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.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 11, 2025

End Fossil Fuel Subsidies In 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. Thats a massive amount of taxpayer money that went towards making it cheaper to find, extract, process, transport, and export fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Each credit one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent pollution below the standard. I’ve written recently about why a Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard , which addresses the bio-based diesel credits. Source California Air Resources Board.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

While there is enormous potential for UN climate negotiations to transform climate action, meaningful progress has been delayed in part by the fossil fuel industry’s deceptive tactics. Last year’s COP was notable as the first to explicitly mention “fossil fuels” in the final decision document.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 10, 2024

I dug into this complexity with my energy colleagues in the context of their recent analysis of pathways for how the US can meet its goals to cut heat-trapping emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, and achieve net zero emissions no later than 2050. That analysis assumed the U.S.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% This blog post provides an overview of those cases and the broader landscape of climate litigation in Japan.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2024

On August 20, the Erie 2030 District released its 2023 Progress Report , revealing that District property partners reduced energy demand 17.5% The Erie 2030 District is pursuing a target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and zero carbon emissions by 2040. against baseline in 2023 and saved $4.2

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If passed, this new law would finally put an end to the millions of tonnes of coal – the world’s dirtiest and deadliest fossil fuel – that are shipped overseas from Canada’ west coast every year. Back in 2021, the federal government committed to ending the export of thermal coal before 2030. million cars.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

o C in 2100, relative to pre-industrial times, is still avoidable, but whether or not we are able to stay within these limits and avert catastrophic climate change depends on achieving our climate goals of emissions reductions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels in 2030, on the way to net-zero emissions in 2050.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is a highly professional and analytically competent organization, rather conservative, and quite sympathetic to the perspectives and business needs of the energy sector, including fossil-fuel producers. Augustine , they are praying, “Lord, make me Carbon-neutral … but not yet.”. To paraphrase St.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 23, 2024

Right now, Canada is on track to miss its 2030 climate targets, mainly due to the increases in oil and gas emissions. As proposed, the oil and gas industry must reduce its emissions by 35-38 per cent from 2019 levels by 2030. It is a scientific fact that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are causing climate change.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

C thresholds which were agreed upon by world leaders during the COP21 UN climate summit in 2015, GHG emissions would need to peak before 2025 at the very latest and be reduced by 43% by 2030. The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2021

After all, if you make a product that is the cause of climate change in the first place–fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas–your approach to tackling climate change better be to fundamentally change your business model, and stop producing this dangerous product. Figure 1: Evaluating Suncor’s 2030 emission reduction pledge.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I am grateful to have met and learned from people who experience on a daily basis the devastation wrought by fossil fuel production and fossil fuel-driven climate change—and who are now campaigning for a fossil-free Niger Delta.

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Law and Environment

MAY 4, 2023

SMR requires steam, heat, and pressure to convert methane (in natural gas) to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. SMR is a high-carbon process that uses fossil fuels for process heat. They typically refer to fossil SMR hydrogen as “ grey ” hydrogen. We make hydrogen mainly using steam methane reforming (“SMR”).

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. The district court had granted Milieudefensies claims for a reduction target of 45% by 2030, leading to Shells appeal in 2022. Royal Dutch Shell.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

This framework includes a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program, under which certain fuel suppliers will be required to acquire compliance instruments called “allowances” to cover carbon dioxide emissions from specified fuels (i.e., fossil-based gasoline and diesel).

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2021

This week, Circle of Blue reports on how wastewater treatment plants can lower their carbon pollution, and why the United States is playing catch-up in this field. President Biden’s goal is to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, and to reach net zero emissions by 2050. million metric tons.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Based on current national GHG emissions commitments for 2030, global temperatures will likely exceed 1.5°C To limit warming to 2°C we must rapidly accelerate climate change mitigation measures and reduce GHG emissions by 27% by 2030 and 63% by 2050. Image originally featured on eia.gov. 2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say?

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

Indeed, the global satellite internet market, which was worth $2.93bn in 2020, is projected to rise to $18.59bn by 2030. Of course, there is an environmental cost to space, with most launches relying on fossil fuels. Powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel, it will have 86% fewer emissions than a fossil-fuel rocket.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ontario needs to do our part in reducing global emissions and phasing out fossil gas is a smart way to do it. Nearly a third of our current carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions come from burning fossil gas for electricity, home heating and other uses! While the full report is worth a look, we’ve included a few highlights below.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The number of supporters on this letter demonstrates the strength and breadth of public support for eschewing the Commonwealth's dependence on fossil fuels and for prioritizing an equitable transition to an economy fueled by clean energy and energy efficiency innovation. Economic development policy is environmental policy.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Decarbonizing industry and the importance of negative emissions The EU has set ambitious climate targets , aiming to reduce its emissions by at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030, reach net-zero by 2050 and generate net-negative emissions thereafter.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

hydrogen market is also estimated to result in an additional 27,000 jobs by 2030. As a result, the carbon emissions of hydrogen production can vary depending on the process used. clean hydrogen production to 10 MMT by 2030 and 50 MMT by 2050 to achieve a 10 percent reduction in domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Source: U.S.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The emissions from methane , a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) rose in 2023 despite several pledges and initiatives to reduce emissions. Graph credit: IEA.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

Despite the generous funding opportunities and holistic flexibilities baked into ACF, confusion around and misinformation about the rule may undermine this much-needed shift away from fossil-fueled trucks and buses. The ACF is estimated to significantly reduce pollution from the statewide commercial truck and bus fleet.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Adopting an arbitrary and generous “reference level” baseline for the forest sector that gives Canada a free “accounting contribution” towards its 2030 emission reduction goals. Exempting the logging industry’s emissions from carbon pricing regulations on other sectors.

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Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

4 843 , measured in tonnes (t) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) equivalent (e) per year per person or ‘full-time equivalent’ (FTE). These emissions were also 60% higher than the average German resident and three times the German target for 2030, which is in line with the Paris Climate Accords. kg of CO 2 per kilowatt hour.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

By ratifying the 2015 Paris Agreement, [1] nations across the world made a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases found in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to published reports.

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Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

billion to help South Africa shift from its current dependence on fossil fuels for power generation toward a clean and renewable electricity system. billion to help South Africa shift from its current dependence on fossil fuels for power generation toward a clean and renewable electricity system.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 7, 2022

before January 1, 2030, a 40% GHG reduction before January 1, 2035, and be net zero before January 1, 2040. Emissions from natural gas consumption represent 79% of the direct fossil fuel CO2 emissions from the residential and commercial sectors in 2020. from Scope 1 sources only?)

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

Gas is made mostly of methane – a climate-damaging fossil fuel that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Last year, three million heat pumps were sold in Europe, bringing the region’s total to 20 million, with Europe aiming to double that to over 45 million by 2030. With Ontario’s population of 14.53

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2022

The denial cites a Sabin Center white paper published in March 2022 that argues that the New York Executive Branch has the legal authority to implement a moratorium on the permitting of fossil fuel power plants that are providing behind-the-meter energy to proof-of-work cryptocurrency miners.

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Law Columbia

MAY 28, 2021

2317, which would amend the City’s building code to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new and renovated buildings to 50 kilograms of carbon dioxide per million BTUs. Under WA-26, buildings built with fossil fuels will receive special permits that expire in 2030, while buildings built without them (i.e.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Read on to learn why and how more than a thousand scientists issued an open letter urging JPMorgan Chase shareholders to vote in favor of a time-bound phaseout of financing for new fossil fuel development and exploration at the bank’s annual meeting on May 16. degrees Celsius (2.7 C above preindustrial levels.

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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.

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