| 单词 | fossil fuel |
| 例句 | No fossil fuels or added fertilizer or chemicals needed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It runs on fossil fuel and creates tons of waste and pollution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And like most factories, the industrial farm is powered with fossil fuels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z That takes a lot of energy and a lot of fossil fuel. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Back then, the Naylor farm produced more than two calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel energy invested. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The principal energy sources of our present industrial civilization are the so-called fossil fuels. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The nitrogen for the fields would no longer be made with the sun’s energy but with fossil fuels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He said there were so many untapped sources of energy in the world that it was ridiculous to be burning all that fossil fuel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z To Joel, sustainable organic farming means using this free solar energy instead of fossil fuel energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z On the industrial farm, it takes about ten calories of fossil fuel energy to produce one calorie of food energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There’s the natural gas in the fertilizer and the fossil fuel energy it takes to make the pesticides, the diesel used by the tractors, and the fuel needed to harvest, dry, and transport the corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But Naylor’s farm is one link in a chain that includes fossil fuels, artificial fertilizer, pesticides, heavy machinery, feedlots, antibiotics, and processing plants. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Shipping food thousands of miles and burning up fossil fuels went against his whole philosophy as a farmer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Originally I thought Joel sold locally just to keep from burning fossil fuels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But the system only works as long as fossil fuel energy is cheap. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was grown without the help of fossil fuels, pesticides, or chemical fertilizers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Unlike fossil fuels, wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems generate electricity with no associated air pollution emissions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z How much fossil fuel was burned to keep it refrigerated and fly it to the U.S.? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z To top it off, my industrial organic meal is nearly as drenched in fossil fuel as a non-organic meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z What is it with the production of fossil fuels and calamity? Stiff upper lip or man on the edge? How movies see real-life heroes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Cuomo had opted out of taking a pledge to refuse donations from the fossil fuel industry and its lobbyists. Youth groups are thinking outside the box when voting 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s high-maintenance, and unless you’re a diehard with a hand-push mower or at least an electric model, fossil fuels are part of that lush green picture, along with their fumes and noise. The virtue of lawns and their clippings La Brea means tar in Spanish, but these are real fossil fuels. A Fossil Museum Uses the Past to Reimagine Climate’s Future 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Fonda, a prominent activist since her early 1970s opposition to the Vietnam War, asked the crowd to demand among other things a 50% reduction in fossil fuel emissions over the next 10 years. Jane Fonda brings climate-change fight to LA ahead of Oscars 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z And judging by how amped up it got these kids about fossil fuels at the Ohio State Fair, that seems likely to be the case: Disney partners with oil industry to make pipelines fun 2013-12-23T19:44:00Z “And yet every year, governments spend hundreds of billions of public funds on fossil fuel subsidies. Imagine if we had spent hundreds of billions per year subsidizing giant meteors.” ‘Save your species’: UN uses dinosaur in fossil fuel message 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Despite the book’s focus on fossil fuels, her audience was overwhelmingly interested in one specific chapter – the one about food production. How the climate crisis will change your plate in 2050 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z “We’ve got to move away from coal and all the other fossil fuels,” said the Democratic candidate, promptly rendering her a pariah here. Coal no longer fuels America. But the legacy — and the myth — remain. 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z All five sectors that consume fossil fuel—residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and electric power—experienced increases in 2013 and early 2014. Carbon dioxide emissions rise with rebounding economy 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z “What the oceans do, the terrestrial world will follow,” the coral scientist Dr. Charlie Veron warns, as the dire consequences of rising ocean acidification, attributable to the burning of fossil fuels, march across the screen. Movie Review: ‘Revolution,’ on Declining Ocean Ecosystems 2013-12-06T00:27:48Z For engineers trying to decrease humankind’s dependence on fossil fuels, dung has proven a surprisingly useful fuel source. Don’t take “The Assignment”: Michelle Rodriguez plays a transgender assassin in the year’s worst movie so far 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z This PAC was put forth in an effort to help with the fossil fuel problems she mentions in the statement relating to her cancer. Jane Fonda diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Most cars still run on fossil fuels and the ones that don’t are prohibitively expensive for most people.” Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z For average kids ignorant of the evils in plastics, fossil fuels, and chlorofluorocarbons, the eighties were a time of optimism about technology and progress. Jackson Heights, Roller Skates 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Wryly, Mr. Young immediately follows his warnings about fossil fuel with “I Want to Drive My Car,” a blues shuffle of existential restlessness that concludes, “I gotta find some fuel.” Albums by Neil Young, Bette Midler and Miguel Zenón 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z A paper published in Nature this week finds that huge amounts of the fossil fuels in the Middle East, U.S., Research: Leave Fossil Fuels UnTouched 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Other symbols quantify the carbon footprint of the things we buy and the fossil fuel “foodprint” of food products. Design: Sustainism: It's Got a Name, Now Do It 2011-01-10T01:00:03Z Strategies that aim to reduce carbon from any source, as opposed to focusing on reducing the use of fossil fuels, are an example. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Ehrlich, though, uses the phrase “fossil fuel” only once and barely mentions oil that doesn’t come from narwhals. A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Without fossil fuels today, the lights would go out in much of the country. Rachel Maddow Takes On the Oil Industry 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z But the energy used to produce charcoal usually comes from burning fossil fuels. 5 ways to make your summer barbecue better for the environment 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Dozens of U.S. cities have adopted or are considering regulations that bar natural gas hookups in new-construction homes after specified dates to speed a transition away from fossil fuels. Is your gas stove bad for your health? 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z We're still overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels and since the first oil crisis way back in 1973 you might have expected that our dependency would have shifted in the meantime. Notes & Queries: What was the funniest TV comedy? 2012-08-01T11:41:48Z They understood that weakening the fossil fuel industry was simply one key part of the job of rapid decarbonization, just like engineering. How Does Bill Gates Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis? 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It could mean removing customs duties for low-emissions goods and discussing ways to constrain subsidies on fossil fuels. A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The U.S. government offers tax incentives to companies pursuing medical breakthroughs, urban redevelopment and alternatives to fossil fuels. Tax breaks bolster video-game makers 2011-09-11T01:31:03Z If our present culture collaborates in celebrating the burning of fossil fuels, it may lead us to a place with very similar temperatures. Will BP lead Tate into artistic hell? 2010-07-01T11:22:00Z So to the extent you get it off fossil fuel and back on the sun, you’ll find a whole lot of things changing automatically. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z Yergin’s selection follows the contours of the fossil fuel economy, as seen from the point of view of the major oil and gas suppliers. The Future of Energy 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Dubbed The Leap Manifesto, it lays out a vision to transition the country off fossil fuels while simultaneously improving the lives of most of its citizens. Naomi Klein: 'Why do we look away from the horror of climate change?' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z I found myself wondering why I burn fossil fuels by driving two miles to a lovely park where I take my morning run, instead of trotting around my own neighborhood. William T. Vollmann Would Like a Word or Two About Climate Change. Or 1,200 Pages. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z And as the costs of solar energy plummet, nations across the world are installing agrivoltaic systems and offsetting the burning of fossil fuels by profitably producing more renewable energy. How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The first thing to say is we have support from BP, which as a company is looking at renewable energy as well as using up fossil fuels and using oil. 10 years of Tate Modern 2010-04-24T23:07:00Z “People realize we are in a very dire situation,” she added, “from burning coal and fossil fuels. And it’s not stopping.” Space Pagans and Smartphone Witches: Where Tech Meets Mysticism 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Biomass energy, which is often touted as a much better choice than fossil fuels, is simply another word for deforestation and burning it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Why "Planet of the Humans," Michael Moore’s new film about green energy, is so controversial 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It was further proof that humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions — primarily from burning fossil fuels — have so drastically altered our environment that once-unimaginable disasters are now possible. Perspective | The enduring moments of 2021, as told by Post reporters I’m referring, of course, to what the greenhouse gases from the fossil fuels we’ve been burning in such profusion since the eighteenth century are doing to our planet. Three failing experiments? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z She wants that followed by a phaseout of the fossil fuel infrastructure over the rest of the century. Jane Fonda brings climate-change fight to LA ahead of Oscars 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Droughts are likely to become more frequent in the coming years, researchers say, because of the worsening impact of climate change, which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Low Water Levels Disrupt European River Cruises, a Favorite of U.S. Tourists 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The government should be helping ordinary people deal with “the cost of living crisis,” rather than enabling fossil fuel extraction, she added. Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z His influence can be felt in pieces by much younger composers, like “sweet light crude,” a brooding mock love song to fossil fuels by David T. Little, who has also performed Mr. Rzewski’s music. The Composer Frederic Rzewski: In His Notes, Protest and Politics 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of the world’s scientists agree that greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels for electricity and transportation are the main cause of climate change. Interior sec. nominee Ryan Zinke doubles down on coal 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z LaChapelle sees our rise and fall as tied closely to environmental issues, specifically an excessive use of fossil fuels. David LaChapelle's Latest Photographs Lure Viewers with Glowing Relics 2014-01-24T05:00:00Z PET plastics are made from non-renewable fossil fuel resources, and their extraction in the U.S through fracking is also linked to air and water pollution. A new report details the climate, health and human rights impacts of a plastic bottle 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Then Mr. Longstreth took over with the man’s dying words, saying he was happy to be joining the fossil fuel supply: “Wherever the people will drive/That’s where I will survive.” Music Review: David Longstreth’s Dirty Projectors Do ‘Swing Lo Magellan’ 2012-07-10T22:16:36Z The Paris climate accord, which 196 countries have put their name to, demands that every nation curbs greenhouse gases, with fossil fuels set to be phased out by the second half of the century. A guide to a hopeful 2016: a Guardian list of things to look forward to 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Like my over-reliance on fossil fuels and the knowledge of my own inevitable death, my mustache is a source of constant, low-grade anxiety. My lady mustache 2013-03-02T23:00:00Z Solar power, for instance, is about to transform the world’s economy as it becomes cheaper than power created by burning fossil fuels. Perspective | Can artists right the ills of an unjust world by staging museum protests? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Supposedly, the term “anthropocene” was coined by Soviet scientists in the 1960s to describe a new geo-biological epoch, when the activity of humans — like burning fossil fuels — would irrevocably change our planet. To go do this week: ‘Ghostbusters,’ Elizabeth George, VR at sculpture park 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z If you look at the industrialization of agriculture, it is essentially taking this solar technology and putting it on fossil fuel. Michael Pollan: Bad food is costing America its economic health 2013-12-08T19:00:00Z Eat Local Enjoying meals that emphasize local ingredients, Mr. Christ said, means fewer fossil fuels are involved because they didn’t travel far to reach your plate. How to Have a Green Vacation 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Solar installers opposed the move because they rely on cheap imported panels to compete with fossil fuels. U.S. solar takes hit from Trump tariffs but is cheaper than ever:... 