"Reforming the environmental approvals and permitting process is the unsexy, yet incredibly powerful key to fighting climate change. For example, the bipartisan infrastructure bill that is due for a vote any day now in Congress is being called a down payment on the infrastructure needed for a low-carbon economy. But without the ability to actually build, that investment would be squandered."
Jet Fuel Made From This Crop Could Cut Emissions by Up to 68%, New Analysis Proves
"According to a new study, we could reduce these emissions by up to 68 percent – by switching to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from plants. Specifically, the non-edible oilseed crop Brassica carinata, a variety of mustard plant. And it could be more cost-effective than petroleum fuel."
China’s Ambitious Climate Goals Collide With Reality, Hampering Global Efforts
"Coal powers around 56% of the country’s industry-heavy economy, a major reason China accounts for more than a quarter of the planet’s carbon emissions."
Meet the next generation of carbon campuses
"From Net Zero Teesside in the United Kingdom to Houston’s Carbon Capture Hub, a new generation of carbon campuses — where carbon dioxide emissions are captured, used in products and stored underground — is coming online."
Changing up the recipe to make low-carbon cement
"Brimstone Energy is an early-stage startup that’s currently raising money to build a pilot production facility. It raised an initial $2 million starting in 2019 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), the National Science Foundation and a number of other sources."
Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel
"Although there's still some way to go, the result represents a significant improvement on previous yields: eight times greater than experiments conducted just a few months prior, and 25 times greater than experiments conducted in 2018. It's a huge achievement."
Energy giant Shell to acquire U.S.-based Savion in solar power push
Reuters reports that Shell has bought U.S.-based Savion to increase its solar power push. >>>Read More on Private Sector Innovation<<< “The oil major did not disclose the value of the deal, but said the acquisition adds on to its previous investment in U.S. solar power operator Silicon Ranch, with Savion’s more than 18 gigawatts of solar power...
Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles Are Almost Ready to Hit the Road
Rebecca Elliot writes for The Wall Street Journal on the future of solar-powered electric vehicles. >>>Read more about technological breakthroughs here<<< “Aptera is planning several versions of its swoopy-looking two-seater, which, according to simulations described by the company, will be good for 250 to 1,000 miles on a single charge, depending on the size of...
As Emissions Increase and the World Warms, What is America’s Climate Vision?
Removing domestic and global barriers to innovation, investment and deployment would really make 2022 the year of climate action.
The RNC Should be Opposing AOC, not Liz Cheney
Branding a riot as “legitimate political discourse” distracts from AOC’s illegitimate assault on economic freedom