News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Life
Culture & Art
Hobbies
News
Entertainment
Science & Technology
Culture & Art
Hobbies
Fossil fuels are a group of fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are the world’s primary energy source, and their use has had a significant impact on the environment. Here you can find the latest news and articles on fossil fuels and the environmental impacts of their use. You can also watch videos and learn more about how they are impacting the climate.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to allow California to move forward with rules that will accelerate the adoption of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, according to the Washington Post. The new rules would implement more stringent tailpipe emission standards and phase out the sale of fossil fuel-powered trucks, buses and vans by the year 2045. It would also extend the warranty period of trucks’ emission controls, thereby ensuring cleaner performance over the life of these vehicles.
Launched last year by Fuel Poverty Action, the Energy For All campaign garnered over 650,000 signatures and support from cross-party MPs. Based on the right to enough energy for warmth, washing, lighting, cooking, refrigeration and health, those behind it have now published recommendations for Government policy. The Energy…
Read the full story from RMI. As climate commitments among large financial institutions have rapidly become the new normal, so has the criticism of those targets. A Reclaim Finance report in January that revealed members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) have continued financing fossil fuel expansion echoes a common refrain from…
The Institute of Cooperative Upcycling of Plastic (iCOUP) along with researchers from Cornell and the Argonne National Laboratory have invented a catalyst capable of deconstructing complex hydrocarbon-based materials like plastic. The technology is inexpensive and effective and could be a game changer for the chemical and fossil fuel industries.