Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 12, 2023
The same scenario has played out with the power plants that use fossil fuels, predominantly methane (“natural”) gas, delivered by pipelines. This system worked so well in the past that gas plants totally dominated new power plant investment from 1990 through 2014. It’s a vicious feedback loop.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 24, 2023
Utilities and grid operators prepared for the storm as it was coming down the pike, but they still underestimated the energy demand it would trigger, as well as the number of outages at fossil fuel power plants—mainly natural gas-fired, plus some coal-fired plants.
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Yale E360
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
The Russian attack on Ukraine has led to a spike in energy prices, with oil briefly surpassing $100 a barrel , the highest level since 2014, and Dutch and British gas prices rising 40 to 60 percent Thursday. As the war intensifies and sanctions loom, analysts fear disruptions to the supply of fossil fuels. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
That 2013 headline resulted from the first effort to quantify emissions from the ‘carbon majors’ —fossil fuel companies and cement manufacturers whose businesses have contributed an outsized amount of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. Nearly two-thirds of industrial heat-trapping emissions can be traced to just 90 entities.
A Greener Life
JUNE 30, 2023
But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. ” The surge in renewables does not mean a reduction in emissions While this shows that investments in renewables are increasing, it is still evident that reducing reliance on fossil fuels is a huge challenge. to its highest level since 2014.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) research shows that top fossil fuel producers’ emissions are responsible for as much as half of global surface temperature increase. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014. The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.
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