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1.5°C Is Doable Without Controversial Carbon Capture Technique, New Study Concludes
A new study in the journal Nature Climate Change is breaking new ground in the debate about how to limit average global warming to ... -
Shell’s ‘Low-Carbon’ Future: Extract Fossil Reserves Before They Become Stranded Assets
Royal Dutch Shell doesn’t expect any of its copious oil and gas reserves to become stranded assets as the world decarbonizes because it plans ... -
Geoengineering Tests Must Wait Until Safety, Human Rights Issues Are Addressed
A solar geoengineering experiment scheduled for later this year in the skies above Arizona must be put on hold until critical concerns about safety, ... -
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‘Circular Logic’ in New Shell Scenario ‘Appears Not to Understand’ Paris Goals
Massive continuing reliance on fossil fuels, rapid growth in the use of hydrogen fuel, changes in consumer mindsets and energy efficiency practices, net-zero deforestation, ... -
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1.5°C Depends on Rapid Emissions Peak Now, CCS Later, New Models Suggest
There’s still time to hold average global warming to 1.5°C in 2100, but only if global greenhouse gas emissions peak in the next few ... -
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Enhanced Weathering Could Sequester Carbon While Boosting Soil Health, Food Security
“Farming with rocks”, particularly silicates like basalt, could simultaneously help address climate change, soil health, and food security, according to a new paper in ... -
Roberts Suggests Reality Check for 100% Renewables, Deep Decarbonization Targets
Veteran energy and climate writer David Roberts is out with a provocative look at whether it’s realistic to power the global economy with 100% ... -
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EXCLUSIVE: Canadian Wind, Biomass Beat Natural Gas for Most Affordable Carbon Reductions
Provincial utilities in Canada could save between $17 and $110 per tonne on their greenhouse gas emission reductions by replacing combined cycle natural gas ... -
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Early Draft of UN Report Sees Radical Action, Dramatic Trade-Offs on Road to 1.5°C Future
Humanity will need “radical action”, dramatic trade-offs, and a certain amount of luck to keep average global warming at 1.5°C over the long term—and ... -
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U.S. Congress Backs Subsidies for Geothermal and Biodiesel, Nuclear and CCS
A two-year budget bill adopted Friday by the U.S. Congress includes a number of “tax extenders” for renewable energy and nuclear technologies, as well ... -
Previously Overlooked Aerosols More Than Double Thunderstorms’ Punch
Aerosols are the smallest form of airborne pollution, at less than 50 nanometers wide, but they can double the destructive power of a severe ... -
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Global Emissions Set to Exceed 1.5°C Paris Goal, IPCC Draft Report Warns
Countries’ greenhouse gas emissions are on track to exceed the 1.5°C long-term target for average global warming that countries adopted in Paris in 2015, ...
