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Big Oil Is the Winner From Dutch Carbon Capture Subsidies
This story is the second part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe, and in partnership with Follow the Money. To read the first story, click here. One Saturday in April, Dutch engineers manoeuvred a giant drill into position in the reclaimed, industrial extension of the Port of Rotterdam, and began boring a hole under the seawall. Nearby, sections of metal pipe waited to be lowered into the breach.
Vooral big oil profiteert van miljardensubsidies voor CO2-opslag in Rotterdamse haven
Grote vervuilers als Shell en ExxonMobil krijgen miljardensubsidies om hun CO2-uitstoot af te vangen en in de grond te stoppen. Maar het succes van CO2-opslag is onzeker. Bovendien geldt de technologie hooguit als tijdelijke oplossing voor klimaatproblemen. Critici vrezen dat subsidies voor CO2-opslag de echte groene transitie juist vertragen. Dit stuk in 1 minuut De zware industrie omarmt CO2-opslag als oplossing om snel uitstoot te verminderen.
ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove ‘Policy Hurdles’ Slowing Oil Industry’s Hydrogen Plans
ExxonMobil Corp. and other fossil fuel companies are urging the European Union to relax targets to boost climate-friendly “green” hydrogen, hoping to win greater support for projects to manufacture the fuel using natural gas. The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections.
Will The UK’s Flagship Climate ‘Solution’ Be Used to Pump More North Sea Oil?
This story is the first part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship plan to slash the country’s carbon emissions is a public relations gift for an industry accustomed to being cast as a climate villain.
Oil Industry Battles Push for “Phase-out” Deal At COP28 With Promises To Capture Carbon
As negotiations at the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates head into overtime, oil and gas interests are aiming to exclude a fossil fuel phase-out from any final deal by promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a viable climate solution.
Michael Buchsbaum
Michael Buchsbaum is a German-U.S. American energy and industry journalist, photographer and podcaster. After earning a master’s in English, he began taking both pen and camera underground to document the coal mines and coal cultures of North America and Europe. Assignments from dozens of magazines, trade journals, institutional and corporate clients sent him to myriad coalfields, gas patches and industrial centers.
Shell’s controversial data raises questions about efforts to control methane emissions in Nigeria
Shell’s controversial data raises questions about efforts to control methane emissions in Nigeria BY FERMIN KOOP, MICHAEL BUCHSBAUM AND SAMUEL AJALA Much worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, despite global efforts to control methane, emissions continue soaring.
Dudas sobre las mediciones de metano del gas y el petróleo
A pesar de la creciente toma de conciencia de que las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero generan el cambio climático, las emisiones alcanzaron un máximo histórico en 2022. Las emisiones de dióxido de carbono han recibido históricamente más atención, pero para limitar el calentamiento global a medio plazo también será clave una reducción rápida y sostenida de la contaminación por metano.
Inadequate methane emissions data undermines oil and gas reports
Despite ever-growing awareness that greenhouse gas emissions are causing climate change, emissions still hit an all-time high in 2022. Carbon dioxide emissions have historically received the most attention, but to limit medium-term global warming, a rapid and sustained reduction in methane pollution will also be key. However, establishing a reliable, global overview of the fossil fuel industry’s methane emissions is an ongoing problem.
Shell's Controversial Data Raises Questions About Efforts to Control Methane Emissions in Nigeria, Others
With over a third of methane emissions stemming from fossil fuels production and operation, oil majors - led by Shell - publicly claim to be reducing their methane pollution. Much worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, despite global efforts to control methane, emissions continue soaring.
Shell’s controversial data raises questions about efforts to control methane emissions in Nigeria, others
Much worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, despite global efforts to control methane, emissions continue soaring. With over a third stemming from fossil fuels production and operation, oil majors – led by Shell – publicly claim to be reducing their methane pollution, but scientists, experts and watchdogs warn that industry data reporting is very misleading.
Shell's controversial data raises questions about methane emissions in Nigeria, others
Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Much worse for the climate than carbon dioxide, despite global efforts to control methane, emissions continue soaring. With over a third stemming from fossil fuels production and operation, oil majors - led by Shell - publicly claim to be reducing their methane pollution, but scientists, experts and watchdogs warn that industry data reporting is very misleading.
Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises To Capture Carbon
Above Photo: Most of the 12 largest carbon capture and storage projects around the world are in the United States. Sabrina Bedford. Here’s What Actually Happened. A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry.
