Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Sourcing Renewables  -  August 10, 2024

Weekend Reads: The Hydrogen-Blend 'Experiment'; Energy Consumption Around the World

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:

Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick (Inside Climate News)  Tuesday’s announcement prompted high praise from climate advocates, including major national groups like the Sunrise Movement and Sierra Club, all of whom pointed to Walz’s robust environmental record.

New initiative in Hawaiʻi could change the world’s carbon footprint (KHON2)  A new innovative project which involves growing camelina sativa, a versatile oilseed plant, on farms across the Hawaiian Islands to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is making big waves in farming in Hawaiʻi.

Utilities are trying hydrogen-blended fuels. There are a lot of ‘unknowns.’ (Floodlight News)  Nearly 20 utilities have laid out plans to inject lines with a blend of gas and hydrogen, the latter of which emits no carbon dioxide (CO2) — a major greenhouse gas — when combusted. Testing such blends, these companies say, is an essential step towards understanding the practice, which they argue will help reduce emissions and fight climate change.

Global Methane Pledge: which countries are cutting emissions? (World Economic Forum)  At COP26, the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) was introduced as a means to address this potent greenhouse gas (GHG). It aims to cut global methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. But making pledges is one thing; honouring them is another. So, with COP29 later this year in Azerbaijan, we must ask ourselves: who is keeping their promises?

Charted: The Countries Using the Most Energy per Capita (Visual Capitalist)  This chart shows the top 15 countries by energy consumption per capita in 2023, as well as the consumption per capita for each global region.

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