Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

National policy requires planning decisions to give great weight to “conserving and enhancing landscape and scenic beauty” in AONBs. The outcome of the hearing could have significant implications for future on-shore fossil fuel projects going through the planning permission process. The decision will be reserved.

Fossil fuels 246

Fossil fuels Law Carbon-negative Climate change 246

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.

Fossil fuels 141

Fossil fuels Carbon Natural gas Climate change 141

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

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Climate change Government Policy 145

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.

Fossil fuels 144

Fossil fuels Pollution Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 144

The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The group includes former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, the former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, the former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and the prominent climate scientist Johan Rockström.

Policy 105

Policy COP Fossil fuels Energy 105

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.

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Policy 145

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.

Fossil fuels 95

Fossil fuels Natural gas Investment Law 95

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.

Fossil fuels 144

Fossil fuels Policy Pollution Government 144

Renew Economy

JUNE 15, 2023

The post Targets should test you: But in Australia the policy agenda is still dictated by fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. Labor has been more than nothing on climate and energy. But it has been as little as they can get away with.

Fossil fuels 112

Fossil fuels Policy Energy Energy 112

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.

Fossil fuels 141

Fossil fuels Climate change Government Policy 141

The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Forecast downturn still ‘nowhere near steep enough’ to limit temperature rise to 1.5C, says watchdog Business live – latest updates The world’s demand for oil, gas and coal will begin to decline this decade in “the beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era, according to the global energy watchdog. Continue reading.

Fossil fuels 107

Fossil fuels Policy Demand Energy 107

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

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Investment Climate change Global warming 145

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.

Fossil fuels 144

Fossil fuels Global warming Policy Politics 144

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.”

Fossil fuels 133

Fossil fuels Pollution Global warming Energy 133

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.

Fossil fuels 141

Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Government 141

The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind. Continue reading.

Fossil fuels 111

Fossil fuels Pollution Health Sustainability 111

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.)

Fossil fuels 135

Fossil fuels Global warming Policy Climate change 135

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.

Fossil fuels 138

Fossil fuels Policy 138

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.

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Politics Government Policy 145

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.

Fossil fuels 108

Fossil fuels Law Government Politics 108

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

World leaders must bring in stricter criteria to exclude fossil fuel companies from decision-making, campaigners have urged, as talks at the crucial COP26 summit enter their fifth day. The UNFCCC, the EU and UK should ensure climate decision-making is protected from fossil fuel interests at the regional, national and local level. “The

Fossil fuels 79

Fossil fuels Policy Politics Government 79

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.

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Policy 145

Solar Industry

JUNE 6, 2024

Global investment in clean energy is on track to reach nearly double the amount going to fossil fuels in 2024, according to the IEA ’s latest annual World Energy Investment report. For every dollar going to fossil fuels today, almost two dollars are invested in clean energy,” says Fatih Birol, IEA’s Executive Director.

Fossil fuels 109

Fossil fuels Investment Europe Technology 109

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 11, 2022

No wonder the fossil fuel industry is playing the blackout card once again. They have lost all moral perspective, and the price cap policy may actually work. The post Dirty, unreliable and yet more blackout threats: Australia’s charming fossil fuel industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuels 130

Fossil fuels Policy Government 130

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.

Fossil fuels 142

Fossil fuels Climate change Organic Carbon 142

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.”

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Pollution Global warming Climate change 145

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.

Fossil fuels 141

Fossil fuels Policy 141

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Most Australians support a phase-out of coal-fired power stations, a windfall tax on fossil fuels, and policies that favour EVs, bikes and public transport. The post Most Australians want coal power phased out, and no new fossil fuel projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuels 120

Fossil fuels Transportation Policy Government 120

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.

Policy 143

Policy Carbon-negative Agriculture Fossil fuels 143

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Putting in motion already-proposed plans combined with targeted green energy policies is the route out of the current crisis. The post Long term fix to fossil fuel crisis is faster switch to renewables, not price caps appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuels 138

Fossil fuels Policy Energy Energy 138

The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Sultan Al Jaber’s claim that green policies damage economic growth is wrong and highly damaging For months Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the Cop28 climate negotiations in Dubai, has been insisting that there is no conflict with his day job, chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) state oil company.

Fossil fuels 102

Fossil fuels Policy Energy Energy 102

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Major hospital systems and medical institutions in the United States are betraying their oath to “first do no harm” through their investments in the fossil fuel sector, warns a new report from a campaign advocating for fossil fuel divestment in healthcare. private hospital systems.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Investment Health Sustainability 98

Renew Economy

AUGUST 25, 2024

The post Labor tossed out of government in Top End as CLP claims Beetaloo gas is “cleaner than fossil fuels” appeared first on RenewEconomy. It's not all bad news for renewables, but it's all good news for gas, as the Country Liberal Party wins government in the Northern Territory.

Fossil fuels 131

Fossil fuels Government Policy 131

R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Perhaps the most noteworthy prediction from the report is of peak demand for fossil fuels within this decade. However, it is important to note that coal is the only fossil fuel projected to decline over the next decade under the IEA’s Stated Policies Scenario. The full report may be found here.

Fossil fuels 60

Fossil fuels Demand Natural gas Energy 60

The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Campaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels Hundreds of students from leading UK universities have launched a “career boycott” of Barclays over its climate policies, warning that the bank will miss out on top talent unless it stops financing fossil fuel companies.

Policy 105

Policy Fossil fuels Investment Energy 105

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A new database cataloging the world’s oil and gas reserves reveals extensive data on the global fossil fuel industry for the first time. The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, launched by Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor, is the first public and free-to-use database of fossil fuel production, reserves, and emissions.

Fossil fuels 96

Fossil fuels Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 96

Impact Alpha

APRIL 5, 2021

Editor’s note: Contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, continues her bi-weekly column, Institutional Impact, exploring the policies, practices. The post ‘Fossil-fuel free’ endowments and pension funds are rarely free of fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Policy 98