Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

After 30 years of international negotiations failing to mention the root cause of the climate crisis, the acknowledgement that we must phase out all fossil fuels and massively scale up renewable energy in order to effectively tackle the climate crisis, was both long overdue and extremely significant. Unsurprisingly, trust was broken.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 19, 2025

In the 1960s, it started to become clear, with the help of climate models and theory, that fossil fuel use would warm the planet. government, that the planet would warm due to fossil fuel emissions (though the U.S. government was warned about global warming as early as 1965 ).

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2021

million for other categories of support to fossil fuels. Whether through paying companies to improve their operations or by paying for the development of new ‘clean tech’ for the oil and gas industry, the public should not be on the hook for lowering the emissions from the fossil fuel sector.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As of February 2025, there are two pending climate cases in Japan, namely, Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow and Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. See another blog post for the overview of the older cases.)

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That includes 25 sponsorship deals with Big Oil companies as well as 36 deals with lesser-known utility companies that generate electricity predominantly from fossil fuel-burning power plants and sell fossil gas directly to consumers. it will be interesting to see if the 2025-2026 season brings any fewer Big Oil sponsorships.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

Volvo is collaborating with SSAB, a Swedish steelmaker, to manufacture cars using fossil fuel-free steel made with hydrogen by 2026. Mercedes-Benz also recently announced a new commitment to launch green steel in vehicle models by 2025, marking a significant step in the company’s efforts to decarbonize its supply chain.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition The Alberta governments 2025 budget threatens the future economic prosperity of the province by failing to take action to transition from a fossil fuel based economy to a renewable energy economy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

Paul Arbaje is an energy analyst in the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists and an expert on electricity policies and reforms that reduce fossil fuel use and reliance. The energy enthusiast who owns their own homes can take further steps toward making their homes completely free of direct fossil fuel use.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To many in the climate movement, the fossil fuel industry is the enemy. But what to do with the fossil fuel industry? After all, fossil fuel companies have unrivalled experience in delivering enormous projects. It is the carbon emissions from coal, oil and gas that are driving the breakdown of the climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Minnesota’s current goal is to reduce statewide carbon emissions 30 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 levels and 80 percent by 2050.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As COP26 begins in Glasgow, a study carried out by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) and the New Economics Foundation has revealed that fossil fuel companies are preparing to seek approval for 40 new UK coal, oil and gas extraction projects by 2025. End fossil fuel support.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By Jiang Mengnan Chinas oil demand is projected to peak at approximately 770 million tonnes in 2025, according to a forecast by the China National Petroleum Corporations Economic and Technological Research Institute (ETRI), reports Caixin. Image generated by AI. First published in Dialogue Earth.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition The Alberta governments 2025 budget threatens the future economic prosperity of the province by failing to take action to transition from a fossil fuel based economy to a renewable energy economy.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Our experts will be able to provide insight on the negotiations at COP29 – including on issues related to climate finance, the energy transition and fossil fuel subsidies. The next round is due in February 2025. At least $1 trillion per year is required to meet the immediate climate needs of developing countries.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

At last year’s COP, world leaders collectively agreed to transition away from fossil fuels – an indication they are ready to stop fueling the fire. Without sufficient climate finance for developing countries, the Paris Agreement’s goals of a safer planet will be out of reach.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2024

The ruling came about as the green groups Greenpeace Norway and Nature and Youth filed a lawsuit asking the Oslo District Court to block the development of the fields, citing a failure to consider the impact of the future use of all the extracted fossil fuels on the global climate through the emissions they will release.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 28, 2022

The proposed settlement confirms Consumers’ plan to retire all its coal-fired power plants by 2025, which would make it one of the first utilities in the Midwest to go coal-free. Consumers’ approach is also in line with the MI Healthy Climate Plan’s goal to phase out Michigan’s remaining coal-fired power plants by 2030. No new gas plants.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2025

Plastics are made from fossil fuels and over 16,000 different chemicals. Because plastics are produced from fossil fuels the lifecycle of plastics has a huge carbon dioxide footprint and is a driver of climate change.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

