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'Dire warning': Fears grow over net zero 'complacency' as emissions rebound

Business Green

Political and business leaders have certainly talked a good game in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This morning sees the publication of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) influential Global Energy Review 2021 and it makes for sobering reading. Global carbon emissions are set to jump by 1.5

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Not all carbon removals are created equally

Business Green

LSE's Josh Burke sets out the risks of prematurely incorporating carbon removal technologies into carbon markets. COP27, which concluded earlier this month, saw many contentious climate issues such as loss and damage, water scarcity, fossil fuel taxation and just transition at the front and centre. New net zero standards.

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Big Oil Firms Touted Algae as Climate Solution. Now All Have Pulled Funding

DeSmogBlog

One by one, big oil firms have touted their investments in algae biofuels as the future of low-carbon transportation – and one by one, they have all dropped out. And some strains produce large amounts of lipids – fatty acids that can produce an oil, which can be turned into fuel relatively easily. And they were making real progress.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. And they have suffered collateral damage from the harmful pollutants produced by using fossil fuels. As the U.S.

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Global Briefing: Coronavirus crisis will have 'negligible' impact on emissions without green recovery, study warns

Business Green

All the green business news from around the world this week. However, the report also highlights how engineering a 'green recovery' backed by major investment in low carbon infrastructure could significantly increase the chances of the world meeting the 1.5C Study: Global lockdowns likely to curb temperatures by just 0.01C by 2030.

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Net zero: Green grid innovation takes centre stage in UK energy sector plans

Business Green

Energy Networks Association and National Grid reveal plans to harness green and flexible energy technologies through latest innovation strategies. During lockdown, swathes of businesses, industries and services have been forced to adapt to the new reality, and sadly in some cases that has meant scaling down or stopping altogether.