncontrolled emissions. In a climate conscious world, there is less demand for dirty gas.

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Do the UK's hydrogen ambitions risk being 'captured' by fossil fuel companies?

Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Fossil fuel firms are increasingly eyeing up plans for blue hydrogen production, but think tank E3G fears the nascent sector risks locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure and jobs.

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'Vital role': BlackRock defends continued investment in fossil fuels

Business Green

MARCH 16, 2023

Fink stated that different countries and industries will move at "different speeds", and oil and gas will continue to play a "vital role" in meeting global energy demands. BlackRock's defence of its continued investment in fossil fuel assets drew a predictably critical response from campaigners.

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$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It also means industries like utilities and auto manufacturers that make up the bulk of demand for oil and gas. That means midstream and downstream infrastructure like pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals and a wave of ethane crackers driving a global plastic pollution crisis.

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The challenges in pursuit of a green hydrogen economy

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Green Hydrogen is the trendiest clean energy source around, touted for its ‘simple’ ability to turn water into a highly combustible energy source capable of replacing our demand for oil and gas. Foremost, the quantity of supply developed will be predicated on where demand may be secured. The push and pull of supply and demand.

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H2 WOW Factor of Hazer Group Clean Hydrogen and Graphite Production

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It sidesteps the conventional reliance on fossil fuels, instead utilizing biogas derived from biomass and waste , thus promising a significant reduction in carbon emissions. The Hazer Process , however, eliminates the need for mining by synthesizing graphite from methane gas, a waste product readily available in large quantities.

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How far can hydrogen go? The future fuel of long-haul trucking

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This has the potential to significantly reduce fossil fuel usage as well as emissions. On the other hand, fuel cells are essentially electric vehicles batteries, except in this case, a hydrogen stream is charging the battery. There are two primary ways to make hydrogen at scale: electrolysis and steam methane reformation (SMR).

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The UK helped usher in the coal era — now its closing its last remaining plant

The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Unlike fossil fuels, hydrogen fuel doesn’t create planet heating carbon dioxide pollution when burned. The caveat is that most hydrogen today is made through a process called steam methane reforming , which still leads to greenhouse gas emissions. And in 1900, coal met more than 95 percent of the UK’s energy demand.

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Does Oil & Gas Merger Boom Cast Doubt on Global Clean Energy Transition?

EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

ExxonMobil and Chevron may have “turbo-charged their own fossil fuel output ,” but simply moving it from one company to another won’t change global production. But global oil demand does not have to grow for these deals to make sense. Some of the biggest of these deals will aim to be finalized in 2024.

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Canada must stop treating its Big Oil as some sacred cow

Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The final wording of the COP28 agreement – which required consensus among all nations and the chair – codified a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. To anyone paying attention to global oil and gas demand future forecasts, even under existing policies , the COP28 agreement should not be a surprise.

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Geological Hydrogen vs Fracking

Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 2, 2024

Another pressing issue is methane leakage. During the drilling and fracking processes, methane, a potent greenhouse gas, can escape into the atmosphere. While fracking raises concerns over water contamination, methane emissions, and induced seismicity, extracting geological hydrogen holds the promise of mitigating many of these issues.

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Including Waste-to-Energy in the EU ETS won’t help sustainable waste management, says trade group

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

It is likely to trigger more landfilling of non-recyclable waste and more use of fossil fuels. With a reduced amount of the energy recovered by these plants, there would be an increased need for other constant energy sources, resulting in a possible increase in fossil fuels demand. “We

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What COP26 means for climate technology innovation

Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles. Methane: 105 world leaders signed onto the Global Methane Pledge, a US and EU joint initiative to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

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Little-known firms lead America’s list of top methane polluters

AGreenLiving

JUNE 3, 2021

According to a new analysis of the latest emissions data available to the Environmental Protection Agency, little-known oil companies are the leading emitters of methane pollution. Among the top 10 emitters of methane, five are smaller firms. Excerpt from: Little-known firms lead America’s list of top methane polluters.

