Emissions – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:59:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Despite Fossil Fuel Price Rise, Germany’s Emissions Miss Target https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:56:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27981 Although overall energy consumption fell, Germany’s emissions declined only slightly: because coal-fired power plants stepped in for Russian gas. A leading German energy think tank argues that Germany has to undertake structural reforms to get on track. Nevertheless, Germany’s emissions are lower than ever before – evidence that Germany can hit targets by replacing fossil fuels with renewables.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/despite-fossil-fuel-price-rise-germanys-emissions-miss-target/feed/ 0 Why Southern Africa needs to work together on the energy transition https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:55:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27835 In Southern Africa the population is growing at a much faster pace than the rate at which the region is developing. This is putting pressure on resources, in particular, on energy provision. Less than half the region’s population is connected to grid electricity, meaning many rely on wood fuel despite its dire impacts on the environment. Countries including Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa face a...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Methane part 2 | The Global Energy Transition Podcast – Episode 7 https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-part-2-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-7/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-part-2-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-7/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:18:45 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27273 While much of the international community’s climate action has focused on controlling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in doing so, we’ve essentially given a pass on another very powerful greenhouse gas: methane. With 86 times the warming impact of CO2 over a twenty-year period, new studies show that methane accounts for about 30-50 percent of today’s global warming. Thankfully...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-part-2-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-7/feed/ 0 Methane emissions remain a big problem – also for biogas https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-emissions-remain-a-big-problem-also-for-biogas/ https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-emissions-remain-a-big-problem-also-for-biogas/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27167 Biomethane and biogas are increasingly turned to as alternatives for fossil gas. However, their production and distribution can still result in climate damaging methane (CH4) emissions, the magnitude of which remains unclear. A new study from the Imperial College London finds that emissions along the supply chain are much greater than previously estimated. Mitigating CH4 throughout not only fossil...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/09/methane-emissions-remain-a-big-problem-also-for-biogas/feed/ 0 Methane part 1 | The Global Energy Transition Podcast – Episode 6 https://energytransition.org/2022/02/methane-part-1-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-6/ https://energytransition.org/2022/02/methane-part-1-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-6/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:53:02 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26093 While much of the international community’s climate action has focused on controlling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in doing so, we’ve essentially given a pass on another very powerful greenhouse gas: methane. With 86 times the warming impact of CO2 over a twenty-year period, new studies show that methane accounts for about 30-50 percent of today’s global warming. Thankfully...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/02/methane-part-1-the-global-energy-transition-podcast-episode-6/feed/ 0 How a Circular Economy Can Help Hit Climate Targets https://energytransition.org/2022/01/how-a-circular-economy-can-help-hit-climate-targets/ https://energytransition.org/2022/01/how-a-circular-economy-can-help-hit-climate-targets/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25819 In the circular economy, energy conservation is implicit in the closing of the material resource loop – and critical to a new economy that can help Germany hit net zero. A Germany initiative shows in detail how Germany can adopt a no-waste economy that saves material resources, cuts emissions, and decreases energy consumption. Paul Hockenos had a closer look at this Circular Economy Roadmap for...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/01/how-a-circular-economy-can-help-hit-climate-targets/feed/ 0 Carbon fighting tool or economic bomb: Reviewing the EU’s new CBAM https://energytransition.org/2021/11/carbon-fighting-tool-or-economic-bomb-reviewing-the-eus-new-cbam/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/carbon-fighting-tool-or-economic-bomb-reviewing-the-eus-new-cbam/#respond Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:00:38 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25321 In July the European Commission unveiled its Fit for 55 package aimed at pushing EU member states to reduce emissions by at least net 55% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2030. One of the most widely anticipated parts of the package – at least among policy wonks – is the introduction of the world’s first carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Intended to level the playing field between domestic...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/carbon-fighting-tool-or-economic-bomb-reviewing-the-eus-new-cbam/feed/ 0 Hydrogen in Latin America. Handle with Care (I) https://energytransition.org/2021/11/hydrogen-in-latin-america-handle-with-care-i/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/hydrogen-in-latin-america-handle-with-care-i/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25161 Latin America’s hydrocarbon producers have long considered hydrogen as a good opportunity to render their extractivist models “greener”. There are a range of concerns about blue and grey hydrogen, but even large-scale green hydrogen may have negative social and environmental impacts. This is part one in a series exploring the background of hydrogen and its risks across the region.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/hydrogen-in-latin-america-handle-with-care-i/feed/ 0 Exploring innovative ways to bring down methane emissions in the energy sector https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/ https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25105 After long years of neglecting the science about the negative climate impact of fossil gas (i.e. methane) the EU Commission finally came up with a Methane Strategy, with a concrete legislative proposal on the energy sector expected later this year. There is large consensus on the need to reduce methane emissions due to its high warming potential to limit global heating, but will the EU Commission...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/feed/ 0 CCS Seduction IV: A new dawn for the oil industry goes Nova https://energytransition.org/2021/01/ccs-seduction-iv-a-new-dawn-for-the-oil-industry-goes-nova/ https://energytransition.org/2021/01/ccs-seduction-iv-a-new-dawn-for-the-oil-industry-goes-nova/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:00:48 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23819 Though increasingly framed as a key way to slow climate change, for most commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) operations, selling the carbon they capture to produce more fossil fuels through Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) production is the only way they can ensure profits for investors. According to a count by the Global CCS Institute, of the 28 currently operable CCS complexes worldwide...

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