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Nitrogen and phosphorus manufacture requires fossil fuel energy, which releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. How to nurture your small piece of the Earth, without harming the rest of it 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Whatever bottle you choose, weaning yourself off store-bought bottled water will save the planet a small share of its precious fossil fuels while saving you a lot of money. Best insulated water bottle 2012-10-07T16:00:00Z Reducing fossil fuel use will also help maintain and conserve the nation’s pristine natural beauty, something Micronesia has been keen on protecting. Going somewhere? Try one of the 10 places named as most ethical travel destinations 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The logic of global trade results in massive quantities of identical products being simultaneously imported and exported — a needless waste of fossil fuels and a huge addition to greenhouse gas emissions. Unlike a globalized food system, local food won’t destroy the environment 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A thick layer of Tiger Beat precipitate is now fluttering down atop that, which, given enough heat, pressure and millennia, might at least compress itself into a useful fossil fuel. How to Win the Clutter War 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The new sustainable fuel would be combined with the fossil fuel that's currently used on a 50:50 ratio. Airline hopes that rabbit poo may provide sustainable fuel 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Now, some experts are asking whether the celebrities are enlightened advocates or NIMBYs - crying "Not in my backyard!" - even as their privileged lives remain entwined, however ruefully, with fossil fuels. Celebrity 'fractivists': True advocates or NIMBYs? 2013-03-05T18:07:09Z The groom, 34, works remotely from Salt Lake City as the strategic communications director for 350.org, an international climate campaign he co-founded that is focused on decreasing the use of fossil fuels, in New York. Morissa Sobelson, Jamie Henn 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Among their other concerns: fracking-related earthquakes, and growing dependence on fossil fuels. Insight: In fracking culture war, celebs, billionaires and banjos 2012-12-24T05:03:19Z In fact, Biden has discussed several initiatives to help reach his climate goals, including increasing the use of wind and solar power and slashing emissions from fossil fuels such as coal and oil. The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z And, as with Keystone, they’re seeking to accomplish their climate goals by blocking fossil fuel infrastructure from being built. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z Worldwide, 150 governments have committed to cut methane emissions, both from agriculture and by cracking down on the largest source – fugitive leaks from natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Such agrivoltaic farming can help meet Canada's food and energy needs and reduce its fossil fuel reliance and greenhouse gas emissions in the future. How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z A significant contributor to this debacle is the fossil fuel industry-funded NRA which has eagerly assumed an absolutist position on the 2nd amendment, and promotes the same with its membership and related groups. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Part of the problem is that all of these units run on electricity, much of which is generated by burning fossil fuels. Coca-Cola’s biggest challenge in greening its operations is its own global marketing strategy 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z A man driving a van delivering packages uses more fossil fuel — how do we gain? "They are not victims": Director Ken Loach on his working-class heroes in "Sorry We Missed You" 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Whether it's Michael Douglas in "Falling Down," Bryan Cranston in "Breaking Bad" or Burt Reynolds and company in "Deliverance," the primitive power lurking in white men's souls is the fossil fuel of American storytelling. 'Complications' goes crazy with doctor's metamorphosis 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The meat industry also maintains society’s dependence on fossil fuels. The 3 most environmentally damaging habits you might be able to change 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z But what do I know about the fossil fuel industry? How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z Leonardo DiCaprio spoke about global warming, and in one of the event’s only adversarial moments, warned that “powerful fossil fuel interests” were obstructing change. Review: Global Citizen Festival, Including Beyoncé and Pearl Jam, Mixes Music and Activism 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z He was referring to the previous administration’s policy toward fossil fuels. Fear and gloating in Cincinnati 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Meanwhile his discussions on energy ignore the tremendous subsidies that fossil fuels receive compared with other energy sources. Facing the Climate Change Crisis, Three Books Offer Some Ambitious Proposals 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z By appropriating cheerful toys made to sell an addictive substance, Mr. Koons implicitly criticized a modern society rent by dependency on alcohol, drugs and other consumables like mass entertainment and fossil fuels. Jeff Koons: ‘Jim Beam — J. B. Turner Engine and Six Individual Cars’ 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z What about a poor family that buys cheaper fossil fuels to help put food on the table or buy a house? New book gives balanced view of energy debates 2013-06-03T15:58:11Z Getting activists to clap for fossil fuels was the easy part. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “Exxon’s CEO says fossil fuels are raising temperatures and sea levels,” its headline reads. Wall Street Journal accepts environmentalist ad but charges extra 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z If world leaders made serious changes, actively reducing carbon emissions and the use of fossil fuels, the basic needs of children, like staying warm or even travelling abroad, need not be so impactful. Having kids increases global warming. But don’t blame the parents… 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Making them does not involve the use of energy, like burning of fossil fuels that could pollute the environment, unlike the production of synthetic packaging materials. Nigeria’s street food adds to the plastic problem — green leaves offer a solution 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z For a century, the fossil fuel industry tirelessly lobbied and promoted the wonders of “cooking with gas.” What we’re really fighting about when we fight about gas stoves 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z This last year, most campus activism was devoted to an unsuccessful campaign to persuade the school’s board of trustees to divest from fossil fuel companies. How Civil Must America Be? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Certainly this will affect people more than new coal regulations and easing our dependence on fossil fuels. How Neil deGrasse Tyson poses a new existential threat to creationists 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s long overdue — the aviation industry accounts for about 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, according to the International Air Transport Association. Perspective | How you can reduce your carbon footprint when you travel 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z And on a Monday morning last month, the prophet performed a miracle: She got a ballroom of climate activists to applaud fossil fuels. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z As we talk about beef, it’s important to remember that it’s a much smaller factor than fossil fuels, but it’s the biggest of dietary factors. Perspective | One thing might keep the Impossible Burger from saving the planet: Steak 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “I’m in the process of divesting. I took the pledge,” he said, “between 3-5 years, to completely divest in any fossil fuels or anything climate change related and put it into renewable or clean tech.” Mark Ruffalo calls on the Avengers to divest from fossil fuels 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z She hopes to inspire others to flood the streets and compel lawmakers to force fossil fuel companies to keep trillions of dollars of remaining oil reserves in the ground. Jane Fonda at 81, Proudly Protesting and Going to Jail 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z But she also was held to account in that interview for comparing fossil fuel companies to Nazis. Jane Fonda on joining the climate fight: 'It's back to the barricades' 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Diamonds are grown in labs in countries including China, Singapore and US, places that lean heavily upon fossil fuels for energy. Diamonds have a dirty secret. But there's a climate-conscious solution 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Anyway, what’s irksome about the format is that it has become so common that it just feels like an excuse for the host to do some traveling in a way that unnecessarily burns fossil fuel. Television Review: ‘Constitution USA With Peter Sagal,’ on PBS 2013-05-06T20:20:31Z This is an alarming, and timely, look at how rising temperatures across the globe will radically change our lives unless we make a concerted effort to scale back the use of fossil fuels. 14 Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Scientists say emissions of greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide — which is produced through the burning of fossil fuels — need to drop significantly by 2030. U.N. calls on countries to urgently act to stop global warming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z There are two core arguments made in the film that suggest that faith in "renewable" energy is more a game of pretend than a real substitute for fossil fuel sources. Why "Planet of the Humans," Michael Moore’s new film about green energy, is so controversial 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Abbott calls the taxes, which are designed to curb fossil fuel emissions, “green tape” that hurts investment, industry, entrepreneurs, business, the future, etc., etc., etc. 11 ways Tony Abbott is ruining Australia and threatening the whole world 2014-04-26T21:00:00Z But to address the climate change crisis long term, I believe it is essential to recognize that the real solution for climate change is to cut emissions of fossil fuels. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z One of the main causes is burning fossil fuels. The climate crisis needs kids’ help. Show us what saving the planet looks like. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z “Just like crimes against humanity have been put on trial at Nuremberg and elsewhere, the fossil fuel industry will hopefully be held accountable,’ she told Newsnight. Jane Fonda on joining the climate fight: 'It's back to the barricades' 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Like Pierson, Hughes saw a connection between the way he was farming and the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. On-farm solar grows as farmers see economic rewards — and risks 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Steyer’s third message is less about climate change than about public health: it argues that the fossil fuel industries create air and water pollution that sickens local populations. How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z “Blowout” is a brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels. Rachel Maddow Takes On the Oil Industry 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z All of your gadgets are powered by fossil fuels. The worst TV pilots ever: a Waterworld prequel, drag-racing PIs and furry fetish 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Even if Europe as a whole were ever actually to reduce consumption with a cap-and-trade scheme, reduced demand would depress fossil fuel prices, and consumption would bounce up elsewhere. We shouldn't fret about the carbon footprint of Will.i.am's helicopter 2012-05-25T14:41:37Z Happily, there is induction, which uses electromagnets to efficiently heat cookware without the inherent pollution of fossil fuels like natural gas. The Case for Induction Cooking 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Despite the fact that thousands of deaths in the U.S. are attributable to the pollution produced by burning fossil fuels each year, progressives oppose energy policies that could reduce our dependency on coal and oil. Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science 2013-01-03T23:02:00Z “And Trump’s financial interests,” whether his fossil fuel holdings or his business ventures in authoritarian countries, “all happen to coincide with a further weakening of the rule of law.” Pussy Riot members, journalist Masha Gessen on the Putin-Trump bromance: “Shortest honeymoon in history” 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Economists say putting a price on carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, and letting countries or companies trade emissions permits, will help the world shift away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy. No bold plans come from United Nations climate summit 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z “So I realized that I am truly and profoundly grateful for the benefits and the blessings that fossil fuels have brought us.” One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Concern over fossil fuel use is leading to a huge rise in hydroelectric projects. Flood of new dam projects threatens world’s last wild rivers 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z I think they understand, but there is more value in sowing confusion about the science than in taking drastic action to stop burning fossil fuels. ‘Adults are asleep at the wheel’ in climate crisis, says co-founder of youth-led activist group 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The installation would be the nation’s first offshore wind farm, reducing the fossil fuel emissions around coastal Massachusetts and helping to develop a clean-energy industry. Movie Review: ‘Cape Spin,’ a Documentary About Cape Wind 2013-05-17T00:31:10Z Slowly the Cuban farming sector recovered, and this time it won't be relying on fossil fuels. A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Progressives historically have been anti-nuclear power, and today, they are opposed to natural gas, a much cleaner fossil fuel. Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science 2013-01-03T23:02:00Z We learn that as climate change ravaged the Earth, intelligent societies abandoned fossil fuels, but the South clung to its peculiar institution and kept pumping, excavating and burning. ‘American War’ follows today’s vitriol to a dystopian future 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Maybe the largest delegation at COP26 wasn’t the fossil fuel industry. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Q. If the fossil fuel industry had its druthers, in what building would Congress convene? Style Invitational Week 1341: Portmanteautapping E to R 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z But critics of cremation counter that it is dependent on fossil fuels and emits greenhouse gases. The stunning rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Or try to end humanity's dependence on polluting fossil fuels? Review: EA's sci-fi shooter 'Fuse' lacks spark 2013-05-30T12:35:12Z The figure doesn’t include the indirect costs of burning oil, coal and gas, such as the harm fossil fuel emissions do to the environment and human health. ‘Save your species’: UN uses dinosaur in fossil fuel message 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Humans burning fossil fuels has led to rising levels of water in the atmosphere, which is causing increasingly extreme weather events such as catastrophic floods and droughts. Exploring the origins of consciouness, cephalopod and human, with Peter Godfrey-Smith in 'Other Minds' 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z How could a futurist support a cave man who champions fossil fuels, puts profits over environmental protection and insists that we can turn back the clock on the effects of globalization on American workers? Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Right now, carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels is generally treated interchangeably with carbon emissions from clearing forests or from methane emissions. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Sully and Mike are now responsible for Monsters Inc.’s transition from the fossil fuel of children’s screams to the cleaner energy source of children’s laughter. 26 Summer Shows, No Mask Required 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z He spearheaded the fossil fuel divestment movement and resistance to the Keystone oil pipeline. Environmentalist Bill McKibben: ‘Mother Nature is a very powerful educator’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “If we don’t stop the harm caused by burning fossil fuels there will be no one to look at the masterpieces,” she said. Climate Protester Glues His Head to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Painting 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Qatar gets its money from oil reserves, which are fossil fuels. Al Gore: Examining the ‘drivers of global change’ 2013-02-07T22:02:57Z But is methane from cows really as bad for the climate as methane from fossil fuels? New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z On West 43rd Street, at “Expressing Climate Grief,” a man wept as he mourned the fact that he never knew his grandfather, a coal miner in Pennsylvania who died from extracting fossil fuels. At Climate Week NYC, searching for world-saving answers inside a giant carbon footprint 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z As mining technology improves, and resources become ever more sought after, companies will push deeper into the oceans in search of minerals, metals and fossil fuels. Callum Roberts' Ocean of Life is a manifesto for marine management 2012-06-07T06:30:01Z Even worse, the melting of Arctic ice has given many countries the impetus to prospect for more fossil fuels in that pristine wilderness. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z It takes much less water and fossil fuel to produce plant-based food than it does to produce a similar quantity of meat. Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Leonardo DiCaprio wants the world to say goodbye to fossil fuels. Leonardo DiCaprio Slams Corporate Greed at Davos 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Since the industrial revolution, people have gradually disrupted that balance by releasing carbon into the atmosphere through deforestation and burning fossil fuels. How will California’s climate ambitions reshape food and agriculture? 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Rice hulls: Sterilized rice hulls are not a substitute for peat moss but replace perlite and vermiculite, the production of which requires fossil fuels. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z We have discovered too late that rock, like fossil fuels, is a finite resource. The death of rock 2011-01-16T22:00:02Z Carbon emissions from fossil fuel use and deforestation are currently approaching 300 tonnes per second: check trillionthtonne.org to see what this means. We shouldn't fret about the carbon footprint of Will.i.am's helicopter 2012-05-25T14:41:37Z In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson’s science advisory committee sent him a report that highlighted a human-caused warming of the planet from the carbon dioxide burned off by fossil fuels. Three failing experiments? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Yet this peaceful rural landscape is swiftly becoming part of a vast assembly line in the corporate race for the last fossil fuels on the planet. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z Around 80 percent of the world’s energy supply comes from fossil fuels, just about the same as 25 years ago. Rachel Maddow Takes On the Oil Industry 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The largest delegation at the conference is not India's or China's or that of the United States; it is the stealth consortium of fossil fuel lobbyists who like the world the way it is. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Rare is the film that imagines a world where humans successfully work together to allay the worst of the crisis, save biodiversity and wean themselves off fossil fuels. Don’t Just Watch: Team Behind ‘Don’t Look Up’ Urges Climate Action 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Even if demand for fossil fuels slows, plastics are a "Plan B" for the survival of the petrochemical industry. More than just litter: The relationship between plastic and climate change 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Humans have released so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere since beginning to burn fossil fuels in the 1800s that the accumulated gases are now trapping significantly more heat than is released to space. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Don’t know much about fossil fuel; made me rich, so I think it’s cool. Style Invitational Week 1239: MASH 3 — combine two movie titles 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z There are many industries easy to loathe, including Big Pharma, Big Tech, fossil fuels and transportation. Perspective | Can artists right the ills of an unjust world by staging museum protests? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Tuesday's open letter states: "We believe that the only ethical way forward for our museums is to cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry and funders of climate science obfuscation." Reject David Koch money, scientists and museum officials' letter urges 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Tourism is Wyoming's second-biggest industry after coal mining and other fossil fuel extraction. Cheyenne Frontier Days, world's largest outdoor rodeo, canceled for 1st time in over a century 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The 29 pieces in the exhibition touch on big-picture topics like labor, gentrification, immigration and fossil fuels, which are elaborated in deadpan, retrofuturist labels. Cheeseburgers, Oil and Minimum Wage: Building a Museum of Capitalism 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z After all, more than 70 percent of the energy powering sports arenas in the U.S. is produced from fossil fuels. Making pro sports pro-green 2012-07-07T00:00:00Z This demand, in turn, drives fossil fuel use, because Colorado gets the majority of its energy from coal-fired power plants. Not so green: how the weed industry is a glutton for fossil fuels 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Much as France did before it, Sweden achieved this by expanding its electrical supply with nuclear power rather than fossil fuels. A Sensible Climate Change Solution, Borrowed From Sweden 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In a decision posted Wednesday, the school system’s Task Force on Sustainable Investing decided against recommending that it divest its $91 billion portfolio from fossil fuel companies. UC’s climate cop-out: University to fight warming while continuing to invest in pollutors 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Traditional heating methods — coal, oil and natural gas — use fossil fuels. 9 ways to be green without also being broke 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z It occupies precious crop acreage, requires fossil fuels to be shipped, refrigerated, around the world, and adds nothing but crunch to the plate. Why salad is so overrated 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Amid all the uncertainty, there is one thing we know for sure: Bottling and transporting water uses energy and burns fossil fuels. Perspective | The truth about ‘raw’ water 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “To be anti-nuclear,” another of his experts, the journalist Richard Rhodes, says, “is basically to be in favor of burning fossil fuel.” Movie Review: ‘Pandora’s Promise’ Advocates Nuclear Energy 2013-06-11T22:05:48Z The Department of Energy's $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra to produce solar panels was aimed at spurring alternative energy growth in the U.S. and to lessen dependence on fossil fuels. A Russian's power grab in Indiana 2012-04-08T11:04:00Z Their actual root cause — atmospheric carbon emitted through the combustion of fossil fuels — should no longer be controversial. A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Herbert was an early environmentalist and a staunch critic of fossil fuels. How ‘Dune’ was inspired by the Oregon coast, at the beautiful Oregon Dunes 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z During the discussion, several students mentioned current debates over whether Columbia should divest from fossil fuels or the private prison industry. Columbia Examines Its Long-Ago Links to Slavery 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Sunlight chemically reacts with gases produced from the burning of fossil fuels to form ground-level ozone. Good day to play outside? Learn about air pollution to find out. 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Result: More gas will be guzzled, and fossil fuel burnt. Design: A Brush With Mediocrity 2010-02-22T03:37:00Z His company says the project will not harm the environment and will replace less healthy fossil fuels. Under the sea: antiquities make way for Israel's Leviathan pipeline 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z She also observes how the poisonous fossil fuel destroys the environment. ‘King Coal’ Review: Heavy Is the Crown 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Dragons should be welcome here, too — after all, they don’t burn fossil fuels to fly. Spare Times for Children for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Until sustainable energy is cheaper than fossil fuel, corporations and environmentalists will be fundamentally at odds because the two groups will have different interests: profits on the one hand, sustainability on the other. How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z Maybe one day something similar will be said of the vexatious fossil fuel known as black gold. Art Review: A Jewel Box for Translucent Treasures 2011-12-15T22:59:09Z Its development and improvement have lowered production costs so dramatically that solar and wind power are becoming competitive with fossil fuels. Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Climate activists announced plans to protest the Museum of Modern Art’s fund-raiser on Tuesday to draw attention to its board’s ties to to the fossil fuel industry. What Does It Take to Run a Museum? The Job Description Is Changing. 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The fossil fuel industry and its advocates are seen as the enemy in a David and Goliath battle, and they are not giving up without a fight. Review: ‘Time to Choose’ Extols Renewable Energy to Combat Global Warming 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Goats do emit methane, a greenhouse gas, but — unlike machines — they don’t consume fossil fuels. Are goats the new weed whackers? Plenty of people want them to be. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Two days later, Ocasio-Cortez unveiled the Green New Deal, a plan to confront climate change by correcting “systemic injustices” and shifting the American economy away from fossil fuels. A Green New Deal ignites an old red scare 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Seriously embracing agrivoltaics in Canada would completely drop fossil fuel use. How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s not enough for the company’s success to sell fossil fuels and petrochemicals and make money. Why read a 5-year-old book about ExxonMobil now? Two words: Rex Tillerson 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z I don’t think we’ll be burning fossil fuels with abandon in 200 years – assuming we don’t set ourselves way backward economically by having a nuclear war or some such cataclysm. ArtsBeat: Steve Coll Talks About the Power of Exxon Mobil 2012-05-02T17:31:09Z Looking back across the decades, you want to scream to the world to do things differently: Stop dismantling ecosystems, stop burning fossil fuels, start cooperating before everything falls apart. Barry Lopez Travels to the Ends of the Earth, Seeking Glimmers of Hope 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z But of course now Murillo’s Seville is boiling, and Carpaccio’s Venice is sinking; who can say what will outlast the age of fossil fuels? Museums in the U.S. and Europe Are in Blockbuster Mode 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Her dismissal, Bennett writes, raises questions about whether environmental groups in British Columbia will be able to address the effects of fossil fuels as extraction in the area continues. Weekend Reading: Class Warfare at Burning Man, and More 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The Democratic National Committee dropped a pledge to eliminate tax breaks and subsidies for the fossil fuel industry from the party platform. ‘Adults are asleep at the wheel’ in climate crisis, says co-founder of youth-led activist group 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The second road to carbon neutrality is trickier: Weaning ships off fossil fuels. Cruise ships have returned to Seattle — is that a good thing? Here’s a primer on the issues facing the cruise industry 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z It has since gone after powerful conservative donors, tech companies and the fossil fuel industry. The new journalism — and the PR firms behind it 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Monocultures are also heavily dependent on fossil fuels to run large-scale equipment and to transport raw and processed foods across the world, making them a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Unlike a globalized food system, local food won’t destroy the environment 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z We developed systems where progress was wrapped up with burning fossil fuels and generally treating the planet as something to be used, if not used up. Earth has entered a new era, new Smithsonian book says. That is not a good thing. 