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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. Adam Aston. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. You may not know it, but you rely on industrial heat every day.

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Cryo-Compressed Hydrogen in Aviation

Hydrogen Fuel News

Among the most promising frontiers is the advent of cryo-compressed hydrogen, a powerful energy carrier poised to revolutionize the aviation industry. Moreover, we delve into its burgeoning application in aviation, where the prospects of zero-emission air travel are no longer just a lofty aspiration but inching towards tangible reality.

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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Grist

So as the aviation industry has gradually climbed aboard global pledges to get rid of carbon emissions, it has mostly promised to make up for its damage elsewhere — through offsets that might involve planting trees, restoring wetlands, or paying people to preserve ecosystems that otherwise would have been razed. Others warm it.

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The carbon challenge that is bigger than cars, aviation, and shipping combined

Business Green

To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. Costs add up quickly: equipment to collect biogas (the unprocessed methane-rich vapor given off by waste); upgrade the gas to pipeline quality; and connect to existing gas pipelines.

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PG&E Gets on Board with All-Electric New Buildings in California

GreenTechMedia

“We think it’s going to be very difficult to have a significant amount of traditional natural gas powering building heating and cooling, and water heating and cooling,” Drew Murphy, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at Edison International, told GTM in February.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

❄️ Macro market cools climate tech venture.    🏠 Tetra , a Boston, Massachusetts-based heating and Cooling System developer, raised $11M in Seed funding from Greycroft, Gutter Capital, Lerer Hippeau, and 1sharpe Capital.   👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.

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

Climate Tech VC

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.