GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing. Corporate Strategy. BusinessGreen.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over. Subscribe here.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We will be relying on fossil fuels for some time.". Broadly focused on the fossil fuels company's digital transformation, the applications being built collaboratively by the two companies are aimed at measuring carbon emissions — both Shell's and those of its suppliers and customers. We need to see more of this. .

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products. billion over the next 10 years into initiatives that will allow it to replace chemicals in its cleaning products made from fossil fuel feedstocks with greener alternatives — an investment it described as critical to meeting its aim of achieving net-zero emissions from its products by 2039.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions. On Wednesday morning, the logistics and retail giant announced that it plans to buy 6 million gallons of bio jet fuel via a division of Shell and produced by World Energy, a big biodiesel producer. A drop in the fuel tank. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 07/08/2020 - 08:00.

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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

Electric boilers fuel Diageo’s carbon-neutral whiskey distillery dream. Moving away from fossil fuels for this heat production was the first step and the first big obstacle for Diageo. . The biggest challenge was to maintain that process integrity, but also move on from traditional fossil fuels.". Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Fighting air pollution, and the many health issues caused by it, means accelerating the phase out of fossil fuels. Among the topics: How renewable diesel can accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels, enabling cities and businesses to quickly and affordably achieve their climate goals. . Speakers: .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report. That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget. Swapping all that diesel and jet fuel with batteries and biofuels won't be easy.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 8, 2024

A congressional hearing on the fossil fuel industry’s “evolving efforts to avoid accountability for climate change” turned into a spectacle on Wednesday morning as lawmakers in Washington, D.C., grilled a panel of experts on wide-ranging — and often irrelevant — topics. See also the investigation’s final report.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Turning taxpayer dollars into stranded fossil fuel assets is no way to fuel a real economic recovery. Even if many fossil fuel companies struggled financially for years before the pandemic, they are getting billions in federal aid. Why do more companies need to step up on science-based climate advocacy?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas. However, it could make up an important part of the overall fuel mix.".

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As we reduce the use of fossil fuels directly in our homes and buildings by installing appliances that can run on 100 percent clean electricity, efficiency still will be an important tool for avoiding unnecessary electric system costs in the future. million U.S.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Labor unions and trade associations have important roles to play in charting a just and sustainable transition from fossil fuels to renewables. There are already far more jobs in wind and solar than in fossil fuel-based electrical generation, even though wind and solar generated less than 15 percent of the nation’s energy in 2020. .

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

Moreover, using waste carbon to make chemicals also can reduce manufacturers’ reliance on fossil fuels such as crude petroleum and natural gas, an important factor, particularly for the European Union and China, given the volatility in sourcing and pricing of fossil fuels. Factors driving adoption. But the speed of U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 28, 2022

Coming from the United States, a country that’s politically polarized over the topic of climate change, I expected the yellow vest activists to be right-wing opponents to climate policy. More than 80% of global energy is sourced from fossil fuels. Yet I found something entirely different. It’s the same battle.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. . Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables. Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. . Arlene Karidis.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Since most construction equipment currently used on jobsites runs on fossil fuel, it’s a big goal, and figuring out where to start isn’t always easy. Below is a peek at some of the topics covered. The electric construction equipment manufacturers are producing today performs on par with traditionally fueled equipment.

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We Mean Business Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rapid growth in clean energy on the one hand and a rapid phasing out of fossil fuels on the other. Chart 1: Energy demand in the IEA’s Net-zero emissions by 2050 Scenario Source: IEA (2023), launch presentation for Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Fossil fuels, though , have proved much more stubborn.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The research itself is also likely to provoke renewed criticism of the OCGI's priorities, given it focuses on CCS technologies that would in effect prolong the use of fossil fuels to power ships, rather than on alternative, low or zero carbon shipping fuels that could transition the sector away from fossil fuels altogether.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Global Stocktake COP28 witnessed the first-ever “global stocktake” under the Paris Agreement, and for the first time in a COP history there was a decision that explicitly calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels”. At COP there are hundreds of events and side meetings between the Green and Blue Zones.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives). Hydrogen also can be used as a fuel or a feedstock. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry.

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3BL Media

MAY 17, 2022

require some form of economic education in high school and far fewer require students to be tested in the topic. The newest resources from Econ Essentials include a hot topic classroom activity, as well as a video with an accompanying educator guide exploring supply chains and what happens when they are interrupted.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Because the seeds planted here in UAE will be seen by future generations as the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. Here are the initial insights for business from our team of experts at We Mean Business Coalition: Fossil to Clean is unstoppable. More than 200 businesses, worth over $1.5

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

This week, as the full fleet of GreenBiz weekly newsletters focuses on the topic of net zero, I thought it might be helpful to start off with some simple questions that seem to encircle that goal. And there are carbon-free fuels that show great promise, such as blue and green hydrogen , but that are still nascent and expensive.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2024

We see that in things like just transition, where emerging countries need to think about transitioning away from fossil fuels but doing so in a way that does not disrupt the social fabric of their economies. And in the emerging markets, what we see is the true intersection of environmental and social factors.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2023

Lessons cover topics including the innovation life cycle, rapid prototyping, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and more. The Challenge has engaged a growing number of teachers and students every month and has explored topics from ranging from gender equality to systemic racism to protecting life under water.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Each year, huge quantities of fossil fuels are used to produce clothes from synthetic fibers each year. 5 opportunities of a circular economy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Solar plus storage also helps the wider grid and environment by letting consumers shift the time when they consume solar power: by storing solar energy when it’s abundant during the day, and using it at night, in place of power generated from fossil fuels. It’s no secret that the cost of solar energy has plummeted. Renewable Energy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The announcement marks a major coup for the PCAF and is a landmark green move for Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest and most recognizable private banking groups, which from 2016 to 2019 invested more than $91 billion n fossil fuels, according to the Rainforest Action Network. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing. BusinessGreen.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The document outlines HPRC’s precepts regarding the use of advanced recycling technologies for healthcare plastics and encompasses topics such as the most efficient use of technology, environment and human health safeguards, claims and chain of custody, complementary relationship with mechanical recycling, and circular enablement.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. The standard can be extended to other renewable fuels in time.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With the United Nations Africa Climate Week in full swing, and COP28 in view, we chatted to Dennis Onono, our Associate Director of Community Projects, to find out more about the top topics that are affecting carbon and beyond in Africa today. Another major topic at Africa Climate Week is the renewable energy transition.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 23, 2023

If we can persuade ourselves that there is no climate beast, we can continue to enjoy our trucks, our boats, our flights, our vacations, our steaks and our other fossil-fuelled privileges without a guilty conscience. In a few short decades, we have burned our way through fossilized energy that took millions of years to form.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

"I was able to figure out how to apply the technological concepts of the work that I was doing for Texas Instruments for a partial solution for climate change, and that inspired me to start working on is basically a technology that captures heat from the sun and uses that heat to reduce fuel consumption," he said. Pull Quote. Manufacturing.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

What we selected this year from myself and my co-chair, was the topic of accelerating just energy transition based on the submissions from the parties. The first dialogue took place in June, and we discussed four subtopics under the main topic. And then we had the final and most important topic was on electrification of vehicles.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We do not invest in new fossil fuel energy exploration and, where we do invest in fossil fuel energy through our Energy Real Assets business and Infrastructure business, we emphasize progress toward a stable energy transition and improved ESG practices. . $25+ SCALING UP: OUR 2022 PRIORITIES.

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