Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into renewable hydrogen fuel. They’d even found a partner, the owner of a fueling station for hydrogen-powered cars, who wanted them to build a pilot plant at his facility. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on — green energy, low-carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades and green research and development (R&D) — and highlights successful green spending programs to date. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 Meanwhile, $86.1

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result, the industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions, as well as a toxic soup of air pollutants. But in order to curb steel’s carbon emissions, the sector will have to transform how the material is traditionally made. The furnaces that melt iron ore to make steel consume vast amounts of coal.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Advocates of BECCS argue that by sourcing sustainable biomass feedstocks for power plants and then capturing the resulting emissions, the technology can deliver both reliable renewable power and negative emissions.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Although fossil-based natural gas tends not to be low enough in carbon intensity to remain a primary energy source in our decarbonized future, the U.S. And we aren’t the only ones – many other countries will require natural gas to serve as a so-called “bridge” fuel while they continue to transition to zero- and low-carbon energy sources.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Aemetis, Inc (NASDAQ stock symbol AMTX) has announced that it has recently received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank, California, for the production of renewable fuels including negative carbon intensity sustainable aviation and diesel fuel. Bioethanol, a type of renewable fuel, is often blended with gasoline and used in cars.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike?

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

government has a new goal to make it much cheaper to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. The Carbon Negative Shot is the third program in the Earthshots series. The Department of Energy announced a Hydrogen Shot , a program to make clean hydrogen fuel 80 percent cheaper than it is today, in June.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Research body argues government must fix 'uneven' decarbonisation policies that continue to drive customers towards high carbon activities. In response to the report, a government spokesperson said: "We've already published decarbonisation plans for energy, industry, transport, oil and gas and the recent hydrogen strategy.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The new ETC analysis, released yesterday , sets out how rapidly increasing demand for bioresources from the manufacturing, construction, and energy industries could outstrip environmentally sustainable supplies unless alternative zero carbon options are rapidly scaled up and the use of biomass is carefully prioritised.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The reason it’s considered a solution is that plants suck up carbon from the air while they grow. When we turn them into fuels and burn them, no new carbon is added to the atmosphere —the whole cycle is considered “carbon neutral.” But critics say biofuels’ carbon-neutrality is a mirage. The case for negative emissions.

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CleanTech San Diego

JUNE 10, 2021

Because rDME’s properties allow it to cost-effectively store and transport renewable hydrogen, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions from transportation today, while accelerating the development of the hydrogen economy and a net-zero carbon future.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 15, 2023

  But all this travel comes at a steep carbon cost. ”  That leaves basically three options for decarb: electric planes, hydrogen planes, or cleaning up the fuel powering today’s fleet. In 2022, aviation accounted for 2% of global CO2 emissions. Access the full Market Framework in the Sightline Climate platform. 

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. use the captured carbon to drill for more oil in a process called enhanced oil recovery.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Among its many provisions, the Green Deal will include: A "Just Transition Fund" to make sure vulnerable sectors and regions are not negatively impacted by the changes. Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, hydrogen infrastructure and energy storage will also receive support to reach commercialization.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 29, 2021

It proposes to make Europe the first continent to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and the first to deliver a climate law with binding emissions targets. Hydrogen rocks,” said Frans Timmermans , vice-president of the European Commission and the beard in charge of the European Green Deal. 4) It buys into false solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Europe’s Green Deal.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

National Infrastructure Commission urges government to act quickly to drive development of first wave of BECCS and DACS plants, arguing carbon removals will be a cornerstone of the UK's future economy. Calls for the UK to start scaling up negative emissions technology are becoming shriller.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 13, 2020

The need for negative emission technologies ( NETs ) is becoming increasingly apparent in the wake of our failure to draw-down atmospheric greenhouse gases. Plants can harvest the CO2 from the air and sequester it or sell it for agricultural or industrial applications. It can also be recycled and used to make synthetic fuel.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

The argument goes that biofuels produced using sustainable feedstocks and low carbon processes can enable rapid emissions reductions in the short to medium-term, because they seamlessly integrate with existing fossil fuel infrastructure and can be mixed with existing gasoline, diesel, or kerosene. Regulatory and industry momentum.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley Just over a year ago, I made a significant - and positive - career change.

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Business Green

JULY 24, 2020

UK, Germany, South Korea among nations offering up green stimulus measures but these are still dwarfed by carbon-intensive bailouts, according to Vivid Economics. Across 17 major economies, announced stimulus packages will pump trillions of dollars directly into sectors that have a large and lasting negative impact on nature.".

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.     🌱 Vizcab , a Lyon, France-based carbon impact analysis software developer, raised $6M in Series A funding from Kompas Ventures and Cemex Ventures.  

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Rimere, a California-based company, with proprietary plasma technology that produces clean hydrogen and graphene, announced the closing of a $10 million strategic investment from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean hydrogen can help to change the long-term outlook for natural gas. Take our fun and engaging Hydrogen Quiz now!

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

The energy system would, by 2050, be a net absorber of carbon emissions, with investments in carbon removal technologies compensating for all residual emissions from the heat, power, and transport sectors, and then absorbing a further 30Mt of emissions from the atmosphere annually.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental is excited for the growing demand this will create for Blue Ocean Barns , a company that is curbing methane emissions from the agricultural sector with a seaweed based feed product for livestock. Carbon Negative Shot is a U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Chinese government has provided the first evidence that its recent unveiling of a net zero emissions target will trigger a new wave of low carbon infrastructure deployment. The clarification is significant, as China's massive agricultural sector and industrial base makes it a major source of a number of greenhouse gases.

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CleanTech San Diego

JUNE 13, 2019

This project unlocks the near- and medium-term decarbonization benefits of rDME, an economical fuel and key step in the development of a California-based, renewable hydrogen (rH2) pathway to zero-emission mobility. These commercial plants will convert in-state methane emissions from dairy manure, food waste, and agricultural waste to rDME.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Meanwhile, humans have continued destructive practices such as deforestation and agricultural expansion.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. . This scenario includes BAU policies as well as a higher carbon price, vehicle electrification, and mode shifting (shifting from vehicle to active and public transportation). .

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 8, 2022

Concepts like decentralized agriculture, water conservation, and shared economy came naturally since there was simply no other choice. This year, we are specifically interested in technologies related to: The intersections of water x agriculture and water x hydrogen. Brine management and resource recovery.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 4, 2021

C when places reminiscent of Mordor continuously pump carbon into the atmosphere. Good-faith efforts to reuse carbon, heat and steam are underway with a target to reduce the Port’s emissions to 50% of 1990 levels by 2025. Those that can create artificial sinks with technological carbon capture, utilization, and storage.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

, published by a team including Lord Nicholas Stern and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz that argued that non-conditional support for high carbon industries would see a lower return on investment than green stimulus packages. Build carbon-capture-and-storage infrastructure around large industrial clusters ? They are: ?

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on - green energy, low carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades, and green research and development (R&D) - and highlights succesful green spending programmes to date.

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