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Friday, May 17

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Why Nigeria needs to move away from fossil fuel - Alake

guardian.ng

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Friday, said that Nigeria cannot remain poor with the vast mineral resources spread across the country if it joins the world in switching from fossil fuels to solid minerals. Alake…

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Smelting Steel Without Fossil Fuels: Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating

scitechdaily.com

Swiss researchers have developed a solar energy method using synthetic quartz to achieve temperatures above 1,000°C for industrial processes, potentially replacing fossil fuels in the...

Thursday, May 16

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Why banks consider renewable energy to be a riskier investment than fossil fuels

phys.org

The financial sector is among the world's most heavily regulated industries—and for good reason. Financial rules, which force banks to hold capital in reserve when making riskier investments, are designed to prevent financial crises. Other…

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There’s a good chance your bank is funding fossil fuels

www.marketplace.org

Since the Paris Climate Agreement, banks together have funneled trillion into fossil fuel companies, according to the 15th Banking on Climate Chaos report. Last year, JPMorgan Chase was the No. 1 fossil fuel financier in the world. Some of…

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U.S. banks remain the world’s largest funders of fossil fuels

www.marketplace.org

Banks have invested trillions of dollars since the Paris Agreement went into effect.

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Latest News | Share of Non-fossil Fuel to Grow to 50 Pc in Domestic Energy Generation Capacity by 2030: MNRE Secy

www.latestly.com

Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. The government aims to increase the share of non-fossil fuel to 50 per cent in the country's total installed electricity generation capacity by 2030, MNRE Secretary Bhupinder…

Trump Wants the IEA to Refocus on Fossil Fuels and Energy Security

oilprice.com

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, he is expected to push the International Energy Agency (IEA), for which the United States provides about a quarter of the funding, back to energy security and fossil fuel supply, Reuters…

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‘Turning point in energy history’ as solar, wind start pushing fossil fuels off the grid

Fossil fuel growth has stalled while wind and solar are growing.

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Letters to the Editor: Carbon removal won't save us from climate change. We need to end fossil fuels

www.latimes.com

It's impossible to remove enough CO2 from the atmosphere to fight climate change. The solution is to stop using fossil fuels.

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Breakthrough solar power technology could replace fossil fuels in heavy manufacturing

www.independent.co.uk

New device using quartz crystals and silicon can yield temperatures over 1,000C

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Walkleys end media awards sponsorship deal with fossil fuel company Ampol

www.theguardian.com

Exclusive: Walkley Foundation changes donation policy, saying it won’t accept support from companies that ‘offer no tangible benefit to humanity’

Activists call on the insurance industry to not cover fossil fuel projects at Manchester conference

aboutmanchester.co.uk

Delegates attending the UK’s largest insurance industry gathering in Manchester yesterday were met by activists demanding that the industry stop covering new fossil fuel projects The activists were calling on the brokers not to insure…

Wednesday, May 15

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Scientists Set A Solar Thermal Trap To Snare Fossil Fuels

cleantechnica.com

A new solar thermal trap can help pave the way for compact, efficient concentrating solar systems to decarbonize heavy industries.

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Scientists achieve over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power alone rather than fossil fuels. A game changer for heavy industries?

www.zmescience.com

Solar power could replace fossil fuels in high-heat industries like steel and cement manufacturing.

Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel

www.sciencedaily.com

Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at temperatures over 1,000 C (1,832 F),…

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Why banks consider renewable energy to be a riskier investment than fossil fuels

theconversation.com

Risk assessments used by lenders are a boon for the oil and gas industry.

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More than 200 authors renew call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel

www.theguardian.com

Fossil Free Books’ statement also demands that the book festival sponsor stops investing in ‘companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide’

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Hillary Clinton Slams Trump For Allegedly Bribing Fossil Fuel CEOs To Reverse Biden's Climate Action In Exchange For $1B: 'Outrageous'

www.benzinga.com

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused ex-President Donald Trump of attempting to bribe fossil fuel CEOs to overturn President Joe Biden's climate policies.

Tuesday, May 14

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Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says

www.theguardian.com

Former Irish president and Ban Ki-moon say fossil lobbying is hampering climate progress