Bioenergy
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Grid Flexibility Would Enable 80% Renewable Power Generation by 2050
Grid flexibility places #77 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions as an essential tool for making 80% renewable generation “a global reality” by 2050. ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & GeoengineeringDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMethaneNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionTransitWalking & Biking
Iceland Aims for Full Carbon Neutrality by 2040
Iceland will increase the number of electric cars on its roads, ban new petroleum and diesel vehicles as of 2030, sequester carbon through wetland ... -
Perennial Bioenergy Crops Would Save 3.33 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increased cultivation of perennial bioenergy crops ranks #51 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 3.33 ... -
Landfill Methane Would Save 2.5 Gigatons of Emissions by 2050
Producing energy from landfill methane ranks #58 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric emissions by the equivalent of ... -
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Truly Independent Ukraine Must Drop Gas and Nuclear, Embrace Renewables
On 24 August, Ukraine celebrates its independence day. But as talks earlier this month between Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel on ... -
BioenergyCCS & GeoengineeringClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Food SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
BECCS May Not Work as Negative Emissions Strategy, Study Concludes
Relying on biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to keep average global warming within 1.5°C could release more carbon from the land than ... -
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Biomass for Electricity Would Save 7.5 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050…But Perils Await
Burning biomass to produce electricity places #34 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could avoid 7.5 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 ... -
BioenergyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEuropeForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationUnited States
New Analysis Challenges Climate Impact of Wood Pellet Industry
Posing a serious immediate threat to the southern wetland forests of the United States, and possessed of a carbon footprint bigger than coal and ... -
New Forest Accounting Method Shows EU Doing Better Than Expected
The European Union is adopting a new, more rigorous forest carbon accounting method “as the scientific basis for its overhaul of how the sector ... -
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India, California Set Renewable Energy Records
Two of the world’s biggest economies, India and California, both reported big renewable energy breakthroughs last week, with each of them logging multiple gigawatts ... -
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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 ... -
BioenergyCCS & GeoengineeringClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
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 ...
