"Hydrogen is made from a variety of sources, namely fossil fuels, and through the use of dirty power. Peregrine is among the ventures aiming to make hydrogen without carbon dioxide production."

Kirsten Korosec of TechCrunch reports that Redwood Materials has bought a European battery recycler. “Redwood made its first move into Europe last year as part of Straubel’s global ambitions to be one of the largest battery materials and recycling companies. It sees Redux as a pathway towards that expansion.” Read the full article here.

"Now about elasticity of supply, in which we economists tend to have more faith than do most people. Time and again over the centuries, economists have observed that resource shortages are often remedied by discovery, innovation and conservation — all induced by market prices. To put it simply: If a resource is scarce, and there is upward pressure on its price, new supplies will usually be found."

"The money provided by the Green Climate Fund comprises grants, loans, private sector co-financing, and will be deployed to a bigger facility that has $981.6 million in financing. The &Green fund will ensure agricultural companies that benefit from it contractually commit to sustainable farming practices and protecting and restoring forests, Sinha said."

Jeronimo Gonzalez of Semafor writes on a UN report about invasive species. “However, the authors emphasized that governments should focus their resources on prevention rather than eradication. ‘It’s much more cost-effective to prevent the introduction of invasive species such as taking biosecurity measures, border controls and risk analysis of non-native species,’ one of the authors...

"If funded and completed, the two carbon-removal hubs would remove roughly 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually and store it underground. That amount is equivalent to the annual emissions of about 220,000 gasoline-powered cars, which is a fraction of what is needed overall to limit climate change. Each project would be roughly 250 times bigger than the only direct-air capture facility currently in commercial operation."

"Munich Re has put the total global insured costs of natural-catastrophe events in the first half of 2023 at $43 billion, while Swiss Re has pegged it at $50 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg Intelligence."