It turns out that most of them are 50-60% reliant on fossil fuels, with a lot of the remainder coming from nuclear and hydro. This table shows how much power is generated from fossil fuels by the top ten utilities (ranked by market value). There was more fuel oil in use in some places than I expected. Carbon Goal.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 25, 2024

Renewable energy will surpass coal power by 2025 and, with nuclear energy, will account for nearly half the world’s power generation by 2026, the International Energy Agency forecasts

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

On November 11, Energy Justice Advocates announced PECO has agreed to contract for 25 MW of solar energy as part of its default power procurement for electric customers from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029 as a result of a settlement recently approved by the Public Utility Commission. PECO serves nearly 1.7

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

By harnessing the power of the sun, we can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which have long been a staple of our energy production. Steelton, PA, with its rich industrial history, is now embracing a cleaner, greener future," stated Kathy McCool, Steelton Manager. Solar energy is a key part of this transformation.

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NRDC

AUGUST 22, 2024

Fossil fuel un-reliability and PJM’s failure to speedily connect new clean resources to the grid are to blame for the 2025/26 auction price spike.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Gavin Newsom made a habit of waiving all state environmental rules to allow fossil fuel power plants and backup generators to run without restrictions when the grid was under stress. All that being said, it’s still 2022 and September is upon us.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

data centers risks deepening Americas reliance on fossil fuels and can put consumers and communities at risk, according to the report. Rising electricity demand from U.S. In many cases, much of that demand is for data centers.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 28, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The consumption of coal, the most climate polluting fossil fuel, is predicted to peak by 2025 in China, the world’s highest emitting country. Analysis by Sinopec, expects coal consumption to peak around 2025 at 4.37 billion metric tons (BMT). billion metric tons (BMT).

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NRDC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The 2025 building code will save Californians money, increase comfort, and reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 24, 2025

link] [open access] Abstract The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) sources is an essential step in mitigating climate change … Continue reading The Role of Lightweight AI Models in Supporting a Sustainable Transition to Renewable Energy: A Systematic Review Kostecka, E., Kozlovska, P., Energies, 18(5).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

This much-needed set of 18 projects will improve electricity reliability, address overloaded wires , and help unlock more lower-cost wind and solar power to replace costly, polluting fossil fuel plants in Michigan and many other states in the Midwest (including Illinois and Minnesota ).

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Legal Planet

JULY 5, 2023

A 2022 Rainforest Action Network repor t found that “fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $4.6 trillion in the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, with $742 billion in fossil fuel financing in 2021 alone.” The biggest US bank investors in fossil fuels? “At

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Pennsylvania residents can't enjoy these benefits because the fossil fuel industry has blocked any such legislation. We are committed to activating our membership to show the legislature that residents in every county of PA support community solar."

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 23, 2021

Volvo is collaborating with SSAB, a Swedish steelmaker, to manufacture cars using fossil fuel-free steel made with hydrogen by 2026. Mercedes-Benz also recently announced a new commitment to launch green steel in vehicle models by 2025, marking a significant step in the company’s efforts to decarbonize its supply chain.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As a result, the IEA believes that “We are on track to see all fossil fuels peak before 2030” , and even much sooner. Fossil fuel peaks being driven by the “unstoppable” growth of low-carbon technologies. For the first time, coal, oil and gas each peaking before 2030 under current policies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

Based on my current understanding of the information in the proposal, it appears that the total amount of fuels made from oils and fats is projected to peak in 2025 and then to hover at roughly 2 billion gallons a year thereafter [i]. It is hard to understand precisely how CARB modeled Alternative 1. billion gallons.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Financial Times: Is Giving Old Reactors New Life The Future Of Nuclear Energy?

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Law Columbia

MARCH 12, 2025

Micronesia , Ghana , and Saint Lucia also emphasized that cessation and non-repetition would involve reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cutting fossil fuel subsidies, and phasing out fossil fuels. Concluding Thoughts The Court has begun its deliberation and is expected to issue an opinion in 2025.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

Even if there were just (say) a 40% chance that the Ditlevsen study is correct in the tipping point being reached between 2025 and 2095, that’s a major change to the previous IPCC assessment that the risk is less than 10%. In 2022, the G20 governments alone subsidised fossil fuel use with 1.4

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