CCS & Negative Emissions
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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 ... -
CCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon Transition
Expert Panel Points to Breakout Potential in Direct Air Capture for Carbon
Direct air capture (DAC) techniques to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere may be on the cusp of the same drastic cost reductions ... -
BioenergyCCS & Negative EmissionsDrawdownForests & DeforestationPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Bamboo Would Save At Least 7.22 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increased cultivation and use of Bamboo places #35 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 7.22 gigatons of carbon dioxide. It ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
IEA Sees Signs of Energy Transition, But Backtracks on Paris-Compliant Modelling
An end to new fossil plant construction, a coal industry already past its production peak, a surge in natural gas use, and up to ... -
Batteries/StorageCCS & Negative EmissionsElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropePost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Renewables Plus Direct Air Capture Could Deliver Net-Neutral Grid for Europe
The falling cost of renewable energy and energy storage, combined with the flexibility of Direct Air Capture (DAC) as a “negative emissions” option for ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5International Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5
Energy Efficiency Could Boost the Benefit of HFC Phasedown from 0.5 to 1.0°C
The governments behind the landmark Kigali Amendment on climate-busting hydro-fluorocarbon refrigerants are taking aim at energy efficiency improvements that could double the benefit of ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneOceansOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Home News Compiles ‘37 Things to Know’ About IPCC’s 1.5°C Report
The UN published a summary on the science of 1.5°C global warming on Monday. It’s a big deal.