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z The letter expressed deep concern about “the links between museums of science and natural history with those who profit from fossil fuels or fund lobby groups that misrepresent climate science.” David H. Koch Leaves Natural History Museum Board 1455-04-09T05:00:00Z Most cars still run on fossil fuels and the ones that don’t are prohibitively expensive for most people.” Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z So the tactics, personnel and organisations mobilised to serve the interests of the tobacco lobby in the 1980s were seamlessly transferred to serve the interests of the fossil fuel lobby in the 1990s. Extract: Requiem for a Species by Clive Hamilton 2010-04-16T09:19:00Z As evidence accumulates about the dangers of using fossil fuels, old ways of this sort may become fashionable again. Net worth 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Reducing use of fossil fuels is necessary both to avoid serious climate change and in anticipation of a time when scarcity makes them prohibitively expensive. 20 predictions for the next 25 years 2011-01-02T00:05:22Z Those new highways may not reduce congestion, energy consumption or pollution, but they will enrich an array of powerful interests, including automakers, fossil fuel companies, trucking firms and road contractors. NH post office cuts hours 2012-06-25T15:30:00Z Moreover, biogenic sources of carbon, such as from trees or cattle, are renewable, while fossil fuel sources are not. New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly) 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Development Programme, Achim Steiner, acknowledged that reforming the system of fossil fuel subsidies would not be easy and might look different in each country. ‘Save your species’: UN uses dinosaur in fossil fuel message 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Also, onsider switching your pension and bank accounts to companies that don’t invest in fossil fuels. 50 easy hacks to change your life in 2020 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican who supports fossil fuel development on public lands, initially said he worried that the new leases would bring eyesores too close to the park. Drilling Near Dinosaur National Monument Draws Criticism 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Why avoid idling our cars when fossil fuel emissions globally continue to climb? How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The fact that tickets were offered to the general public before Neil Young Archives subscribers has him extremely upset, along with the fact that the show is sponsored by the “fossil fuel finding entity” Barclays. Neil Young decries “Massive F**kup” around Bob Dylan Hyde Park show 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Fine particulate matter, or tiny pieces of dustlike substance, is mostly produced from burning fossil fuels, for instance, gasoline in cars and coal in power plants. Good day to play outside? Learn about air pollution to find out. 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Their rapidly expanding infrastructure desperately needed electrical power, especially in the Soviet Union’s industrialized western region, far away from Siberia’s fossil fuel deposits. Looking Again at the Chernobyl Disaster 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In David Mitchell’s new novel, “The Bone Clocks,” the narrative stretches to the year 2043, as dwindling fossil fuel supplies, shortages of food and medicine and global warming cause governments to collapse. ‘Station Eleven’ Joins Fall’s Crop of Dystopian Novels 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Attenborough critiqued our dependence on fossil fuels and government subsidies of them, drew a connection between global migration and climate change, and called for nations to uphold their commitments to the Paris climate accord. With the Netflix Series “Our Planet,” David Attenborough Delivers an Urgent Message 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The term is combustive, hardened by centuries of misogyny, like prehistoric plant matter condensed into fossil fuel. Ivanka Trump, Samantha Bee, and the Strange Path of an Ancient Epithet 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Streetcars are indeed more expensive to operate than buses per vehicle mile; and the electricity that powers them, lest we forget, is most often generated from the burning of fossil fuels. Are streetcars the future of public transportation? 2013-05-16T18:18:00Z Well, OK, I’m glad that your house is less cluttered, but you’re actually using more fossil fuels and doing more harm with that smartphone than you would with a whole library of books. A book for Luddite-curious city dwellers: Mark Sundeen's 'The Unsettlers' 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Plastics and many agricultural chemicals are made from fossil fuels, and Muffett connects the dots between the various industries. Plastic-coated agricultural chemicals are destroying human health 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The economic advantages are compounded because gas, which also is a fossil fuel, produces from a quarter to a half of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by coal for a comparable amount of power generation. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Enjoying meals that emphasize local ingredients, Christ said, means fewer fossil fuels are involved because they didn’t travel far to reach your plate. How to have a green vacation 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Food production has become a branch of global industry, increasing our reliance on fossil fuels and accelerating the process of climate change. Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott – review 2013-07-05T07:01:01Z But what about plastic that doesn't come from fossil fuels and instead comes from products like corn? More than just litter: The relationship between plastic and climate change 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The company knew as early as 1948 that burning fossil fuels could have a negative effect on the earth and the atmosphere and suppressed the information. The new “Inconvenient Truth”: Leonardo DiCaprio’s new documentary wants to challenge climate change skeptics 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Said the CBC in its description, ''The documentary shows how fossil fuel corporations have kept the global warming debate alive long after most scientists believed that global warming was real and had potentially catastrophic consequences.'' Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The host nation Poland remains committed to coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels, calling for a “just transition” to allow communities dependent on fossil fuel help in changing their lifestyle. Political leaders arrive in Poland in race to deliver on U.N.... 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z McKibben promotes divesting from fossil fuels and investing in green options, like Green Century Funds. Why "Planet of the Humans," Michael Moore’s new film about green energy, is so controversial 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The coal passages get heavy rotation of the phrase “the regulated community,” which he carries on into discussion of other regulation-averse fossil fuel industries. William T. Vollmann Would Like a Word or Two About Climate Change. Or 1,200 Pages. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Humans have “used up the earth”: there are no more fossil fuels, and the world outside the Dome is frightening and unknown. An Accidental Activist 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z And much of it comes from fossil fuels. Great Scott! Back to the Future turns 30 (and catches up with reality) 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The UK-NZ agreement also takes steps to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, in recognition that government support for the coal, oil and gas industries distorts prices and discourages climate action. A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Not only to solve the problems in the Gulf but to solve all these fossil fuel related problems, from those surrounding extraction to climate change . A Muckraker Targets Onshore Drilling 2010-06-21T18:50:00Z But asked if he saw the legacy of the protests themselves as positive, Mr. Bollinger — whose own office was briefly occupied in 2016 by students demanding fossil fuel divestment — walked a careful line. At Columbia, Revisiting the Revolutionary Students of 1968 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Approximately 25 kilocalories of fossil fuel energy is required to produce 1 kilocalorie of all meat-based protein. The 3 most environmentally damaging habits you might be able to change 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The remorseless march of extinction — including our own — is captured with chilling clarity in “Revolution,” Rob Stewart’s unapologetically partisan argument against fossil fuels and fossilized thinking. Movie Review: ‘Revolution,’ on Declining Ocean Ecosystems 2013-12-06T00:27:48Z They were clapping for fossil fuels because it was cathartic to acknowledge that, for all the damage done, coal and gas and oil had been gifts to mankind. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z In the piece's last movement, they incant a list of modern-day appliances and other conveniences that rely on fossil fuels. Julia Wolfe's Pulitzer-winning 'Anthracite Fields' makes its West Coast debut at Disney Hall 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z A ban on fossil fuels prompts parts of the South to secede. Paperback Row 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z And it takes the conversation in a new direction, reminding us that climate change is not the only negative externality associated with fossil fuels. How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z And bless her soul, she burned a lot of fossil fuels honoring that request. House Tour: Saugerties, N.Y. 2010-12-02T23:28:00Z Both, however, are increasing nuclear power production at home in order to sell their fossil fuels abroad, with little net gain against global warming. A Sensible Climate Change Solution, Borrowed From Sweden 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Like fossil fuels themselves, this behavior had long been construed as a necessary evil, one for which any purported cure seemed as futile and flimsy as a reusable shopping bag. Team older feminist: am I allowed nuanced feelings about #MeToo? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The batteries have reshaped energy storage and transformed mobile devices — and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. Scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on lithium-ion battery 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z But some Republicans on the 15-member board this week waved off current textbook options as too negative toward fossil fuels and for failing to include alternatives to evolution. Climate change in Texas science textbooks causes divisions on state’s education board 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The widespread adoption of nuclear power was predicted by computer simulations more than four decades ago but the continued reliance on fossil fuels for energy shows these simulations need improvement, a new study has shown. Nuclear expansion failure shows simulations require change 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The carbon tax is intended to discourage use of fossil fuels and accelerate a switch to clean energy. Majority of Canadians want carbon tax dropped or waived for three years - poll 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z These firms, it said, have climate targets but advocate for weakening climate policies or expanding the fossil fuel industry. Top companies' lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The two countries, which are the world's biggest carbon emitters, agreed on further measures to tackle climate change, but stopped short of committing to end the use of fossil fuels. Four things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z One of Texas’ regulators of the oil and gas industry, Republican Wayne Christian, has urged the board to “choose books that promote the importance of fossil fuels for energy promotion.” Climate change in Texas science textbooks causes divisions on state’s education board 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Overall, the researchers believe that these findings can contribute toward a sustainable strategy for hydrogen production to eventually replace conventional methods that still rely on fossil fuels. Water splitting reaction for green hydrogen gas production improved 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Employees will be allowed to use them for their private cars, apparently as an incentive to move away from fossil fuels. Vatican in deal with Volkswagen for all-electric car fleet by 2030 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Leaks from pipelines and other infrastructure could indirectly lead to rising levels of methane, a strong greenhouse gas emitted by natural sources and fossil fuel production. Carbon-free fuels could have a dark side 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z California in 2022 announced it was conducting an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries' role in plastic pollution. New York state sues PepsiCo over plastics pollution 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The US and China have agreed on measures to tackle climate change but stopped short of committing to end fossil fuels, a joint statement said. Climate change: US and China take 'small but important steps' 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z A fifth would be hydropower and other clean sources and the remainder, fossil fuels. Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Francis, 86, has made protection of the environment a hallmark of his papacy and often has called for a transition away from fossil fuels. Vatican in deal with Volkswagen for all-electric car fleet by 2030 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Li said COP28 still "has its work cut out", particularly on fossil fuels. US, China pledge cooperation on climate following California talks 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Among the most polluting fossil fuels, thermal coal is used to produce electricity and is being phased out as part of a global transition to clean energy sources. Glencore coal deal shows power of fossil fuels - even on their way out 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "But progress on fossil fuels wasn't what I expected to see, as they both have constraints," she told BBC News. Climate change: US and China take 'small but important steps' 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Agora Energiewende researchers found that Asian nations are united in their heavy reliance on fossil fuels and national plans are not aligned with ambitious climate pledges announced by their governments. Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Trump has vowed to increase U.S. production of fossil fuels by easing the permitting process for drilling on federal land and would encourage new natural gas pipelines. Trump's second-term agenda: punish enemies, fire government workers 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Emissions are driven by the burning of fossil fuels, as well as deforestation, agricultural practices, manufacturing and other sources. 'Every bit matters': Six key takeaways from the latest U.S. climate report 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "Imagine the problems we could have avoided if we knew the risks and environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels before the Industrial Revolution began," Porporato said. Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Now, his biggest fear is that countries and companies will keep treating forests that way, using them for carbon offsets to enable the continued use of fossil fuels. How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z South Korea and Thailand also still mostly depend on fossil fuel. Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “The reality is that we need to slash fossil fuel emissions, end deforestation, and restore ecosystems to stabilize the climate,” Lewis says. Forests could suck up 226 gigatons of carbon if restored and protected, study argues 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z For that same reason, cumulative fossil fuel emissions in the U.S. remain higher than any other country, with U.S. emissions between 1850 and 2021 making up approximately 17% of current global warming, the report found. 'Every bit matters': Six key takeaways from the latest U.S. climate report 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Ammonia synthesis is inherently energy-intensive, and fossil fuels without CO2 capture are currently used to meet almost all of its feedstock and energy demands. Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z But there is one thing they all agree on: To tackle both climate change and biodiversity loss, the world must do far more to cut fossil fuels and end deforestation of old-growth forests. How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z However, forests cannot be a substitute for cutting fossil fuel emissions. Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential, as long as we cut emissions 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z That’s equivalent to roughly 20 years of emissions from burning fossil fuels and other sources at current rates. Forests could suck up 226 gigatons of carbon if restored and protected, study argues 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Scientists say improving the outlook for people and the planet will require, first and foremost, curbing emissions from fossil fuels and other sources to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. 'Every bit matters': Six key takeaways from the latest U.S. climate report 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Countries in South Asia have seen a marked increased in industrialisation, economic development, and population growth over the past two decades, leading to increased demand for energy and fossil fuels. Explainer: Why is South Asia the global hotspot of pollution? 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Climate advocates have petitioned for similar rules on fossil fuel money but so far, the reaction in academia has been muted. How to fix fossil fuel money that compromises climate research | Opinion 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z As EV sales grow, utilities can aggregate batteries into virtual power plants to avoid firing up fossil fuel power stations when demand spikes. How to turn your electric car into a mobile power plant 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z For oil, gas and petrochemical producers and exporters, a strong treaty is liability that could curb the sale of fossil fuels, said Bjorn Beeler, international coordinator of the International Pollutants Elimination Network. In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Exxon, like other fossil fuel producers, has faced pressure to reduce carbon emissions from operations. Exclusive: Exxon aims to begin lithium production by 2026 in Arkansas 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Despite organic’s popularity, less than one percent of America’s farmland is organic—a massive shortcoming that directly harms our health and climate through toxic pesticides and fertilizers derived from fossil fuels. A harvest of upheaval: Mike Johnson faces first climate test with farm bill 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z But the gaping chasm between fossil fuel companies’ rhetoric around clean energy and their actual pursuit of it suggests not. How to fix fossil fuel money that compromises climate research | Opinion 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Writing in the journal Science, researchers say the treaty must prioritise "upstream" issues: cutting total production and consumption of plastics, phasing out hazardous chemicals and tackling fossil fuel subsidies. Plastics treaty must tackle problem at source 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z That produced amount is set to surge in the coming decade, as oil companies, which often also produce plastics, look to new sources of revenue amid the energy transition away from fossil fuels. In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Like all oil producers, Exxon extracts water containing traces of lithium as part of fossil fuel production. Exclusive: Exxon aims to begin lithium production by 2026 in Arkansas 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The main appeal of offshore wind for supporters, including environmentalists and many state governments, is that it doesn’t burn fossil fuels and therefore drive climate change. Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia’s coast 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z At the bare minimum, places where climate research and policy originate — universities, research institutes, conferences and scientific journals — should require mandatory disclosure of fossil fuel funding. How to fix fossil fuel money that compromises climate research | Opinion 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z "An effective treaty must be holistic, covering everything from fossil fuel extraction and plastic production to recycling and removing waste that already pollutes our land and ocean." Plastics treaty must tackle problem at source 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z But Uganda National was among companies whose plans for renewable energy were aimed primarily at using the clean power to decarbonize its fossil fuel projects, not replace them with cleaner pursuits. Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Nuclear power doesn’t produce carbon pollution like fossil fuels, but it leaves behind waste that can remain dangerously radioactive for centuries. Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK’d plan to keep last nuke plant running 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z It is also the world's biggest user of coal, the most highly carbon-emitting fossil fuel. Top EU, China climate officials to hold talks next week 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z However, in a recent report issued by a Harvard alumni group, a majority of that university’s surveyed departments were still “reluctant or unable to publicly disclose” fossil fuel funding. How to fix fossil fuel money that compromises climate research | Opinion 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z "But there are opportunities and challenges at each stage of the life cycle of plastics -- from fossil fuel extraction onwards." Plastics treaty must tackle problem at source 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Regardless of who is responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas, in notes to investors some of the companies strike a reassuring tone about fossil fuels’ durability. Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Scientists say both actions - rapidly expanding clean energy and quickly reducing the burning of CO2-emitting fossil fuels in the power sector - are vital if the world is to avert more severe climate change. Exclusive: Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The legislation’s sponsor, Rep. Lance Yednock, a Democrat from Ottawa, said nuclear has to be part of the state’s mix of alternatives to fossil fuels in reaching its goal of carbon-free power production by 2045. Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z But it was also ironic: The man promising to “shine a light” on the deadly effects of fossil fuel pollution heads an oil company that’s raking in profits while ramping up emissions. How to fix fossil fuel money that compromises climate research | Opinion 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Global climate governance aims to stop the burning of fossil fuels, but they could still be extracted and used to make plastics -- so the Plastics Treaty provides a not-to-be-missed opportunity to close this "back door." Plastics treaty must tackle problem at source 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In its 2022 annual report, Chevron noted that while the future was uncertain, many outlooks conclude that fossil fuels will remain a significant energy source while lower-carbon alternatives are incorporated. Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Yet to the same conference, Canada brought the second-largest delegation of fossil fuel executives of any country in the world, an analysis by The Associated Press found. Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He has frequently clashed with members of his own party over his strong support for coal and other fossil fuels. Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity in 2024 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Activists campaigning against fossil fuels and oil drilling used inflatable boats to reach the Shell-contracted ship, before hoisting themselves onto it with ropes. Oil giant Shell suing Greenpeace for £1.7m damages 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “What will really, really, really be important for the discussions going into this COP is phasing out fossil fuels” Kimutai said. Earth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded History 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z That’s long beyond when scientists say the world must move away from fossil fuels. Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The only country to send a larger delegation of fossil fuel executives was Russia, AP found. Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore informed six leading Wall Street firms by letter that they had been provisionally found to be boycotting fossil fuel companies, possibly making them ineligible for state contracts. Column: Voters, like investors, have had it with GOP extremism 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "It is clear that since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement that trillions of dollars from the multinational banks have flowed to the fossil fuel industry..." Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “We clearly see that as we continue to burn these fossil fuels, temperatures will definitely continue rising—and we are seeing these impacts are continuing to accelerate.” Earth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded History 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Americans face a climate challenge that can’t be solved by providing for fossil fuel projects like the pipeline expansion that will result in a large increase in greenhouse gases. Clean energy: Increase long-range electrical transmission 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z That is decades after when scientists warn that the world needs to have moved beyond fossil fuels and rely almost entirely on renewable forms of energy. Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Both Reeves and Presley supported traditional fossil fuel generation on the campaign trail. State Election Results Bring Clean Energy Consequences 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Just as the fact that new solar generating capacity is now the cheapest new capacity in the world has meant that it's been difficult or more difficult to fund new fossil fuel power generating facility. Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “When we stop burning fossil fuels,” she added, “global temperatures will stop rising, which means that heat waves will stop getting worse,” which is “the really good news.” Earth Just Had the Hottest 12-Month Span in Recorded History 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Meyer says the fossil fuel interests have huge influence over the event, but the influence begins ahead of the talks. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But the strongest and clearest driver of planetary warming is the burning of fossil fuels. With hot October temperatures, this is 'virtually certain' to be the warmest year on record 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z As governor, Reeves has signed several laws that favor natural gas and fossil fuels. State Election Results Bring Clean Energy Consequences 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z One could envision deep rising carbon fees that would operate throughout the economy, and that would be incident on the fossil fuel industry. Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Even as climate advocates call for eliminating fossil fuels, companies continue to launch major production plans. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Zauderer didn’t burn any fossil fuels to walk his pizza to the fridge near his apartment. Community fridges don’t just fight hunger. They’re also a climate solution 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But in reality, the livelihoods of these participants were more aligned with what’s keeping the problem going: fossil fuels. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z However, human activities - mainly agriculture but also processes such as burning fossil fuels - have disturbed this balance. What is nitrous oxide and why is it being banned? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z If the fossil fuel industry can be so regulated that it becomes a less profitable industry, then it will have fewer resources to attract the banking community to its aid. Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Another study found that 40 percent of developed fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground to give a 50-50 chance of staying below 1.5 C. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The report, which looked at 20 major fossil fuel producing countries, underscores the wide gap between world leaders’ lofty promises to take stronger action on climate change and their nations’ actual production plans. Nations That Vowed to Halt Warming Are Expanding Fossil Fuels, Report Finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z “We cannot trust these politicians and we cannot trust the processes of the COPs because the fossil fuel industries are tightening their grip around their processes and dictating their outcomes.” Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The month was 1.7C warmer than the pre-industrial average - meaning compared with the period before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels. 'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The fossil fuel industry and climate deniers love to put blame on the individual. Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A critical component of climate advocates’ plans to limit oil and gas production is leaving in the ground, or stranding, large percentages of existing fossil fuel reserves. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Crops need fertilizer, a resource often provided by livestock, and producing synthetic versions is an energy-intensive process that typically requires fossil fuels and emits methane. Quitting Cows Could Have Big Environmental Impacts, but It’s Harder Than It Sounds 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z It wasn’t just fossil fuel giants that showed up. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The main driver of the heat is ongoing emissions of carbon dioxide, mainly from burning fossil fuels. 'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The fact that it’s chosen to co-brand its credit card with Citibank — a leading funder of fossil fuel expansion — might be a turnoff for many young people who see their futures going up in flames. Costco: ‘Address the climate crisis’ 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Risks would be even greater if coal mining and fossil fuel infrastructure were included. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z As a result, helium extraction is typically a byproduct of fossil fuel production, which has made resource development spotty. Impending sale of scientifically critical helium sparks worries 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Nearly a quarter of people with connections to fossil fuels in AP’s analysis attended with an electric utility. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The cancellations added fresh uncertainty to an industry seen by supporters as a way to help end the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels, but derided by opponents as inherently unworkable without massive financial subsidies. Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Last year two activists threw two cans of tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” also at the National Gallery, to protest fossil fuel extraction. Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Finally, advocates of resource stranding ignore the fact that fossil fuels are inseparably fundamental to the functioning of the world economy, and deep reductions in carbon emissions under current policies is not a realistic possibility. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Today’s fossil fuel–based approach could be coupled with systems to capture and store some of the resulting climate pollution. Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z For many of those companies, fossil fuels remain the primary energy source. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "Desalination facilities are conventionally powered by fossil fuels," says Ms Hunt. The floating desalination machines powered by the waves 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The Save Right Whales Coalition says on its website that it does not take money from “fossil fuel, nuclear, or any other energy industry” and that most members of the coalition are unpaid volunteers. How pro-fossil fuel groups helped sway the public against offshore wind in New Jersey 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Certainly, fossil fuel companies have resorted to underhanded tactics to undermine climate solutions. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The fossil fuel industry is lobbying hard to use outdated assumptions about low rates of natural gas leaking from throughout the extraction, processing and gas transport system. Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Apache Executive Vice President David Pursell was at the climate talks, part of the six fossil fuel connected members of the U.S. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "But the world has certainly reached a pivot point. We want to move away from fossil fuel powered desalination." The floating desalination machines powered by the waves 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z It has been closely aligned with fossil fuel and conservative groups. How pro-fossil fuel groups helped sway the public against offshore wind in New Jersey 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z And they would include aggressive campaigning to support politicians willing to advocate for the hellishly difficult policies — such as ending fossil fuel subsidies and levying a carbon tax — needed to meet the climate crisis. Why fossil fuel companies can’t leave resources stranded 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But the tax credit is not set up to rigorously manage cross-economy offsetting, and the offsets being pursued by the fossil fuel industry are primarily based on flawed assumptions about industrial farming operations. Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Meyer and climate negotiations historian Joanna Depledge of the University of Cambridge in England say the fossil fuel interests have huge influence over the event, but the influence begins ahead of the talks. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The feared nuclear apocalypse didn’t arrive; instead the world burned with fossil fuels, pumping ever more carbon into the atmosphere. Godzilla Is Warning Us Again about the Threats to Our Planet 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z There are divisions in the Labour Party over whether or not new licences should be granted for fossil fuel exploration. Laura Kuenssberg: Why the PM could be drowned out at the King's Speech 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Separately Colombia will push for a multilateral agreement to phase out fossil fuels, Muhamad said, without giving a deadline, though she recognized the effort will likely not be very popular. Colombia, neighbors to jointly push six key points in COP28 -minister 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Moreover, nontargeted use would wastefully divert renewable energy from its foremost task of directly displacing fossil fuels. Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z However, much of the advocating for fossil fuels doesn’t come directly from countries or companies. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Additional proposed legislation would require state funds to sell fossil fuel stocks, following systems in other states such as Maine. CalPERS to double climate investments, consider asset sales 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The world has warmed 1.1C compared to the pre-industrial period before humans began burning fossil fuels and a series of broken records this year is alarming scientists. Boom in unusual jellyfish spotted in UK waters 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Crops need fertilizer, a resource often provided by livestock and producing synthetic versions is an energy-intensive process that typically requires fossil fuels and emits methane. Why can't we just quit cows? 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z U.S. corporates and private equity firms are increasingly eyeing Canadian oil and gas companies for acquisition, drawn by lower valuations, ample fossil fuel reserves, and improving market access, according to dealmakers and analysts. Canada's Trans Mountain ordered to stop work over environmental non-compliance 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Pizarro says he hopes that carbon capture and storage technologies will allow some fossil fuel burning to continue. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z But developing nations will continue to increase burning of fossil fuels after 2030 as they rapidly industrialize, according to the agency’s annual forecast. News at a glance: Avian flu, a gene-therapy setback, and an opera about a fraudulent researcher 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Daley said Saudi Arabia is a "country deeply dependent on fossil fuels" and that its "massive presence within sport" allows it to continue "promoting and normalising high-carbon products to billions of fans". New research gives picture of Saudi Arabian sports investment 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The 2 degrees goal could still be met, he said, but only with concerted action to stop using fossil fuels and at a pace far quicker than current plans. 35 Years After Addressing Congress, James Hansen Still Has Climate Warnings 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z As U.S. demand for fossil fuel-powered heating, electricity, and transportation declines, fossil fuel companies are pivoting to plastic and are on track to triple global plastic production by 2060. Democrats unveil "most comprehensive plan ever" to address plastics problem 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z “Right now the problem to solve isn’t fossil fuel,” Pizarro said. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Guterres called on developed nations to meet pledges made at climate talks in 2021 to double adaptation funds, adding that a windfall tax should be levied on fossil fuel companies to compensate for climate losses. Climate adaptation funding gap 50% higher than estimated, UN says 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Once polluted regions in India or the Middle East improve their air quality by abandoning fossil fuels and transitioning to green energy sources, they too will lose their shield of sulphates, scientists said. Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron is in Central Asia, on a visit that highlights the region's increasing importance to Europe's supply of nuclear and fossil fuels. Why France's Emmanuel Macron is courting Central Asia 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z It added fresh uncertainty to an industry seen by supporters as a way to help end the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels, but derided by opponents as inherently unworkable without massive financial subsidies. Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Su disagrees and says all utilities are connected to fossil fuels. Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z That is because most hits from stranded fossil fuel assets—lower production volumes or sales at lower prices than investors expected—would fall primarily on the wealthy members of these countries. Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Ullman said the construction project — had it been approved — had major implications for the environment, wildlife and public health, with heightened risks of oil spills and increased fossil fuel emissions. Exxon scraps plan for new pipeline after 2015 spill — but may try to resurrect old ones 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Until recently, that energy mainly came from fossil fuels. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z But the main appeal of offshore wind for supporters, including environmentalists, many state governments and the Biden administration is precisely that it is not a fossil fuel business. Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden and several states to use offshore wind to replace fossil fuels in energy production and reduce carbon emissions. US offshore wind writedowns seen soaring with Orsted earnings 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z There are many obstacles to moving away from fossil fuels, from prices for consumers and firms to employment and meaning in communities where fossil fuel production is concentrated. Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z This will involve deciding what type of energy we use, where we get it from and if we can rely on supply, including fossil fuels and renewable energy. Claire Coutinho: Who is the new energy secretary? 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Hydrogen may be a “clean” fuel, but it’s not so clean when it’s made with fossil fuels. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z One of the more promising ideas is to make it into a stable fuel that can replace fossil fuels in some applications. Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Officials from 116 nations are discussing how to harness solar power to ramp up clean energy use and reduce reliance on planet-warming fossil fuels at the gathering, which runs until Thursday. India-led alliance set to fund solar projects in Africa in a boost to the energy transition 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z That’s not good news for climate change, largely driven by burning fossil fuels. Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Issues like phasing out fossil fuel boilers, enacting a promise to overturn a ban on onshore wind, and limited progress on installing more heat pumps will need to be resolved, she says. Claire Coutinho: Who is the new energy secretary? 