CCS & Negative Emissions
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CCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPathways to 1.5
Carbon Engineering Raises $68 Million for Commercial Direct Air Capture Plant
Squamish, B.C.-based Carbon Engineering has received billionaire backing from Silicon Valley investors, netting US$68 million to build its first commercial-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) ... -
U.S., Saudi Arabia Scuttle International Bid to Regulate Geoengineering Technologies
The United Nations and Saudi Arabia were tagged as the biggest offenders late last week after the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), under pressure ... -
Switzerland Seeks Governance Model for Untested Geoengineering Techniques
Switzerland wants the world to talk about if and how to use untested technology that tampers with nature to slow climate change—and will ask ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Exotic Carbon Capture Techniques Prop Up Fossil Interests, Aren’t Needed to Hit 1.5°C, New Study Asserts
The urgency and scope of the climate crisis are being needlessly exploited to drive fringe ideas like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation ... -
Public More Concerned About CO2 Removal Techniques that Tamper with Nature
Public support for different methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere depends in part on the extent to which they’re seen to tamper ... -
BioenergyCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationHydroNational Plans & ResponsesNuclearOpinion & AnalysisPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Green New Deal Risks Splitting U.S. Climate Community Over Timelines, Targets
The prospect of a comprehensive Green New Deal to drive rapid decarbonization and create jobs in the United States has been receiving considerable air ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarWind
100% Renewables, Land Restoration Can Meet 1.5°C Target Without ‘Unproven’ Geoengineering Techniques
A rapid shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050, combined with land restoration efforts to boost the resilience of natural ecosystems on every continent, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsFood SecuritySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Soil Provisions in U.S. Farm Bill Could Capture Carbon, Boost Crop Quality and Yield
A new focus on soil and carbon performance could make the 2018 Farm Bill adopted December 12 by the U.S. Congress an important tool ... -
Carbon Capture Moves ‘Front and Centre’ as Climate Crisis Deepens
One of the countless side discussions at this year’s United Nations climate change conference in Katowice, Poland focused on the growing acceptance that some ... -
Air & MarineCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsNational Plans & ResponsesSmall Island StatesUnited States
High Ambition Coalition Drives Up Paris Commitments While Poland Earns Public Rebuke
The High Ambition Coalition that drove the Paris Agreement to a better conclusion put in a repeat performance, and the Polish Presidency responsible for ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsCitiesElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesNuclearPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Xcel Energy Commits to 80% GHG Cut by 2030, Zero-Carbon Operations by 2050
Minneapolis-based utility giant Xcel Energy is committing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 2005 levels by 2030, en route to a ... -
CanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentResearch & DevelopmentUnited States
IEEFA Sees Failure in Four North American CCS Projects
There’s no sign that the North American fossil industries’ attempts to develop viable carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology are paying off, and less ... -
Drax to Capture a Tonne of CO2 Per Day in BECCS Pilot Project
The 2.6-gigawatt Drax biomass- and coal-fired generating station in the United Kingdom is aiming for carbon-negative status with the launch of a carbon capture ...
