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As the Climate Crisis Worsens, the Federal Government in Canada Continues to Give Billions in Funding for Fossil Fuels.

Enviromental Defense

New analysis from Environmental Defence reveals that despite federal government promises, funding to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries remains high Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – New analysis released today by Environmental Defence reveals Canada’s federal government provided at least $18.6

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Lithium Mining Boom Continues in Australia as Demand for Clean Energy Grows

Environment + Energy Leader

As the world shifts from fossil fuels to clean energy, Australia’s lithium sector is poised to match thermal coal’s importance within the next five years. According to government projections released on Monday, exports of the battery metal are expected to reach $13 billion by June 2028, matching the current financial.

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Reporting from Bulgaria on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The IPCC enables decision-makers to move beyond fossil fuel industry-generated deception and disinformation about climate change, providing them with the science needed to make informed decisions. It’s crucial that our leaders have access to comprehensive and accurate science to guide their choices.

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Major League Soccer’s LAFC Has a Big Oil Problem Too

Legal Planet

In fact, the California attorney general’s lawsuit states that “Chevron’s minimal efforts in the area of renewable and lower-carbon energy, coupled with its expansion of its fossil fuel business, belie its statements suggesting that it is part of the climate change solution.” Why does all this matter? “I

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Seven Years after Hurricane María, in Puerto Rico You Can’t Even Count on Keeping the Lights On   

Union of Concerned Scientists

One year after taking over, Genera says that fuel management and operations optimizations will produce savings of $875 million between now and 2028 and that half of the savings would go to PREPA to reduce consumer bills. Fossil fuels account for 94% of electricity generation in Puerto Rico.

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Proposed Electrolyzer Requirements for the Hydrogen Tax Credit: Strengths and Risks

Union of Concerned Scientists

Today, hydrogen is overwhelmingly produced through a heavily polluting fossil fuel-based process. However, to enable scaling up of the systems required for such hourly matching, producers can rely on annual matching until 2028, at which time all producers—new and existing—must convert to hourly matching.

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is a Winter Powerhouse

Union of Concerned Scientists

Coal, which has played only a small role in our energy mix in recent years, will cease to be a factor in 2028, when the region’s last coal-fired power plant will shut down due to coal’s poor economics.) Instead, it has focused on increasing the supply of fossil fuels during extreme cold weather.

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