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Grid investment key as renewables dominate future energy economy says IEA

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This will be enabled by higher investment in robust and digitalised grid systems, accompanied by a role for batteries and demand response measures for short-term flexibility. ” The energy world will look very different by 2030, even under today's policy settings ?

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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent – Applications for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

The primary cause of greenhouse gas emissions is the burning of fossil fuels, which is occurring at a current rate at which the environment’s natural reuptake and stabilization cannot keep up. The three major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Methane (CH4).

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Comment: “Green ammonia is going to be the fossil-free ‘crude’ of the hydrogen fuel economy”

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize a wide range of heavy industries including energy, chemicals, steel and cement, which means demand is going to be huge. In its Net-Zero Emissions scenario the IEA expects demand to increase fivefold from 2020 to 2050. Making hydrogen competitive. Reducing renewable energy curtailment.

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New Ceramic Reactor Revolutionizes Hydrogen Production: A Game Changer for Industrial Decarbonization

Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 10, 2024

Traditional hydrogen production methods, like steam methane reforming and water electrolysis, are energy-intensive and often reliant on fossil fuels, which undermines their sustainability. Why It’s So Important The importance of the eXERO reactor cannot be overstated.

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Using Blue Hydrogen To Improve ESG Scores

R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

After all, a substantial fraction of global carbon emissions arise from the production, transportation, and consumption of fossil fuels. Demand will come from industry, refineries, power plants, and the transportation sector. Department of Energy (DOE), more than 99% of hydrogen today is produced from fossil fuels.

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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show

New Report Issues Damning Verdict on Food’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

Trending Sources

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters

Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group

Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby

Turning Waste into Power: Hydrogen Fuel from Compost and Its Role in Sustainable Packaging

Fossil Fuel Industry Given Billions in EU Hydrogen Support, Report Finds

Oil and gas giants pledge to work towards 'near zero' methane emissions by 2030

Peak methane? IEA urges oil and gas sector to plug methane leakage

‘Wilful Ignorance’: Indigenous Delegation Incredulous At Bankers’ Attitude to Fossil Fuel Impacts

Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

As Subsidies Roll in, the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Winning Efforts to Cast Blue Hydrogen as a ‘Clean’ Fuel

Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Fossil Fuel Extraction

IEA: National climate plans could deliver 'peak' fossil fuel demand in 2025

European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Could surging gas prices help solve the methane leak crisis?

Bioenergy aids energy transition at Grolsch wastewater plant

Underground hydrogen discovery in France raises hopes for clean energy

As Oil Giants Turn to Bitcoin Mining, Some Spin Burning Fossil Fuels for Cryptocurrency as a Climate Solution

COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Hydrogen: UN urges policymakers to beware fossil fuel 'vested' interests

The decade ahead for hydrogen: Report offers predictions

'There is just no excuse': Why do methane emissions remain 'stubbornly high'?

Is hydrogen combustion a viable clean electricity production method?

Four ways EPA methane rollbacks threaten American natural gas

Do the UK's hydrogen ambitions risk being 'captured' by fossil fuel companies?

'Vital role': BlackRock defends continued investment in fossil fuels

$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

The challenges in pursuit of a green hydrogen economy

H2 WOW Factor of Hazer Group Clean Hydrogen and Graphite Production

How far can hydrogen go? The future fuel of long-haul trucking

The UK helped usher in the coal era — now its closing its last remaining plant

Does Oil & Gas Merger Boom Cast Doubt on Global Clean Energy Transition?

Canada must stop treating its Big Oil as some sacred cow

Geological Hydrogen vs Fracking

Including Waste-to-Energy in the EU ETS won’t help sustainable waste management, says trade group

What COP26 means for climate technology innovation

Little-known firms lead America’s list of top methane polluters

Grid investment key as renewables dominate future energy economy says IEA

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent – Applications for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Comment: “Green ammonia is going to be the fossil-free ‘crude’ of the hydrogen fuel economy”

New Ceramic Reactor Revolutionizes Hydrogen Production: A Game Changer for Industrial Decarbonization

Using Blue Hydrogen To Improve ESG Scores

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