Fossil Fuels
A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules originating in ancient photosynthesis that release energy in combustion. Such organisms and their resulting fossil fuels typically have an age of millions of years, and sometimes more than 650 million years. Fossil fuels contain high percentages of carbon and include petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Commonly used derivatives of fossil fuels include kerosene and propane. Fossil fuels range from volatile materials with low carbon-to-hydrogen ratios (like methane), to liquids (like petroleum), to nonvolatile materials composed of almost pure carbon, …
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PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English
All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …
hopes on the prospects that the exploitation of fossil fuels can bring in terms of development, blame foreign …
FCPP: Frontier Centre for Public Policy · 10 April 2024
135 • APRIL 2024 FRONTIER BACKGROUNDER ESG AND THE NEW ECO-COLONIALISM Eco-colonialism and ESG “...activists Enter another form of eco-colonialism.often carry an Eco-colonialism refers to the practices of some non-Indigenous …
sources on First Nations and ignore the role of fossil fuels in eradicating energy poverty on many reserves … ESG standards were birthed in hostility to fossil fuels based on zealous climate change alarmism, and … wish to engage in energy projects that involve fossil fuels, ESG investing standards invariably aim to keep … decisions to develop their projects. economies using fossil fuels. Unfortunately, Indigenous communities or organizations …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 April 2024 English
Blackouts and Backsliding presents the latest energy subsidy data for South Africa. South Africa's fossil fuel subsidies tripled between FY 2018 and FY 2023, from ZAR 39 billion (USD 2.9 …
615 534 761 527 600 1,463 11 Cleaner Fossil Fuels Programme Coal 100 81 99 93 92 0 12 … support for the production and consumption of fossil fuels (OECD, 2023a). Electricity Subsidies Free … supported projects (OECD, 2023b). Cleaner Fossil Fuels Programme (11) Since 2014, the South African … the Department of Energy, SANEDI’s Cleaner Fossil Fuels Programme currently consists of a carbon capture … (2023b). Fossil fuels consumption subsidies 2022. https://www.iea.org/reports/fossil-fuels-consumption-subsidies-2022 …
Conservation Council of New Brunswick · 8 April 2024 English
It's time for Atlantic Canada to follow suit and halt new LNG, shale, and fossil fuel projects and put the well-being of our people and our region before short-term corporate …
Still, the fact remains that pollution from fossil fuels, including gas, poses significant risks to public … These sources offer cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels and promise greater affordability and energy …
Fraser Institute · 5 April 2024 English
environmentally conscientious governments, is pursuing an agenda of an energy transition: away from fossil fuels, and toward a society increasingly driven by wind power, solar power, and hydropower. Costs of …
an agenda of an energy transition: away from fossil fuels, and toward a society increasingly driven by … admixture of sources (centered primarily in fossil-fuels and nuclear power) to the renewable energy world … Reservoirs 600 0.5 Area affected by logging 3,000 2.3 Fossil fuels extraction 15 0.01 Forest and tree plantations … Final-Stage Energy-Return-on-Investment for Fossil Fuels with Comparison to Renewable Energy Sources … 2019): We estimate that the average EROI for all fossil fuels has declined by around 23% in the 16-year period …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 2 April 2024 English
Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities examines the relationship between the Wet’suwet’en and hydrocarbon pipeline development, showing how colonial governments and corporations seek to control Indigenous claims and how the Wet'suwet'en resist. …
leading cause of climate change, and as burning fossil fuels is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions … change requires a reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels for energy. As the International Energy Agency … crude oil.39 The global economy’s dependence on fossil fuels has made energy policy change exceedingly difficult …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 19 March 2024 English
An exposé of the reality of Saskatchewan’s potash industry management—prioritizing private profit over public interest A single province in Canada—Saskatchewan—is blessed with a remarkable birthright: 50% of the world’s potash …
demand. People may decrease their dependence on fossil fuels, but the demand for food is here to stay. Potash … indifference toward the hungry, potash, like fossil fuels, raises important issues worthy of attention …
Conservation Council of New Brunswick · 15 March 2024 English
The “limited amount” on offsets, set by the CER, should be strict enough to tell the difference between companies trying to meet the standard and those that are not. [...] …
emissions stemming from downstream uses of these fossil fuels, offering only a partial solution to the overarching …
Fraser Institute · 14 March 2024 English
Governments are implementing measures to electrify transportation. In Canada, federal policy mandates that by 2035 all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold have net zero emissions, ultimately leading to …
distances by trucks, which currently run on fossil fuels. If trucks and timber harvesting equipment … fleet from ICEs to EVs if power is produced from fossil fuels, since there would still be greenhouse gas … batteries and vehicles are built and how much fossil fuels are burned in mining cobalt, lithium, and other … for-electric-cars-too-global-warming-energy-power-fossil-fuels-environment-31a692ca> [Paywall], as of January …
EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 13 March 2024 English
They started in 2018 electrical, and structural engineers, The new highly insulated air-tight building with a Prefabricated Exterior Energy architects, and a dedicated panel envelope reduced the overall energy Retrofit …
technological shifts. activities (e.g. combustion of fossil fuels for energy or incoming air to reduce the energy …