GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

supported $1.316 trillion in transactions for the fossil fuel industry. received $37 million in compensation for fossil fuel industry lobbying. Climate lobbying" in the report is defined as efforts "to delay, control or block policies to tackle climate change.". Policy & Politics. Follow the money, indeed.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Carbon border adjustments are trade policies designed to avoid 'carbon leakage' — when manufacturers relocate production to skirt green regulations.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Greens make last minute commitment to vote for $22 billion Future Made in Australia policy under proviso no support would go to coal, oil and gas. The post Australia to reshape manufacturing base as Greens deal excludes fossil fuels from flagship industry policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Mark Kemp, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), has launched the group’s new Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. Climate change and green growth must be the key drivers across these policy areas.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 5, 2024

over 11 weeks to “inform” and “guide” Australian energy and climate policy, despite its work for the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading.

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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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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. A central plank was the policy paper “Powering Up Britain” , which presented plans for tackling energy security and net zero.

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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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Denmark set the same goal — phase out new fossil fuel vehicle sales in 2030 — and world-leader Norway plans to make the switch in 2025. Electric vehicles will begin to cost the same as their fossil fuel counterparts between 2025 and 2029, depending on the vehicle type. Policy & Politics. isn't the only one.

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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

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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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. This includes ensuring trade associations a company may belong to are not promoting policies that are not based on science.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Prof Lesley Hughes is a leading climate change scientist and member of the independent Climate Council and government advisory body the Climate Change Authority.

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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. Reform UK , formerly the Brexit Party, is a vocal critic of climate action, and last year called for a referendum on the UK’s net zero policies. billion invested in fossil fuels.

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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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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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Renew Economy

AUGUST 13, 2024

Labor introduces Future Made in Australia bill, but Coalition says it will oppose it and the Greens want guarantees fossil fuels won't be funded. The post Coalition says no to Future Made in Australia bill as Greens question fossil fuel funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

trillion of fossil fuel subsidies in 2022, and Australia gets a mixed review. The post Annual global fossil fuel subsidies jump to $1.7 Latest data shows that G20 countries alone provided $A1.7 trillion – just in the G20 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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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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Renew Economy

MAY 8, 2024

The post Labor caves in to fossil fuel cartel as it locks in gas beyond 2050 amid deepening climate crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy. On the same day that scientists warned of a deepening climate catastrophe, Labor declares gas is good and announces a plan to "lock it in" beyond 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The self-styled PopCons included politicians critical of climate policies and science, including Lord Frost, who is a director of the climate science denial Global Warming Policy Foundation , as well as Conservative MP Lee Anderson and Reform party president Nigel Farage. The policy was ditched by her successor Rishi Sunak.)

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

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. . But pressure is mounting for the banks to overhaul their lending practices holistically.

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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. Others engaging regularly with ministers on CCS policy include heavy manufacturing companies, CCS technology firms, lobby groups, and investment funds.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The post “Kick in the guts:” One of nation’s largest and most polluting fossil fuel projects gets green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy. After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive gas project has been given state environmental approval to operate until 2070.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Loans and investment fuel growth. Put simply, a bank’s capital can flow towards fossil fuels or renewable energy, towards local business loans or financing environmentally damaging projects. Why don’t more people choose to bank with climate-friendly retail banks that have clear environmental investment and loan policies?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. and Europe.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The European Parliament is examining what lessons can be learned from restrictions on tobacco lobbyists to protect the environment from continued use of fossil fuels. The post Fossil fuel lobbyists have deep pockets and access to politicians, but a ban could be in the pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

The firm is owned by Terence Mordaunt , a director and former chair of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s leading climate science denial group. 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.”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

cities and counties transition to clean energy for their own operations and communities, many are finding that stakeholders and policies beyond their jurisdictions affect their ability to purchase clean energy. Influencing statewide energy policy. Phasing out fossil fuels. Engaging in state-level regulatory proceedings.

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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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DeSmogBlog

MAY 29, 2024

Intense lobbying from the meat and dairy industry since 2020 has helped weaken and stall crucial climate policies in the European Union, according to a new report from InfluenceMap.

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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. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives). Pursue policies, regulations and RD&D to stimulate the market. Start with heat.

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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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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 20, 2024

Landmark judgment says planning bodies must account for burning of extracted fuel when considering site proposals The climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve projects, the supreme court in London has ruled. Continue reading.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The post “All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. State Coalition parties seem determined to stop renewables, with Victoria re-heating a decade-old wind buffer plan and Queensland vowing to burn coal for as long as it can.

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