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Until recently, that energy mainly came from fossil fuels. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z They say there can be no compromise on getting rid of fossil fuels. Deep divisions ahead of crucial UN climate talks 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z State lawmakers have mandated phasing out fossil fuel emissions by 2045 and created one of the few carbon pricing systems in North America to rein in the biggest polluters. Clean energy, not expanding gas pipeline, is WA's future | Editorial 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Governments should also worry about employees in the energy and other sectors and ensure a just transition for fossil fuel communities. Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z "We urgently need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make an urgent and lasting investment in the green jobs and industries which are so vital to tackling the climate crisis." New licences granted for North Sea oil and gas projects 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Hydrogen is not so clean when it’s made with fossil fuels. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z However, some European nations and climate-vulnerable states have said they will only sign up to a commitment to clean energy if there is also agreement on phasing out fossil fuels. Deep divisions ahead of crucial UN climate talks 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Human fossil fuel emissions are threatening a key climate threshold twice as quickly as previously thought, a new report says. Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought - report 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Moreover, as fossil fuels decline, new investment opportunities emerge in the growing markets for low-carbon alternatives that allow for portfolio hedging. Bold Climate Fixes Won’t Wreck Middle Class Retirement Plans 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z They say a renewable energy deal at COP28 must be paired with a commitment to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels - a pledge that has faced resistance from Saudi Arabia, Russia and other fossil fuel-reliant economies. COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z But making green hydrogen is expensive compared to making hydrogen with fossil fuels. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z While BP is not yet drawing up plans to decommission its fossil fuel infrastructure, company leaders and state lawmakers see some of these lower-carbon fuels as critical to the regional energy transition. WA’s largest oil refinery ramps up cleaner fuels as climate laws take hold 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z They also point to a having a better understanding of how the burning of fossil fuels affects the atmosphere. Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought - report 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Those findings fit into a long line of data points showing the devastating effects of climate change caused by humans burning fossil fuels. Mass snow crab deaths were a mystery, now scientists have an answer 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Instead of trying to revive state monopolies, Lopez Obrador could have benefited from private sector investment and know-how, boosting Mexico's electricity output from renewable sources and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Mexico president's ex-finance minister slams government energy policies 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z As the world moves away from fossil fuels, new fuels are needed to take their place. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Ultimately, a global effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels and bring net carbon emissions to zero as quickly as possible is the only way to avoid intolerable conditions for billions. Opinion: Here are the places that could become too hot for humans due to climate change 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z One of the most critical are sooty particles called aerosols, which mainly arise from the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought - report 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z “This is an absurd crime against nature. It will not only be detrimental to these iconic marine fauna species, but to our fight against the climate crisis,” by seeking to exploit undersea fossil fuels. Greenpeace urges Greece to scrap offshore gas drilling project because of impact on whales, dolphins 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Both are part of an aggressive agenda to curb climate change, though Biden has approved some large fossil fuel projects. For many in Wyoming, a Biden plan to protect land is beyond unpopular 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z These clean energy sources can power many things that used to run on fossil fuels, like cars and heating systems. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z In the future, microalgae could be used as sustainable feed stock for producing biofuels and biochemicals that could lessen dependency on fossil fuels. Algae's surprising potential to help ease climate change worries 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z But the power plant, which burned coal and oil over the decades, closed in May 2019, a casualty of the global move away from burning fossil fuels. Former coal-fired power plant being razed to make way for offshore wind electricity connection 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The river’s flow has declined dramatically since 2000, and research has shown that global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels has worsened the long stretch of extremely dry years. Feds say Colorado River water cuts are sufficient to stave off immediate risks 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Oil - like gas and coal - is a fossil fuel. What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The analysis shows that humans have reached new extremes on 20 of these measurements, including global gross domestic product, fossil fuel subsidies, annual carbon pollution and glacier thinning. Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the rate of new fossil fuel infrastructure has slowed, with worldwide additions of coal and natural-gas-fired power plants decreasing by half from earlier peaks, according to the report. Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030—Here’s How 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Specific recommendations include phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, transitioning toward plant-based diets, scaling up forest protection efforts and adopting international coal elimination and fossil fuel non-proliferation treaties. Climate report: 'Uncharted territory' imperils life on Earth 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The recent oil deals are a financial flex by U.S. oil and gas companies that have kept investing in fossil fuels as European rivals turned their attention to renewable fuels. Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Hundreds of delegates with links to fossil fuels attended COP27 last year. What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z For example, the team highlights that government subsidies of fossil fuels were at their all-time high in 2022, the most recent year out of the 13 for which data are available. Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z This “signals a clear risk of protracted fossil fuel use that would put the 1.5 °C out of reach,” IEA wrote in the report. Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030—Here’s How 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency said it expected fossil fuel demand to peak by 2030 based on governments' current policies. Oil prices dip amid flurry of weak European economic data 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z And the deals will leave European oil rivals that had shifted their focus to renewable energy further behind in fossil fuels. Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z There is likely to be disagreement about the future of "unabated" fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas which are burned without technologies to capture their emissions. What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “Governments are subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, which seems a little counterproductive,” Ripple says. Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The world is on an "unstoppable" shift towards renewable energy but the phase down of fossil fuels is not happening quickly enough, a new report says. World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z A peak in fossil fuel use won’t be enough to stop global warming, the International Energy Agency said in its World Energy Outlook, a 354-page report on global energy trends published Tuesday. Energy Agency Sees Peaks in Global Oil, Coal and Gas Demand By 2030 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The authors heed that this high fossil fuel scenario, where emissions increase rapidly, is considered unlikely to occur. Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting 'unavoidable' 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Climate campaigners point out that restricting agreements to "unabated" fossil fuels would allow some production to continue. What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important? 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The European Union has pushed oil and gas companies harder than the U.S. government to find alternative business models to fossil fuels and to embrace the energy transition. Analysis: Mega transatlantic oil mergers less likely after Exxon, Chevron deals 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The world's reliance on fossil fuels means that we are still on track to be facing a global average temperature rise of 2.4C by 2100. World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Last month, he was the only American invited to address the United Nations about climate change, where he excoriated the fossil fuel industry for what he called its decades of “deceit and denial.” Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The deals will leave European rivals that had shifted their focus to renewable energy further behind in fossil fuels. Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z These are the gases produced when fossil fuels are burned - the main contributor to human-induced climate change. Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable' 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Curbing fossil fuel emissions might help slow this melting, but scientists haven’t been sure by how much. Rapid Antarctic Melting Looks Certain, Even if Emissions Goals Are Met 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Abatement refers to technologies, which are not yet available at scale, that could capture the emissions released when fossil fuels are burned. World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The deal also signals Chevron's plans to continue boosting investments in fossil fuels as oil demand remains strong and big producers use acquisitions to replenish their inventory after years of under-investment. Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The recent deals are a financial flex by U.S. oil and gas companies that kept investing in fossil fuels as European rivals turned their attention to renewable fuels. Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z "This technology, once fully commercialised, could help decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and contribute substantially to combating the global climate crisis," he added. Pivotal breakthrough in adapting perovskite solar cells for renewable energy 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Could the ebb and flow of the UK's tides help us to rely less on fossil fuels? Could the UK's tides help wean us off fossil fuels? 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Can the UK's tides help wean us off fossil fuels? World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z "If we don't make some pretty big changes and rapidly move away from fossil fuels, this is something we can expect to see worsen in the future." New study finds 50-year trend in hurricane escalation linked to climate change 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Climate change, caused by burning fossil fuels, is making hot and dry summers more frequent and deepening the severity of droughts. WA still suffers from drought despite rain — and El Niño won’t help 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z But the cost of not breaking up with fossil fuels is higher. Gas prices: ‘Future depends on bold policy’ 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Methane removal one day could be viewed as a kind of carbon offset, a carbon credit that can be sold to fossil fuel emitters to allow them to continue burning fossil fuels into the future. Scientists Explore Pulling Potent Methane Out of the Air to Curb Warming 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z And the report said investment in fossil fuels needed to be cut in half. World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z As the world transitions from fossil fuels, they are seen as an important step for use in electric cars and home batteries for those with solar panels. Cobalt-free battery for cleaner, greener power 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Halting the climate catastrophe means halting fossil fuel production. Opinion: Here's one way to protect California's beaches from rising seas: Stop messing with them 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Biden’s own incentives on moving away from fossil fuels have left Europe “a little bit uncomfortable,” said Federico Steinberg, a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank. US commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU leaders amid congressional chaos 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z In extreme scenarios though, that could lead to bad-faith activities by fossil fuel emitters, one expert warned. Scientists Explore Pulling Potent Methane Out of the Air to Curb Warming 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "Power sector decarbonization is very effective in curbing the source energy consumption of future buildings in cities, but it's crucial to further reduce direct fossil fuel combustion in buildings," Wang said. Potential for 110% electricity increases in U. S. urban buildings 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Shifting from fossil fuel burning to renewable energy won’t be enough without concurrent changes in how we eat. Do you want to eat more veggies in 2024? Read this. 