"We will achieve climate progress not through Herculean vows, unattainable pledges, or unpassable packages but through meaningful legislation. Durable, bipartisan policy is possible, meaning that Democrats’ ambition and Republicans’ efficient approach can actually complement each other legislatively."
Alyssa Lukpat of The Wall Street Journal reports that Sprite will no longer be sold in its green bottle. “The company said Wednesday that it is easier to reuse clear plastic than green plastic for new bottles. Sprite’s green plastic is recyclable, but green plastic is more often converted into single-use items such as carpets...
"In June, the German government announced that it would be curtailing the use of natural gas to generate electricity in order to conserve it for heating this winter. In 2009, nuclear power supplied 25 percent of Germany's electricity which had dropped by 2021 to under 12 percent. In the meantime, burning natural gas generated 15 percent in 2021."
"Projects like this one are an important part of New Jersey’s coastal resilience program — using plants and shellfish beds to create 'living shorelines' that complement engineered structures like sea walls and bulkheads to protect homes and people."
"LanzaJet's Freedom Pines Fuels project will be the company's first commercial-scale SAF plant. It will also be the first plant in the world to make alcohol-to-jet SAF, which it is hoped could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70% compared to fossil jet fuel. The project is set to be finished in 2023."
"In comparison, current catalytic technology refineries work through a method known as the Claus process, which requires multiple steps. Also, it produces sulfur but no hydrogen, which is converted into water."
Julian Spector of Canary Media reports on energy storage funding through the Department of Energy. “In the habitually cautious utility space, track records count. No utility wants to bet its grid reliability on some new gadget only to see it fail to reach completion or fall apart at a crucial moment. And financiers hesitate to fund...
Seaweed is poised to become the next environmentally friendly way to package food.
"A lot of focus had been put on wind, solar and electric vehicles, which all have an important role to play. They’re necessary, but certainly not sufficient. So what we’re beginning to see is a recognition that a much broader set of solutions is needed, and that a critical player in that space will be our industry. Carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and biofuels are all now being recognized for the important role they’re going to play in contributing to the solution."
Renewable natural gas offers businesses, and governments an opportunity to reduce emissions while providing reliable power to consumers.
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