A Greener Life
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
At the same time, those governments all want to maximise fossil fuel production. According to the recent Production Gap report, the total planned production of fossil fuels between now and 2050 is twice the limit set to keep warming to 1.5 A planned ending to fossil fuels is becoming more normal every day,” she writes.
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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A Greener Life
DECEMBER 13, 2023
By Anders Lorenzen Whether or not to include the language stating ‘fossil fuels must be phased out’ rather than ‘phased down’ became the key contentious issue at this year’s UN climate talks. A draft text released Friday, with just under a week for the summit to conclude included the key fossil fuel language as an option.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. The bottom line: There’s still a long way to go, and the clean energy transition must move quicker than it has been—despite the fossil fuel industry’s self-serving claims to the contrary. A bit more on those reasons later.
Edouard Stenger
JUNE 20, 2023
During the month of May, solar and wind power generated more electricity (30.6%) than fossil fuels (27.3%) in the European Union for the first time in history. In the meantime, fossil fuels went from 40-50 percent to less than 30 percent. Now here is the latest piece of evidence, from Ember. This is equally impressive.
Corp Watch
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Fossil Fuel Firms Flock to Conservative Party Conference DeSmog PaulaR Fri, 09/22/2023 - 20:37 Friday, September 22, 2023 Read more Joey Grostern & Sam Bright Influential right-wing groups are set to host events featuring major polluters, days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down green targets.
A Greener Life
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Gone are the net-zero promises and focus on a rapid clean energy transition, and in its place is a new narrative that more fossil fuels will solve the country’s energy crisis. The government believes that opening up new fossil fuel areas for production will boost energy security. Energy Security.
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