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Yes, reducing our use of fossil fuels is essential. Opinion: Here's one way to protect California's beaches from rising seas: Stop messing with them 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The fish commission wrote that the project “is in direct conflict with tribal goals in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.” Expansion of Pacific Northwest natural gas pipeline gets go-ahead 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z But if methane removal becomes a lucrative part of the carbon offset industry, and it isn’t carefully regulated, fossil fuel companies could choose not to repair malfunctioning infrastructure, Grubert suggested. Scientists Explore Pulling Potent Methane Out of the Air to Curb Warming 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Montgomery compares the current, inadequate organ transplant system to an economy running on fossil fuels. No One Should Die Waiting for an Organ Transplant. These Doctors Want to Ensure That Doesn’t Happen 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels also play a role, not only by fueling higher air temperatures but also by warming ocean water. A fall heat wave is hitting California. How to prepare, and when it will end 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The surge is stoking fears about Europe’s automotive industry, an economic powerhouse centered in France and Germany that employs millions of workers, staying competitive as it transitions from fossil fuels to electricity. Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Washington state lawmakers have passed a spate of climate legislation in recent years and put a price on pollution with an aim to reduce reliance on fossil fuels in homes, transportation and manufacturing. Expansion of Pacific Northwest natural gas pipeline gets go-ahead 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z However, the researchers warn that solar-dominated electricity systems could become "locked into configurations that are neither resilient nor sustainable, with a reliance on fossil fuel for dispatchable power." World may have crossed solar power 'tipping point' 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The researchers then considered three different levels of social costs applied to the fossil fuel and found at the highest carbon price the cost of nitrogen fertilizer could rise by roughly 90%. Research finds water quality in Gulf of Mexico improves when adding social costs to carbon emissions 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Of Europe's top seven rental companies, which shape new car sales and the used car market, not one had committed to phasing out fossil fuel vehicles, the report "Stuck in the fossil age" said. Campaigners say Europe's car leasing giants lag shift into electric gear 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The protesters accuse fossil fuel companies of deliberately slowing the global energy transition to renewables in order to make more profit. Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’ forum 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The company says Seagreen will displace more than two million tonnes of CO2 each year, helping reduce the UK's reliance of fossil fuels for generating electricity. Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm at full power 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Much of its current plastic packaging is made cheaply, from fossil fuels. Climate crisis: Coca-Cola trial to make bottle tops from CO2 emissions 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Rivera Smith said one of her proudest accomplishments is the passage of a clean energy resolution that will “get the district off fossil fuels” within 20 years. The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Christina Posten for Seattle Public Schools District 2 | Editorial 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z If carbon dioxide emissions rise due to continued fossil fuel use in a scenario known as the Shared Socioeconomic Pathway or SSP 585, temperatures rise significantly. Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictions 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “The world is drowning in fossil fuels. Our hopes and dreams and lives are being washed away by a flood of greenwashing and lies,” Thunberg told reporters before she was detained. Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’ forum 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z If made cleanly, hydrogen could help fight global warming by replacing fossil fuels in the fertilizer and steel industries, and in tricky-to-electrify vehicles such as long-haul trucks. U.S. hands out $7 billion for hydrogen hubs 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z "Our starting material is carbon dioxide," he said, "so we entirely de-fossilise the process and make plastic free from fossil fuels and fossil carbon." Climate crisis: Coca-Cola trial to make bottle tops from CO2 emissions 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Finding alternative ways of producing, storing and transforming energy in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels is necessary to reduce the impact on the climate. New catalyst could provide liquid hydrogen fuel of the future 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “The U.S. support for expanded fossil fuel production will undermine global efforts to reduce emissions.” US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “It has been clear for decades that the fossil fuel industries were well aware of the consequences of their business models, and yet they have done nothing.” Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’ forum 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Environmental advocacy groups are worried that adopting blue hydrogen will serve to further entrench the fossil fuel industry. U.S. hands out $7 billion for hydrogen hubs 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z This spring, as reported by E&E News, the board took the additional step of changing its textbook policy to explicitly favor books that emphasize fossil fuels’ “positive” aspects. Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The International Energy Agency, the Paris-based intergovernmental group that provides policy recommendations, analyses and data, projects that the planet is on the edge of “the beginning of the end” of the era of fossil fuels. WA’s climate tax is vexing motorists, but the price is worth it 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Biden administration has committed several hundred billions of dollars in government incentives for moving away from fossil fuels to limit the damage from climate change. US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Some environmentalists call hydrogen a false solution because it frequently relies on natural gas or other fossil fuels as feedstocks. Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z McNamara is also concerned that subsidizing blue hydrogen will perpetuate fossil fuel extraction, and its attendant environmental and health impacts. U.S. hands out $7 billion for hydrogen hubs 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The testifier responded that Hickman had conflated the use of fossil fuels with the benefits of electricity, which can be produced with renewable sources. Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z By 2050 it aims to eliminate the burning of fossil fuels altogether and power its fleet with hydrogen-based fuels currently in development. Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “It’s clear that the Biden administration is not running a war against fossil fuels, or if it is, it’s a very unsuccessful war,” Climate Analytics Hare said. US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Big fossil fuel companies, renewable energy developers and researchers in university and government labs are involved, too. Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z “There have to be positive benefits for people who are going to convert from fossil fuels,” she says. U.S. hands out $7 billion for hydrogen hubs 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z But in places, they seem to downplay the role of fossil fuels. Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The burning of dirty fossil fuels to fish in such remote waters also carries a heavy carbon footprint. Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Antarctica’s burgeoning krill fishery 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z In contrast, an abundance of evidence places the blame primarily at the feet of fossil fuel use. How much are volcanoes to blame for climate change? Far less than humans, experts say 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z His goal is to establish seven regional hydrogen hubs to help replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil with cleaner-burning hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity. Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z "We avoid companies that are materially engaged in certain sectors, including thermal coal, the extraction of fossil fuel from tar sands, oil and gas extraction, production and refining." Just Stop Oil spray-paint English universities orange 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z In places, the books lean on the phrase “releasing greenhouse gases” rather than “emitting greenhouse gases” or “burning fossil fuels.” Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The paper also finds that new, innovative pathways are being developed to replace fossil fuels, meet climate objectives and contribute to the bioeconomy. The good and bad uses of biomass for California 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z World leaders are still doing far too little to stop the burning of fossil fuels. Opinion: What Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China's response to climate change 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Energy companies say fossil fuels can serve as feedstocks if the projects capture the carbon dioxide produced and keep it out of the atmosphere, a technology that has yet to be produced at commercial scale. Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Though welcomed, the measures failed to dispel concerns the government is obstructing investment by failing to provide essential infrastructure for companies, especially because of its nationalist energy policies favoring fossil fuels. Mexico pitches tax breaks to lure foreign investment, infrastructure doubts persist 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z She says the middle school textbooks left her with the impression that the publishers had watered down the contributions of fossil fuels to the crisis while overemphasizing the contributions of urbanization and deforestation. Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Unlike other sectors such as technology, the industry has fewer new companies being created as more people question the lifespan of fossil fuels. Exxon buying Pioneer will trigger $71 million in executive windfalls 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Winning any sort of pledge to mitigate methane emissions from abandoned Chinese coal mines would be one way for Beijing to answer international criticism of its reliance on the dirty fossil fuel. Opinion: What Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China's response to climate change 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Including debt, Exxon is committing about $64.5 billion to the acquisition, leaving no doubt of the Texas energy company’s commitment to fossil fuels as energy prices surge. Exxon Mobil buys Pioneer Natural in $59.5 billion deal with energy prices surging 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z That could include things like cutting pollution and limiting the use of fossil fuels. Youth Climate Lawsuit Takes on European Countries 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z But because the world continues to burn fossil fuels, the climate isn’t static. South America’s Winter Hot Spell Was 100 Times More Likely with Climate Change 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z "It means that whoever is in government after the next election will have funds to invest in getting off fossil fuels and reducing pollution, no matter what happens to tax receipts," he said. Irish budget: €100bn wealth fund to be set up by mid-2030s 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “By updating oil industry laws dating back almost a century, the bill helps protect taxpayers from orphan well cleanup costs while paving the way to a more just transition away from fossil fuels.” Newsom signs bills to address unplugged oil wells, disclose corporate greenhouse gas emissions 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the author of the chapter on the Department of Energy and Related Commissions has said climate change is a hoax and investments in renewable energy, rather than fossil fuels, are the problem. The GOP's surrender to Donald Trump is now complete 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z To stop temperatures from increasing, the researchers cite decades of research indicating that humans must reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, especially the carbon dioxide emitted by burning fossil fuels. Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Ocean temperatures are steadily getting warmer as a result of human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, releasing heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The Gulf Stream is warming and shifting closer to shore 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z In an unusually ferocious campaign in Bavaria, conservatives and right-wingers railed against Berlin's plans to phase out fossil fuel boilers and high levels of migration. Bavaria election results: Scholz coalition dealt a blow 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is the backdrop of these intensified phenomena. ‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "We have had 27 COPs, and you might be surprised to learn that 17 of them have been hosted in fossil fuel producing nations," Jaber said on Sunday. Adaptation must be "front and centre" of climate agenda, UAE's COP28 president-designate says 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Despite pressure on global corporations to move away from fossil fuels in favor of cleaner energy like wind and solar, Exxon has not bet big on renewables like many peers. Analysis: Exxon Mobil's megadeal to test climate-aware shareholders 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z A proposed fossil fuel boiler ban has sparked particular ire among Bavaria's right-wingers. Bavaria election: Toxic campaign heralds big vote for Germany's populists 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z |
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