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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. . Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. Still, there is potential for clean — low- or zero-carbon — hydrogen to take off, energy experts believe. There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  conditional commitment to Ford’s battery manufacturing program. Shah and the gang announced their biggest loan ever , a $9.2B

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? High-flying fuels

Climate Tech VC

  But all this travel comes at a steep carbon cost. In 2022, aviation accounted for 2% of global CO2 emissions. In part because air travel is such a technical marvel, engineering our way around direct emissions from burning fossil fuels strapped to those big jet engines on the wings is definitionally “hard to abate.

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The government’s new ‘Earthshot’ — making it cheap to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere

Grist

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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? Blackrock’s $550M DAC bet #174

Climate Tech VC

  In deals, major funding for transportation including $144M for Indian EVs, $33M for rare earth-free magnets, and $15M for battery recycling.  Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy.   Thanks for reading!

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. 💨 Again Bio , a Copenhagen, Denmark-based carbon-negative chemical production platform, raised $10M in Seed funding from ACME Capital, Atlantic Labs, and Google Ventures.