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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
By expanding renewable power, phasing out fossil fuels, electrifying as much of the economy as possible, and deploying other technologies, the U.S. Building substantial amounts of clean energy to power the electrification of transportation (and other sectors like buildings and industry). Today, this makes the U.S.
Cresforum
OCTOBER 25, 2023
need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions? How will this energy transition impact energy security and the country’s position today as a major energy exporter? biofuels, and fossil fuels. Electrification will reduce overall fossil fuel use. As the U.S.
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Environmental News Bits
MARCH 10, 2025
Oil giant BP is scaling back spending on renewables and clean energy and increasing investments in oil and gas as part of a strategy reset announced Wednesday.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
Companies are spending millions fighting lawsuits that would hold them accountable for the costs that fossil fuel extraction has imposed on people and the planet. Further, these efforts are focused on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels—technologies that aim to stash carbon emissions away, not reduce their production.
JANZEN AG
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Developers are racing to build these new energy projects, offering farmers lucrative deals in order to capture emerging markets for clean energy and carbon credits. It is, after all, a biofuel made from plants. In those instances, a liquid, highly transportable form of energy will continue to make sense.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 10, 2023
This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. But these technologies are no substitute for sharp cuts in fossil fuels if we keep the goals of the Paris climate agreement within reach.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
To adjust the focus of this picture a little closer, just our passenger cars and light trucks contribute to a whopping 58 percent of total transportation emissions, placing our car-centric society in the fossil fuel spotlight. Petroleum has accounted for more than 90 percent of transportation energy in the last 50 years.
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