How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Are Driving New Oil and Gas Extraction Globally
When Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber opens the 28th annual UN climate conference in Dubai in November, he will be juggling two roles – convincing the world of the United Arab Emirates’ leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while preserving the very industry that’s causing them. In addition to his job as summit president, Al Jaber heads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which plans to increase its oil and gas output by 11 percent by 2027.
Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. For years, experts have pointed out that CCS has been primarily used to pump more oil out of the earth, using a process known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
World - Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.
A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. For years, experts have pointed out that CCS has been primarily used to pump more oil out of the earth, using a process known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
World - Commentary: How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Are Driving New Oil and Gas Extraction Globally
International Shell and its joint venture partners have a Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford Complex near Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. Credit: Government of Alberta, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The oil industry’s push to portray carbon capture as a climate solution at COP28 obscures how the technology is really being used.
From soil to the sea: CLEW’s grant winners go cross-border in covering company climate claims
Deep-sea mining, methane reduction pledges and soil carbon credits: Our winning teams truly showed how important a cross-border and international lens is when examining company climate pledges. Read about their plans and pitches below, and stay tuned for 2023 when their stories will be published. The three winning teams were selected by a jury consisting of eminent journalists Kwangyin Liu, Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo and Catherine Boudreau.
Hellenic hope: rapid solar build-out transforms Greece’s coal-laden Valley of Tears - Europe Beyond Coal
Inaugurated in April 2022, the 204MW Kozani solar park, built adjacent to several lignite mines, is the largest utility-scale solar farm in southeastern Europe. The first of a planned 3GW of solar power to be built in the country’s lignite regions, it represents just the beginning of Greece’s ongoing massive expansion of solar generation capacity. Western Macedonia has long been Greece’s largest coal producing region.
Hellenic hope: rapid solar build-out transforms Greece’s coal-laden Valley of Tears - Beyond Fossil Fuels
Inaugurated in April 2022, the 204MW Kozani solar park, built adjacent to several lignite mines, is the largest utility-scale solar farm in southeastern Europe. The first of a planned 3GW of solar power to be built in the country’s lignite regions, it represents just the beginning of Greece’s ongoing massive expansion of solar generation capacity. Western Macedonia has long been Greece’s largest coal producing region.
A question of will: New IPCC report shows we have the tools to avoid climate chaos - Europe Beyond Coal
08 April 2022 Author: Michael Buchsbaum, Communications Officer at Europe Beyond Coal Since Russia’s late February invasion of Ukraine, though much of the world’s attention has been gripped by the bravery of its defenders and the suffering of its civilians, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has also released two sweeping assessments thoroughly detailing the perilous state of our planet’s health.
BioNTech-Pfizer originally demanded €54 per vaccine dose | DW | 18.02.2021
According to German media outlets, in June the companies offered 500 million doses for €27 billion.
Uganda: Refugees in Uganda - Funding Shortfall Forces Cut to UN Food Rations
Over 1 million refugees in Uganda will face reduced food rations as a lack of international funding forces the UN World Food Programme to cut its relief program. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that due to a shortfall in international aid, it will have to further reduce monthly relief cash and food rations for 1.26 million refugees in Uganda.
Refugees in Uganda: Funding shortfall forces cut to UN food rations | DW | 22.12.2020
Over 1 million refugees in Uganda will face reduced food rations as a lack of international funding forces the UN World Food Programme to cut its relief program. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that due to a shortfall in international aid, it will have to further reduce monthly relief cash and food rations for 1.26 million refugees in Uganda.
What are the odds: South African lottery draw of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 raises eyebrows | DW | 02.12.2020
Despite the odds of a consecutive sequence winning South Africa’s national lottery, regulators have defended the selection as unusual, but not indicative of foul play. South Africa's Tuesday night national lottery drew the consecutive numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and a "PowerBall" number of 10, drawing immediate accusations of fraud.
Coronavirus: German rail operator rolls out plan for 'safer' Christmas travel | DW | 02.12.2020
By the pandemic's low standards, Deutsche Bahn expects a relative surge in holiday travelers — and is beefing up its fleet to cope. The German rail company also plans to reserve no more than 60% of seats on any train. To handle an expected increase of Christmas passengers as coronavirus cases remain high, Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced on Wednesday it would run special trains over the holidays to allow more room on-board and to maintain social distancing.
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