Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals. The oil industry has been particularly badly hit.

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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. Travis and Nicole Dardar in front of their home in Cameron, Louisiana, near the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Policymakers must step up efforts to deliver major 'structural shift' away from fossil fuels across all societal and economic activities, report warns. Policymakers must significantly ramp up their efforts to tackle climate change by working together to deliver a "structural shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy", REN21 warned.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. Fossil fuel firms tout CCUS and hydrogen as green energy solutions, yet the reality is more complicated.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I recently presented at Las Vegas MoneyShow on the energy transition. This article highlights the major points made in that presentation and subsequent interview. It refers to the global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.

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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. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The energy transition continues to gain steam, with oil demand projected to peak in this decade, perhaps as soon as 2025, according to new research by global consultancy firm McKinsey & Company. Every year we’ve published this report, peak oil demand has moved closer. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C To keep the 1.5°C

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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The world should not develop any new sources of fossil fuels if it is stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C in line with international climate goals, as there are already enough supplies of gas required to meet global demand, a major new study today has concluded. aligned gas phase-out pathway," the study notes.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This in turn highlights the wind sector’s role in supporting a just and equitable energy transition away from fossil fuels. GWEC is delighted to present the Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2023-2027 alongside the Global Wind Organisation. compliant pipeline of wind energy projects around the world.

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Charged

DECEMBER 2, 2020

IPG’s Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology is designed to support EV charging in high-use and remote locations by using fossil fuels for grid-independent power generation. IPG’s Flameless Ceramic Turbine is a 100 kW modular generator.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Over 600 businesses including Unilever, Netflix, and Volvo Cars have signed an open letter urging world leaders to strengthen short and long term climate targets, end support for fossil fuels, and ramp up climate finance ahead of crunch talks at the G20 and COP26 summits this autumn.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 26, 2022

Demand response and energy management are a crucial part of the solution to make Australia’s fast-changing electricity sector work reliably, writes Diogo Cabral, Senior Business Development at GridBeyond. Winter has many evenings of moderately high demand that generation supplied by rooftop PV and small-scale storage cannot serve.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2022

Critics point out that replacing flaring with mining crypto could become a way for fossil fuel producers to spin money directly from energy, polluting the climate without heating people’s homes or transporting people from place to place in the process. “In Credit: Marko Ahtisaari ( CC BY 2.0 ).

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Energy Central

AUGUST 26, 2024

Despite global efforts to achieve a carbon-neutral future, the demand for fossil fuels continues to rise. This presents a significant challenge for the oil and gas industry, which must balance the growing need for energy with the imperative to reduce emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Clean energy milestone signals renewable power sector is ready and able to keep up with growing electricity demand. Energy analysts are celebrating findings that show the renewable power sector has proved itself capable of expanding at a rate faster than increasing demand for electricity.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2021

Letter from 50 campaign groups urges government to heed recent advice of International Energy Agency that growing fossil fuel supply is incompatible with a 1.5C The court ruling was hailed by climate campaigners as a watershed moment that could potentialy pave the way for other climate litigation against major fossil fuel firms.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The business and reputational risks for companies that provide a platform for, or create, fossil fuel advertising are growing. It's a question that has moved up the agenda over the last few days, after multiple campaigns launched urging advertisers and media companies to cut ties with fossil fuel companies.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Over 90 green groups demand stricter membership rules for a raft of corporate financial net zero groups ahead of COP26. GFANZ members must also present clear fossil fuel reduction targets, and ensure the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous communities in all financing activities.".

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hydrogen, particularly in its “white” form, presents a potential gold rush for these states, promising to reshape the energy landscape much like oil once did. to $1 per kilogram , making it competitive with traditional fossil fuels. Current extraction costs for white hydrogen range from $0.5

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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. Now, with the global pandemic leading a hige drop in demand, the report predicts sales for conventional cars are set to drop 23 per cent worldwide in 2020, with major implications for the global oil market. million units shipped.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

In speech to mark sixth month anniversary of Glasgow Summit, COP26 President argues 'net zero means security, prosperity, and preventing the problems of the present from growing inexorably'. We see clearly the dangers of energy systems powered by foreign fossil fuels," Sharma said. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Carbon Tracker deep-dive into the risks facing oil and gas investments is corroborated by study in Nature that warns overwhelming majority of fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to cap global temperatures in line with global goals. If they want to align with a 1.5C

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The business and reputational risks for companies that provide a platform for, or create, fossil fuel advertising are growing. It's a question that has moved up the agenda over the last few days, after multiple campaigns launched urging advertisers and media companies to cut ties with fossil fuel companies.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As policymakers and leaders around the world prepare for pivotal climate discussions at COP28, the sector must seize the momentum to create more renewable energy, enabling other sectors to decarbonise, and shifting demand away from fossil fuels. Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 21, 2024

The documents , published by Congressional investigators, included a presentation dated April 2, 2018, that laid out an ExxonMobil scenario for what the global energy mix could look like in 2050 if countries enacted aggressive climate policies after 2024. ” Credit: U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Positioned at the forefront of ammonia cracking technology , Hyamtec is set to transform the landscape of hydrogen production and storage, leveraging next-generation ammonia cracking advancements to deliver on-demand hydrogen at unprecedented efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Why Ammonia?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The world's biggest firms driving the development of clean energy, electric vehicles, sustainable forestry, and other crucial green solutions continue to outperform the broader global market, "leaving fossil fuel companies in the dust", according to fresh investor research released today.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The 26,500 square-kilometre “futuristic” giga project is the brainchild of Saudi Arabia, a fossil fuel state that has pitched Neom as a “revolution in civilisation”. Five years later, at COP26 in Glasgow, Saudi officials tried to cull anti-fossil fuel language from the final text. Budgeted at $1.5

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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. As such, increasing numbers of companies are seeking to capitalise on the hydrogen opportunity.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 30, 2024

This innovative form of hydrogen, produced through the interaction between iron and water under specific conditions, not only provides a potential source of renewable energy but also presents an opportunity to address environmental challenges. What are the environmental benefits of orange hydrogen?

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

Electricity grids, and the renewable energy and battery storage projects that connect to those networks, are evolving so that they can meet net-zero demands while simultaneously maintaining and delivering power supplies in a safe, secure and reliable manner. Proven solutions. We hope to see you in Texas! Solving the Murray puzzle.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fossil-fueled gas boilers are still by far the popular choice due to their efficiency and price, but they are simply not sustainable. And getting consumers to buy into the flexible option presented by heat pumps, according to speakers at European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), will be critical for driving home climate targets.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The government’s action plan for guiding the UK through the worsening energy crisis lacks energy efficiency and demand policies, report warns. If we are to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, we must reduce energy demand and ensure that net zero is at the heart of all public policy decision-making," she said.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the weekend, with critics warning the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5C target hangs by a thread after this year's summit.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

Fossil fuel assets are badly overvalued. The valuations of fossil fuel firms are based on a combination of oil, gas, and coal reserves and projected future demand that would result in global climate goals being breached. But the problem is that under all such scenarios fossil fuel assets are still badly overvalued.

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