Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

Last year, I wrote that fossil fuel companies made billions of dollars in profit during 2022 as people around the world suffered billions of dollars in damage from climate and weather related disasters. Above: Lahaina, Hawai’i after the devastating August 2023 wildfire that killed more than 100 people and destroyed 2,700 homes.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Revealed: Three-quarters of Prestigious Green Advertising Awards Go To Agencies Working for Fossil Fuel Industry DeSmog PaulaR Thu, 01/11/2024 - 14:01 Thursday, January 4, 2024 Read more TJ Jordan 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. (..)

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Burgeoning hydrogen industry draws $41 million in federal lobbying from fossil fuel companies DeSmog PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:49 Friday, December 29, 2023 Read more Jimmy Cloutier Billions of dollars in federal subsidies for hydrogen projects has sparked a lobbying blitz.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry Corporate Accountability International PaulaR Mon, 02/19/2024 - 18:02 Thursday, November 17, 2022 Read more Coca-Cola is but one of eighteen sponsors that raises concerns about why vital climate talks even have corporate sponsors in the first place This (..)

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are intensifying their support for the fossil fuel industry, and they have thus distanced themselves further from climate action previously pursued by successive UK governments. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured at a gas plant in Aberdeen. via FLICKR.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 2, 2024

Time flies faster than ever for me but I wouldn’t miss the occasion to wish you all a happy and sustainable 2024. So close that analysts say that 2024 may mark the beginning of the end for fossil fuels. Today marks the 17th anniversary of my starting this blog. Keep on practicing English thru the years ; 2.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Fossil fuel subsidies are hurting us Subsidies and public financing to oil and gas companies: Harm our health : Governments are propping up an industry that is killing us. A recent report found that one in five premature deaths is caused by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. In Canada, that’s 36,000 people a year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

In early 2024, García authored an analysis in partnership with local environmental justice groups GreenRoots , Alternatives for Communities and Environment ( ACE ), and legal group Conservation Law Foundation , looking at the historical burden energy infrastructure has placed on low-income communities and communities of color in Massachusetts.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 19, 2024

Cyclical climatic systems like El Niño are a factor, but the science is clear: Alberta’s climate is changing and water scarcity will be an ongoing issue as a result of climate change, which is primarily driven by the combustion of fossil fuels.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 10, 2024

While it is too early to say how much of this freak weather event is due to climate change, scientists are saying there’s no doubt that the increase and severity of extreme weather events around the world is due to the burning of fossil fuels. million hectares of winter wheat for the 2024 harvest versus 4.5

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Nanotech

APRIL 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 19, 2024, that it issued an emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales. EPA states that the waiver will help consumers protect themselves against fuel supply shocks by reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels while also supporting American agriculture and manufacturing.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 25, 2024

link] [open access] Abstract Solar panels are an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels; however, their useful life is limited to approximately 25 years, after which they become … Continue reading Delamination Techniques of Waste Solar Panels: A Review Ghahremani, Ali, Scott D.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

Last week the Government of Canada delivered on a longstanding commitment to end fossil fuel subsidies, effective immediately. These new rules are a big deal Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. Ending fossil fuel subsidies is a really big deal. That’s too late.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Instead, Minister Freeland caved to fossil fuel lobbying, putting the interests of wealthy fossil fuel executives ahead of the rest of us.” A windfall tax on their profits could have been used to support Canadians and fund climate solutions across the country.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 9, 2024

Fossil fuels, electric vehicles and critical elections will top the list of sustainability concerns. Read the full story at GreenBiz.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Fossil fuel companies are well established as founts of disinformation , agents of obstruction, and drivers of climate change. Oral hearings for this advisory opinion occurred during September of last year, with an opinion expected in early 2024.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 7, 2024

And yet there’s no mention of the obvious source of fear, terror, and dread in 2024 when it comes to planet earth. The science guy has been doing interviews about how the eclipse is a moment of reflection on the importance of science and its warning about burning fossil fuels. billion of us live in the path of fatality.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 10, 2024

link] Abstract The excessive reliance of modern civilization on fossil fuels has resulted in alarming … Continue reading Nanomaterials for carbon capture and their conversion to useful products for sustainable energy production Gull, N., & Khan, S. ” In K. Rizwan & M. Bilal (Eds.), Woodhead Publishing.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Three comparative maps of snow water equivalent (SWE) across California on April 1 in 2015, 2023, and 2024, based on data from the National Snow Analysis by the Office of Water Prediction. The solid blue line depicts the current year (2023-2024), showing a very close to average snow water content.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. This approach holds fuel producers accountable for reducing fossil fuel use and other global warming pollution in their supply chains.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The dangerous impacts of a warming, fossil-fuel dependent world span from wildfires capable of destroying entire towns to cancer-causing air pollution that afflicts the next generation. The climate crisis is one of humanity’s most complex conflicts yet. Unfortunately, when it comes to climate change, the truth is often obscured.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. The Regulation sets a time limit on the inclusion of nuclear energy but not on fossil fuels and grants the Commission special powers to rule on nuclear taxonomy compliance.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2024

