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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Last week, I joined my colleagues at COP28 in Dubai , as negotiators and civil society push for a fossil fuel phaseout to meet climate goals. The industry is pushing a narrative that misleadingly calls out emissions , not fossil fuels as the problem. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019.
A Greener Life
JUNE 30, 2023
But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. Last year a total of 266 gigawatts (GW) of renewables was installed, with solar power leading the field. Electricity generation was up at 2.3% Unfortunately, coal is the fossil fuel accounting for the highest share of emissions.
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Enviromental Defense
MAY 7, 2024
CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Celsius, or 2.7
Global Green
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). This makes EVs two to three times more efficient than gas-powered vehicles.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 27, 2022
There is still much we can do to bend that emissions curve sharply within this decade—but only if world leaders, especially leaders of richer countries and major emitting nations, take responsibility to act together quickly and fossil fuel companies are held accountable for their decades of obstruction and deception.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. These companies have spent the last decade locking gas in as the go-to resource for power generation while keeping it around as the go-to resource for heating, thus driving up demand and the price of gas.
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