Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

Good Law Project is supporting the action being brought by the local council and campaign group, Protect Dunsfold, against the Government which gave the project the green light. The Government failed to take this requirement as its starting point, as it should have done, explained a press release from the Good Law Project.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2025

Deliberately located between Inverness and Aberdeen to address grid congestion from Viking (443 MW), Moray East (950 MW) and Beatrice (588 MW) offshore wind farms, the project is said to significantly reduce the amount of wasted clean energy and is an important milestone to achieving the UK governments mission to have a net zero power grid by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to ban fossil fuel advertising and for creative agencies to stop creating campaigns for the industry, “Fossil fuels are not only poisoning our planet – they’re toxic for your brand,” Guterres told an audience in New York.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2025

This event is more than a celebration of sport it is a global stage where the country can either reinforce its role as Europe’s biggest fossil fuel producer or rise to the occasion and lead a just transition away from oil, gas and goal production. You dont phase something out by building more of it. Athletes know this.

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Renew Economy

MAY 12, 2024

Government subsidies to fossil fuel producers have risen sharply in the past year, triggering calls for the Commonwealth to scrap the concessions. The post Australian fossil fuel producer subsidies jump 31 pct to $14.5 billion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Australia runs a great risk of failing to meet its ambitious but achievable renewable energy goals, writes Stephanie Bashir, CEO of Nexa Advisory, who explains why utility-scale energy storage is among the crucial tools in the country’s energy transition toolkit.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It’s another step in the Government of Canada’s commitment to supporting reconciliation, further recognizing Indigenous communities’ expertise in addressing climate change and protecting the environment,” said McLeod. . CERRC received an additional $233 million over five years through Budget 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 5, 2025

percent of the years global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the report adds. The Carbon Majors are keeping the world hooked on fossil fuels with no plans to slow production, former United Nations climate chief and Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres said in a response accompanying the report.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Northern Territory government moves to strip environmental groups of funding and push through reforms to expand fossil fuel extraction. The post NT strips funding from green groups, boosts fossil fuels, in foretaste of Dutton administration appeared first on RenewEconomy. A sign of what's to come?

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Renew Economy

MARCH 13, 2025

Successive Australian governments have overseen a massive expansion of gas and coal production over the last three decades, despite promises to act on climate. The post “Fossil fuel behemoth:” The climate cost of Australia’s bipartisan addiction to coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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

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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. But as an industry, we cannot do this alone.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These include the controversial energy company Drax , the fossil fuel lobby group Offshore Energies UK , and the gas company Cadent. OEUK is the “leading representative body” for the country’s oil and gas industry, while its members include some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Equinor.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Months out from a federal election, the industry lobby is gearing up in opposition to the Albanese government's renewable energy targets. In a salvo on Monday, food distributors urged the government to increase fossil fuel production, as a way to purportedly tackle high energy prices.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The UK government announced backing for 11 new projects to produce green hydrogen from electrolysis, on 14 December, in addition to giving a tentative green light to hydrogen blending in existing gas distribution networks.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Several buildings at the power plant along with the coal railway were donated to the Navajo government. embraces ambitious renewable energy goals, we need local, state and national governments to step up to support job retraining programs and economic redevelopment efforts for those workers and communities affected by the decline of coal.

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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. Pipelines would then carry the captured gas underground to be stored in depleted oil and gas reservoirs under the North and Irish Seas. .

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over. Subscribe here. Surge protection.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 21, 2024

The post Kalgoorlie turns to renewables as fossil fuel backup fails after storms appeared first on RenewEconomy. City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is looking to renewables as a solution after the failure of the gas turbines that were supposed to provide back up power to the mining region.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 20, 2025

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations The government is absolutely up for the fight over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of a total desertion and betrayal of future generations by failing to tackle the climate crisis.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 31, 2024

The post Millions in fossil fuel money rained on major political parties last year appeared first on RenewEconomy. Santos, Woodside, Adani and Gina Rinehart feature among donors to major political parties in 2023.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Moreover, using waste carbon to make chemicals also can reduce manufacturers’ reliance on fossil fuels such as crude petroleum and natural gas, an important factor, particularly for the European Union and China, given the volatility in sourcing and pricing of fossil fuels. Factors driving adoption. But the speed of U.S.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This week, Australias government was forced to make a choice between its regional climate obligations and its fossil fuel trade in a very public forum. It chose fossil fuels. The post Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Policy and regulatory decisions made by states, utilities, public utilities commissions and wholesale market governing bodies determine the clean energy procurement options available to cities and counties. By removing regulatory and legislative obstacles, local governments are creating new pathways to access affordable, clean energy.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

PopCon director Mark Littlewood is the outgoing managing director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), an influential free market think tank that has talked up its access to government. A number of former Tufton Street figures were appointed to government advisory roles during Truss’s short-lived tenure in Downing Street.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Minister for Climate Graham Stuart said: “We are determined to unlock the potential of hydrogen as a clean, home grown energy source, helping transform our economy and reducing our dependency on 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. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

To rebuild the economy, the United States government so far seems to choose to deploy the same playbook it did in 2008: funding legacy companies in industries such as oil and gas. . History has shown us that government funding of visionary projects can have enormous positive outcomes. Back to normal is not an option.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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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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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.” DeSmog has also revealed that the governing Conservative Party has received £8.4 It’s plant food”. The post Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2022

Dependence on imported fossil fuels can never deliver the energy security we need – nor does it allow us to address global climate change. And while renewables are scaling up rapidly, the annual buildout rates are still insufficient to overcome dependence on fossil fuels. Countries are facing an energy and climate crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2025

As the UK government works towards a carbon-free grid by the end of the decade, the expected rise in EV adoption presents both opportunities and challenges for the nations energy infrastructure. The government aims to build a clean power grid, with offshore wind projected to nearly triple by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2025

The Tory leader, who has received recent donations from fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers, made her speech at the Havas Village in Kings Cross, London, and was introduced by H/Advisors CEO Neil Bennett. By abandoning net zero by 2050, Badenoch has sold out the interests of the British people to the fossil fuel industry.

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Governments can start a global cascade of "positive tipping points" to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to switch investment from polluting fossil fuels to clean technologies, according to a new report launched today at Climate Week NYC.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A new report from InfluenceMap reveals the fossil fuel industry has been waging an international lobbying war to prevent cities and towns from requiring newly built homes and businesses to install climate-friendly heating and other appliances. So far, 26 U.S. So far, 26 U.S. Lobbying in the U.S. Of the 26 U.S.

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