For instance, mortgages are connected to homes, while fossil fuel finance is tied to infrastructure like pipelines, oil wells, and the reserves still in the ground. Up to $4 trillion of fossil fuel assets are at risk of being stranded, with $100bn at risk in Canada by 2036. However, Canada is falling behind.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 11, 2024

degrees Celsius warmer than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale, pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. What’s in store for 2024? Scientists are uncertain as to whether these records mean we are heading for an even warmer year in 2024.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 15, 2024

link] Abstract Solar photovoltaics (PV) offers an alternative to fossil fuels and accelerated adoption of solar PV is expected among utilities, … Continue reading Growth in energy justice: Exploring impacts of Residential Solar Incentive Program on rooftop solar adoption growth rates in Connecticut G., & Sunter, D.

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Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to recent research by the prestigious International Energy Agency (IEA) : By 2024, renewables’ share of global electricity generation will exceed one-third. Renewables need to replace fossil fuels. Well, the future is now, and none too soon. To do so, we need to consume much less energy.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

Bar’s battle: Montenegrin town rising against LNG project Bank Watch PaulaR Thu, 03/07/2024 - 15:32 Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Read more Nataša Kovačević Plans to build a fossil gas import terminal on Montenegro’s coast, with backing from the European Commission, endanger the country’s fossil fuel phaseout.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 24, 2022

The field, located in the Norwegian Sea, will be operated by the Dutch fossil fuel giant Shell whose net-zero plans are unambitious at best. Many will be worried that the determination to ease our reliance on Russian fossil fuels is taking priority over the escalating climate crisis. ” New discoveries.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2024

In 2023 the combined activities of fossil fuel production and usage emitted more than 120 million metric tons (mmt) of methane into the atmosphere, which is a slight rise compared with 2022 the report from IEA explained.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is why Carbon Brief stated that “China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to fall in 2024 and could be facing structural decline , due to record growth in the installation of new low-carbon energy sources.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Law Firm Helping Big Oil Weaponize the First Amendment DeSmog PaulaR Tue, 01/09/2024 - 14:04 Friday, January 5, 2024 Read more Emily Sanders Gibson Dunn is “playing both sides” of free speech, using it to defend fossil fuel companies and silence the industry’s critics.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 9, 2024

Outrageous': Azerbaijan Picks Former Oil Exec to Head COP29 Common Dreams PaulaR Tue, 01/09/2024 - 14:05 Friday, January 5, 2024 Read more Jake Johnson "Is there a point at which legitimate climate advocates cease legitimizing COP?" It's more than clear this gathering has been fully co-opted by fossil fuels."

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

DeSmog PaulaR Fri, 01/26/2024 - 14:20 Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Read more Geoff Dembicki, Dana Drugmand, Emily Gertz, Ali Lyon and Isobel Moseley The Bolloré family’s business empire — which includes Havas, one of the world’s biggest ad agencies — has longtime ties to the fossil fuel industry.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 13, 2024

Mar 28, 2024, noon CDTRegister here. When we think of climate change, we often think of fossil fuels, electricity, transportation, buildings, and industry. But that’s not the whole story. Some 20–35% of human-generated greenhouse gases come from food, agriculture, and land use.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Upcoming research from my colleague Dave Cooke shows that electric delivery trucks can reduce climate-warming emissions from driving by up to 92 percent and reduce lifecycle public health impacts by up to 85 percent compared to today’s average fossil-fueled delivery trucks. on routes between 250 and 450 miles.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The report seeks to establish a framework for a long-term reduction in emissions from heating fuels, to align with the Commonwealth’s emissions reduction target of net zero by 2050 and the 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

Today, hydrogen is overwhelmingly produced through a heavily polluting fossil fuel-based process. Finding careful resolution to these issues will be a key point of focus over the comment period for these regulations, which is set to run through February 26 th , 2024. It is a climate problem, not a climate solution.

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