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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. is California’s aggressive push toward a carbon-neutral future. Jim Robbins.

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Green glass: Carbon capture project to tackle glass manufacturing emissions

Business Green

Experiments to test the applicability of carbon-capture technology for glass manufacturing will be conducted by British firms C-Capture and Pilkington. The Leeds-based firm is developing carbon capture technology which it claims uses 40 per cent less energy than current, commercially available alternatives.

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C-Capture raises £8m to accelerate carbon capture technology development

Business Green

UK start-up C-Capture has secured £8m investment to further develop its pioneering carbon capture technology from its existing shareholders IP Group, Drax and BP Ventures, as well as additional funding from the British Business Bank's Future Fund, it announced today.

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$650 million investment is the biggest so far in direct air capture

Envirotec Magazine

Swiss direct air capture (DAC) start-up firm Climeworks announced on 5 April that it has signed an equity round of $650 million (CHF 600 million), an apparent milestone in the financing of the carbon removal industry. The new investor base includes some of the largest institutional technology and infrastructure investors globally.

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Delivering pledges to net zero essential if Paris targets to be met, says IEMA

Envirotec Magazine

The report’s author and IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead, Nick Blyth, said: “We know from IEMA members’ experience that a range of carbon reduction measures are available and are being deployed. Good practice should continue to see carbon reduction targets addressed separately from compensation measures.

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Nuclear Power’s Future Is Looking Brighter

R-Squared Energy

Between 2009 and 2019, global consumption of renewable energy grew at an annual average of 13.4%. Yet, global carbon dioxide emissions rose by more than 4 billion metric tons per year during that time, reaching an all-time high in 2019. This is important, because this is the area of the fastest growth in carbon dioxide emissions.

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British Land pledges to deliver net zero carbon portfolio by 2030

Business Green

The new strategy replaces its previous five year sustainability programme, which is credited with cutting energy intensity across its property by 55 per cent and reducing carbon intensity by 73 per cent against a 2009 base line.

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