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US government focus on fossil fuels and nuclear is out of touch with mainstream America

Are those in Congress and the White House who embrace the agendas of coal, oil, gas, and nuclear industries in sync … or out of touch … with the mainstream of America? A new survey of 1,049 Americans conducted October 21-24, 2011 by ORC International for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI) finds that most Americans - including an often ...

Nov. 13, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Fossil fuel investments cost major funds billions

Corporate Knights, together with 350.org and South Pole Group, has launched the Clean Capitalist Decarbonizer, an interactive tool that allows users to determine the financial impact of divesting from carbon heavy companies. ...

Nov. 16, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Denmark to become fossil fuel-free by 2050

According to the Danish climate commission, Denmark could become fossil fuel-free by 2050, at a net cost of just US$2.95 billion. The report that sets the fossil fuel free goal makes the case for investing an amount equivalent to 0.5% of the country's annual GDP in renewable energy. The climate commission claims that prices of fossil fuels will rise over the next four decades, while renewables ...

Feb. 21, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Daimer Releases Pressure Washers Emitting No Fossil Fuels

Daimer Industries, Inc.®, the leading name in advanced pressure washer machines to over 200 countries, is helping the environment by introducing a system that will not contribute to global warming. The company has launched a powerful and reliable commercial pressure washer system with zero emission of ozone-depleting fuels that lead to greenhouse gases. ...

Oct. 17, 2012

By Daimer Industries Inc.

IEA calls for end to fossil fuel subsidies

The chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged the world to slash hundreds of billions of dollars of fossil fuel subsidies or face the prospect of a catastrophic 3.5 degrees Centigrade rise in global temperatures. "Today $409 billion equivalent of fossil fuels subsidies are in place which encourage developing countries - where the bulk of the energy demand and CO2 ...

Oct. 25, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Fossil fuels have to be reduced by 50% until 2035 to reach the global climate targets

The WBA board, during its meeting in Nairobi, discussed the results of the G7 summit on the future of renewable energy. The target towards a fossil free economy in this century gives an important signal to the renewable energy industry like bioenergy. Now a global road map is needed toward this target with clear milestones that correspond to the IPCC findings on climate mitigation. As president ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By World Bioenergy Association (WBA)

Closing the $70 Billion Climate Finance Gap – End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

The world’s developed countries have committed to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020, from public and private sources, to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and reduce their emissions. The latest accounting of climate finance shows there is a gap of about $70 billion. Closing that gap is critical to building the trust necessary to ...

Apr. 13, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

End fossil fuel subsidies now, says OECD and IEA

Governments and taxpayers spent about half a trillion dollars last year supporting the production and consumption of fossil fuels. Removing inefficient subsidies would raise national revenues and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to OECD and IEA analyses. The G-20 Leaders in 2009 agreed to phase out subsidies that "encourage wasteful consumption, reduce our energy security, impede ...

Oct. 4, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Hamper Pathway to Inclusive Green Economy, Experts Say

Fossil fuel subsidies are contributing to fiscal instability and undermining governments' efforts to combat serious economic and environmental challenges, such as climate change, and the transition to an inclusive green economy, according to experts. "Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies for an Inclusive Green Economy" is the theme of the two-day event co-organized by UNEP, IMF, GIZ and the ...

Apr. 28, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Research and Markets: Phased Removal of Fossil Fuel Subsidies is the Key Remedial Solution for Reduced Dependence on Thermal Power Finds Latest Report

Research and ...

Feb. 8, 2012

Solar Photovoltaics Gaining Momentum and Poised to Challenge Fossil Fuels, Say IEEE Solar Experts

Within the next 10 years, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have the potential to be the most economical form of generating electricity, even compared to traditional fossil fuels, say solar energy experts from IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association. To achieve this cost parity, the global industry must continue to improve the efficiency of solar PV cell technologies and create ...

Jun. 15, 2011

By Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)

President Requests $842.1 Million for Fossil Energy Programs

President Obama’s FY 2016 budget seeks $842.1 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to advance technologies related to the reliable, efficient, affordable and environmentally sound use of fossil fuels, implement ongoing federal responsibilities at the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, and manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve and Northeast ...

Feb. 2, 2015

By US Department of Energy

President Requests $711.0 Million for Fossil Energy Programs

President Obama’s FY 2015 budget seeks $711.0 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to advance technologies related to the reliable, efficient, affordable and environmentally sound use of fossil fuels as well as manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating oil Reserve to provide strategic and economic security against disruptions in U.S. oil supplies. The request ...

Mar. 4, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Argentina more than doubles required ethanol blend to move away from fossil fuels

On April 8, 2016, Reuters reported that Argentina is planning on increasing the required percentage of ethanol in gasoline from 12 percent to 26 percent. Specific targets have not yet been created for increasing the required ethanol blend, but Argentina has been increasing the required ethanol percentage to reduce energy deficits and ...

Apr. 15, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Report: Fossile Energy Will Cost Double Renewable By 2030

A commonly repeated mantra is that renewable energy technologies are too expensive, or require high investments. Which suggests that the alternative to renewable energy – the current fossil-based energy infrastructure - is cheaper, or requires less investments. But does that view hold true? A look at global energy cost developments shows – Fossil ...

Jan. 31, 2014

By SolaVis

Frost & Sullivan: Next-Generation Biofuels Set to Displace Fossil Fuels in the Transportation Sector

The development of second-generation biofuels, which are derived from cellulosic materials and third-generation biofuels developed from algae, has gained traction during the last few years. This is mainly due to strong governmental subsidies and funding programs in Europe and the United States. Second-generation biofuels will soon be available on a commercial scale. Third-generation biofuels ...

Mar. 11, 2011

EU lawmakers reduce use of food-based biofuel

The European Parliament voted Wednesday to significantly reduce the amount of biofuels made from food crops by 2020 to counter concerns over the energy source's environmental and ethical sustainability. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from sugar, corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as the fossil fuels ...

Sep. 11, 2013

By Associated Press

EU lawmakers reduce use of food-based biofuel

Associated Press - The European Parliament voted this week to significantly reduce the amount of biofuels made from food crops by 2020 to counter concerns over the energy source's environmental and ethical sustainability. Environmentalists argue biofuels made from sugar, corn or soybeans add as much or even more to greenhouse gas emissions as the fossil fuels they are meant to replace. Others ...

Sep. 11, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

The enlarged EU can phase out fossil and nuclear energy

Untitled Document Today, International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)-Europe releases its vision for sustainable development for the 25 EU countries. It shows how the EU countries can ...

Dec. 16, 2004

By International Network for Sustainable Energy – Europe (INFORSE- Europe)

US government to raise renewable fuel quota sharply

The amount of ethanol and biodiesel Americans burn in their cars and trucks is increasing by law. The 2008 renewable fuels standard will be raised to 7.76 percent, up by two-thirds on the current standard of 4.66 percent to comply with the new energy bill enacted late last year. The increase is in response to the Energy Independence and Security Act, which President George W. Bush ...

Feb. 13, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

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