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Carbon Removal Isn’t Just for Corporations. Individuals Are Paying For It, Too
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Carbon Removal Isn’t Just for Corporations. Individuals Are Paying For It, Too

"Other carbon removal companies, from Undo Carbon in London to Noya in San Francisco, have also started selling services to individuals. Climeworks, for its part, has attracted nearly 20,000 individual buyers to participate in its carbon removal program since 2019. As it takes time for companies to build out infrastructure to remove carbon and undergo a third-party validation of their work, it’s not uncommon for buyers to wait for years until their purchases can be delivered."

Is this Chicago-area startup the ‘Tesla of heavy-duty’ trucking?
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Is this Chicago-area startup the ‘Tesla of heavy-duty’ trucking?

"Blumreiter and Johnson co-founded ClearFlame Engine Technologies to market engine technology that allows trucks, generators and other motors to run on a variety of low-emissions fuels such as ethanol, methanol or liquid ammonia. While these fuels are not zero emissions, various studies have shown pure ethanol’s life cycle greenhouse gas emissions are roughly 40 percent to 50 percent less than petroleum-based fuel."

The heavy lift of getting shovels in the ground
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The heavy lift of getting shovels in the ground

"The key is to drive down the green premium and make green product prices competitive against fossil-based product prices – and that’s going to require more than just government subsidies. Financing these projects requires thinking beyond the traditional market to overcome the investment risks involved. It’s going to require the public and private sector working together to deploy these projects."

An Innovative Financing Model Is Ensuring Everyone Can Afford a Heat Pump
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An Innovative Financing Model Is Ensuring Everyone Can Afford a Heat Pump

"Heat pumps don’t just make heating and cooling easier, they also cut the very carbon pollution that is making extreme heat more intense. The switch from propane heaters to heat pumps can cut a household’s annual carbon emissions by 6.3 tons, according to one analysis from Rewiring America, a nonprofit dedicated to electrifying homes across the U.S."

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