"Looking further ahead, Airbus also announced zero-emissions hydrogen concept aircraft as it aims for a future of greatly reduced carbon emissions. Other companies, including Rolls-Royce, are also running SAF tests in a bid to help the aviation industry play its part in the face of catastrophic climate change."
Gas crisis spurs Germany to mull extending life of nuclear plants
"Germany's remaining nuclear plants are scheduled to be shut down by year-end after former Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to phase out nuclear power following the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in 2011."
Forget olive oil. This new cooking oil is made using fermentation and requires 99% less water to produce
"At $29.99, it’s significantly more expensive than its vegetable counterpart, but replacing just 5% of vegetable oils used in the U.S. with so-called cultured oil, the company claims, would free up 3.1 million acres of land every year."
The Dystopia We Fear Is Keeping Us From the Utopia We Deserve
"The fusion demonstration is a reminder not of what is inevitable but of what is possible. And it is not just fusion. The advance of wind and solar and battery technology remains a near miracle. The possibilities of advanced geothermal and hydrogen are thrilling. Smaller, modular nuclear reactors could make new miracles possible, like cars and planes that don’t need to be refueled or recharged. This is a world progressives, in particular, should want to hasten into existence. Clean, abundant energy is the foundation on which a more equal, just and humane world can be built."
Permitting Reform is Starting to Become a Bipartisan Priority
With bipartisan support for policies in the climate and energy space seeming to be few and far between, it is encouraging to see both sides of the aisle come together and recognize the need to modernize our country’s permitting process.
Cirba Solutions Secures $50 Million Marubeni Investment
Cirba Solutions reports on a $50 million investment from the Marubeni Corporation. “This most recent strategic investment in Cirba Solutions further augments the previously announced $245 million investment from EQT Infrastructure and the over $82 million from two recent Department of Energy grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.” Read the full article here.
Private Sector Partnership Protects Both Whales and Clean Air
The private sector is working to protect whales, consumers, and the shipping industry
It’s Time to Rescue Science from “The Science”
Our New Primer Tries to Capture What Actual Scientists, Not Activists, Are Saying About Climate Risk
Fixing Flood Insurance
The National Flood Insurance Program puts a significant strain on the federal budget and taxpayers. Instead of renewing it and hoping for the best, lawmakers should update the program as quickly as possible.
The Green New Deal: Less About Climate, More About Control
"One thing is clear: to meet these goals, Washington would have to force all Americans to reduce their energy consumption...the only way to do that is to impose coercive taxes and regulations."