Fossil fuels and Natural gas

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels. When oil and gas companies say that they’re getting out of oil and gas, shouldn’t you?

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Scientists propose converting natural gas into hydrogen directly in gas fields

TechXplore

JUNE 7, 2024

Skoltech researchers have found a way to produce hydrogen from natural gas with 45% efficiency right in the gas field by injecting steam and a catalyst into a well and adding oxygen to ignite the gas. This technology will help accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean hydrogen power.

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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”.

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European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’

The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 9, 2025

Rystad Energy releases data days after Ukraine stopped flows of Russian gas through its pipelines Europe bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from Russia last year, data shows, despite EU efforts to ditch the fossil fuels funding Putins war chest. Ships carrying 17.8m

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Liquefied Natural Gas has Limited Impact in Displacing Coal Emissions

NRDC onEarth

JANUARY 25, 2024

The fossil fuel industry is selling a false narrative that liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion is a “climate solution” because it displaces coal consumption globally. This claim doesn’t stand up against the facts. LNG has no or very limited.

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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. “The future for the gas industry, in terms of power, will shift to peakers," Watson said.

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Electrification gets down to the wire

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.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It Green hydrogen can do that.".

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Biden Administration Advances Hydrogen Tax Credits in Clean Energy Push

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Meanwhile, natural gas facilities can access the incentives if they implement carbon capture and storage solutions and address methane leakage, using the yet-to-be-released GREET climate model. Hydrogen can replace fossil fuels in combustion-heavy industries or power fuel cell vehicles without tailpipe emissions.

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Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Report

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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California Moves to Tackle Another Big Emissions Source: Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

” While heating often gets less attention than other areas of energy consumption, onsite use of fossil fuels in buildings accounts for about 15 percent of California's greenhouse gas emissions, according to an NRDC analysis.

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Can natural gas fields be converted into hydrogen fuel production facilities?

Hydrogen Fuel News

JUNE 13, 2024

Scientists have suggested that heading directly to the fields is an efficient way to create H2 Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology university in Moscow, Russia claim to have discovered a method of hydrogen fuel production using natural gas.

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Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on par With Denmark

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Billed by the fossil fuel industry as a climate solution, dozens of planned blue hydrogen projects in Europe could consume more natural gas each year than France, and produce emissions on a par with Denmark, a DeSmog analysis has found. Credit: Sabrina Bedford. “We should be very cautious with blue hydrogen. .

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Reintroducing natural gas to new builds will ultimately cost Vancouverites

Clean Energy Canada

JULY 24, 2024

In a 6-5 vote, the council made the decision to essentially punt costs down the road for Vancouverites, who will have to retrofit their homes off fossil fuels at a later date. But we won’t address climate change by continuing to build new fossil fuel infrastructure.

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Veolia is saving 12GWh of gas per year using a new distillate product

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Resource management firm Veolia says it is now saving 12GWh of gas use per year by using a new distillate product as a fuel for the steam plant that supports the solvent recovery operations at its Garston, Liverpool facility. million m 3 of natural gas, enough to heat over 1,000 houses for a year.

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Manure to Hydrogen? These Companies Are Turning Waste Into Energy Gold

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 15, 2025

By utilizing manure, a widely available agricultural byproduct, the production of hydrogen can be localized, reducing the need for centralized fossil fuel-based production systems. Their new pilot plant, operational since early 2023, upgrades the process by converting methane gas into hydrogen fuel. Here’s why: 1.

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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. The analysis shows that the production, transport, and storage of food are driving greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of the EU and Russia combined.

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Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The motion recommends that the Toronto Transit Commission, more commonly known as TTC, decline any new ads from the Pathways Alliance and Canada Action , two of Canada’s most prominent fossil fuel marketing organizations. Toronto City Councillor Dianne Saxe introduced the anti-greenwashing motion on Sept.

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Inside Singapore’s $735M Hydrogen Project Backed by Billionaire Anthoni Salim

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 6, 2025

This new facility, slated for completion by 2029, will be located on Jurong Island and represents the largest hydrogen-compatible natural gas power plant in Singapore. The plant is expected to achieve an initial fuel mix of at least 30% hydrogen, with the capability to transition to 100% hydrogen use in the future. GW by 2030.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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Clean energy technologies save households serious money, but the barrier to entry increased in 2024: report

Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A household in Toronto that switched its gas cars for electric versions, swapped out its natural gas appliances, installed a heat pump, and made some modest energy efficiency upgrades would cut $550 off its monthly bill, even taking into account upfront costs. A similar house in Vancouver could save $777.

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Government ‘excited’ by the potential of green gas to support its clean energy transition mission

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It will be increasingly important for us that this industry is a whole part of the energy mix as we phase out natural gas. Anaerobic digestion and biomethane allows us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Achieving clean power is an absolute national mission for this government, and one we are determined to deliver.

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“Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They don't connect back to the fact that we're still burning coal, oil and natural gas." The post “Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Hydrogen-Powered Homes in Levenmouth Located on Scotlands east coast in Levenmouth, the project will see up to 300 homes switch from natural gas to hydrogen for cooking and heating which comprises homes equipped with hydrogen-fueled appliances such as boilers and hobs.

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Norwegian Oil Giant’s Plan to Capture UK’s Carbon Is Fraught With Risks

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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Bill Gates Backs Game-Changing Hydrogen Tech to Combat Carbon Footprints

Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Innovative Technology Modern Hydrogen’s core innovation lies in its ability to decarbonize natural gas while producing clean hydrogen and industrial-grade solid carbon. This method extracts concentrated carbon from natural gas before it is burned, ensuring that it never reaches the stage of becoming CO2.

