Hacker News with Generative AI: Fossil Fuels

'Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning': Global Emissions Head for a Record (nytimes.com)
One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before, researchers said this week.
Cop29 CEO filmed agreeing to facilitate fossil fuel deals at climate summit (theguardian.com)
The chief executive of Cop29 has been filmed apparently agreeing to facilitate fossil fuel deals at the climate summit.
COP29 chief exec filmed promoting fossil fuel deals (bbc.com)
A senior official at COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan appears to have used his role to arrange a meeting to discuss potential fossil fuel deals, the BBC can report.
Fossil fuel planned expansions could thwart efforts to slow climate change (thenewlede.org)
Plans for an expanded footprint of US fossil fuel-derived chemical production facilities would unleash millions of tons of heat-trapping emissions that could undermine efforts to confront the climate crisis, according to a report issued Tuesday.
UK to finish with coal power after 142 years (bbc.com)
The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal - ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel.
Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green but Still Sells as Much Fossil Fuel (propublica.org)
Seven years ago, Oregon’s biggest natural gas company set out to convince lawmakers and residents that an abundant new source of green energy was out there, just waiting to be tapped.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Surged to Record $7T (2023) (imf.org)
Exxon still expects fossil fuels to make up the majority of energy in 25 years (cnbc.com)
Puerto Rico files $1B suit against fossil fuel companies (theverge.com)
Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat (insideclimatenews.org)
Another Win for Solar Power Windows, Another Headache for Fossil Fuels (cleantechnica.com)
One Year Since Germany's Nuclear Exit: Renewables Expand, Fossil Fuels Reduced (fraunhofer.de)
Fossil emissions hit record highs as world struggles with deadly heat (cnn.com)
Cheapest source of fossil fuel generation is double the cost of solar (pv-magazine-usa.com)
Vermont Moves to Hold Fossil-Fuel Companies Liable for Climate-Change Damage (newyorker.com)
Wind power and solar photovoltaics have higher energy returns than fossil fuels (nature.com)
Fossil fuels could have been left in the dust 25 years ago (timharford.com)
Electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low (theguardian.com)