"By pulling CO2 from ambient air, the plant is different from more traditional types of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at highly-polluting industrial smokestacks."
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Panic at COP26 Increases the Risks of Climate Change
To move COP26 beyond panic and pandering, the Party of Lincoln would be wise to apply Lincoln’s timeless advice.
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This Tree-Tracking Startup Is the Most Innovative of Its Kind
Companies looking to offset their carbon footprint can purchase carbon credits directly from Pachama’s marketplace. Organizations can choose from a list of high-impact, curated projects that have been pre-selected to meet international standards for carbon removal. Once chosen, projects are actively monitored using the company’s remote sensing technology.
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The World Won’t End If the Green New Deal Doesn’t Pass
"Even without a Green New Deal, the United States and other developed nations will keep marching on climate progress."
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Biomass Pellets Offer a Carbon-Neutral Alternative to Coal
"Arbaflame’s facility in Grasmo, outside of Oslo, Norway (Figure 1), will produce 70,000 tonnes of “bio-coal” pellets per year. These are made of wood biomass and can be used as fuel in place of coal in power plants."
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Why Smart Buildings Are A Breath Of Fresh Air
"While there might be some way to go overcoming data security and interoperability issues between different systems, smart buildings are here to stay. If they are can improve the urban environment around us, then that can be no bad thing."
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GM’s plan to end EV charging deserts
"[General Motors] will give each of its 4,500 dealers up to 10 of its Level 2 Ultium-branded chargers to install throughout their communities in places like offices, apartments, sports and entertainment venues and college campuses."
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Some big investors are backing nuclear energy, a potential savior to the energy crisis that’s gripping the world
However, in a time of climate triage, nuclear energy is getting a renewed look. The best-known example is Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower, which teamed up with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, 0.44% power company, PacifiCorp, to eventually build a next-generation small nuclear reactor using new fuel technology.
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How Technology is Helping Rebuild Global Forests
Our world needs forests. Humans need trees for our very survival. Forest restoration is a critical goal that needs innovative solutions. Thankfully, technology is bringing the innovative roadmaps we need.
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MIT spinoff Via Separations scores $38M Series B to decarbonize manufacturing
"The Via solution sits in a shipping container in the middle of the manufacturing process and acts as a filtration system for whatever is being produced."