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Capturing wellhead gases for profit and a cleaner environment

TechXplore

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Burning of natural gas at oil and gas wells, called flaring, is a major waste of fossil fuels and a contributor to climate change. But to date, capturing the flared natural gas, estimated at some 140 billion cubic meters per year by the International Energy Agency, has not been economically feasible.

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Fossil Fuel Firms Flock to Conservative Party Conference

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. French gas giant EDF and German-owned energy firm E.ON

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Is hydrogen combustion in natural gas plants still a thing?

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Natural gas, despite is clean-sounding name, is a fossil fuel compound made primarily of methane, so many researchers and utilities have been looking into using hydrogen combustion as an alternative in order to substantially shrink the carbon emissions resulting from their operations. Simple, right?

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Green methanol may be on the verge of a breakthrough

TechXplore

MAY 31, 2024

One of the promising alternatives to fossil fuels is methanol, in which the global shipping and logistics company Maersk, among others, is investing for its future fleet of container ships. Today, 99% of methanol production is based on coal and natural gas, and that's as far from green as it gets.

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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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Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario's energy future

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. However, making this transition will be difficult.

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‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion

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. A coalition of environmental groups opposed to the expansion of the liquified natural gas export capacity along the Gulf Coast.

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The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels

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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The Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Keep New Buildings Dependent on Gas

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. Of the 26 U.S. In the U.S.,

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ExxonMobil’s Exit from Suriname Raises Pressure on Guyana Amid Natural Gas Concerns

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The problem for multinational oil companies seeking to extract that oil is whats mixed in with it: trillions of cubic feet of methane, often referred to as natural gas. Handling natural gas off the coast of Suriname and Guyana poses major challenges and involves significant environmental risk, however. In May, the U.S.

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UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Scope of oil and gas influence underscores concerns technology will prolong demand for planet-heating natural gas The UK government’s move to award £22bn in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, it can be revealed.

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WisdomTree Hit with $4 Million Penalty for Misleading Investors on Fossil Fuel Holdings

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week fired a shot over the bow at Wall Street companies that promise to help investors avoid putting their money into fossil fuels and tobacco — but steer funds towards those companies anyway. On the other hand, there’s been political pushback from the fossil fuel industry’s backers.

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Clean electricity regulations will keep energy affordable and our economy competitive

Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 17, 2024

And as we look to the future, our research in Alberta and Ontario shows that wind and solar are able to produce more affordable power than natural gas generationa fact that holds true in much of the world. Provinces with grids based on fossil fuels tend to have the highest rates.

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WPP Has More Fossil Fuel Clients Than Any Other Advertising Company, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global advertising and public relations company WPP has more contracts with fossil fuel clients than any of its rivals, despite the group’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to a report by campaign group Clean Creatives. Omnicom followed with 39 contracts; Interpublic Group had 25; and Publicis Groupe had 11. “The

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Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2024

After NDP member of Parliament Charlie Angus introduced a bill in February proposing to ban misleading fossil fuel advertising in Canada, the oil and gas advocate Stephen Buffalo wrote an incendiary National Post column attacking the legislation. It’s a disproportionate reaction,” she said.

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Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals

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.

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Hydrogen fuel needs fossil fuels to survive, says Mahle chair

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Mahle is an engineering company known for high-performance piston designs Mahle’s expertise is not restricted to one category, and it’s important to note that while Franz did say that blue H2 will be required for hydrogen fuel to take off, he is also highly optimistic about the potential for H2 for clean energy.

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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

Most buildings run on multiple fuels. And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. That persistent reliance on fossil fuels makes buildings one of the largest sources of planet-warming pollution. Makes sense for moderate climates.

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2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun

Scientists propose converting natural gas into hydrogen directly in gas fields

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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’

Liquefied Natural Gas has Limited Impact in Displacing Coal Emissions

Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

Electrification gets down to the wire

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

Biden Administration Advances Hydrogen Tax Credits in Clean Energy Push

Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Report

California Moves to Tackle Another Big Emissions Source: Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

Can natural gas fields be converted into hydrogen fuel production facilities?

Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on par With Denmark

Reintroducing natural gas to new builds will ultimately cost Vancouverites

Veolia is saving 12GWh of gas per year using a new distillate product

Manure to Hydrogen? These Companies Are Turning Waste Into Energy Gold

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

Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit

Inside Singapore’s $735M Hydrogen Project Backed by Billionaire Anthoni Salim

The top 25 most sustainable fleets

Clean energy technologies save households serious money, but the barrier to entry increased in 2024: report

Government ‘excited’ by the potential of green gas to support its clean energy transition mission

“Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record

Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Norwegian Oil Giant’s Plan to Capture UK’s Carbon Is Fraught With Risks

Bill Gates Backs Game-Changing Hydrogen Tech to Combat Carbon Footprints

Capturing wellhead gases for profit and a cleaner environment

Fossil Fuel Firms Flock to Conservative Party Conference

Is hydrogen combustion in natural gas plants still a thing?

Green methanol may be on the verge of a breakthrough

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

Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario's energy future

‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion

The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels

The Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Keep New Buildings Dependent on Gas

ExxonMobil’s Exit from Suriname Raises Pressure on Guyana Amid Natural Gas Concerns

UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

WisdomTree Hit with $4 Million Penalty for Misleading Investors on Fossil Fuel Holdings

Clean electricity regulations will keep energy affordable and our economy competitive

WPP Has More Fossil Fuel Clients Than Any Other Advertising Company, Report Finds

Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals

Hydrogen fuel needs fossil fuels to survive, says Mahle chair

So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

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