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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. 100B of deals went down in the Permian basin and Shell abandoned a $100M per year carbon credit pipeline. 🍃 Credit registration body Verra’s CEO resigned following a bombshell Guardian exposé, marking a perilous year for carbon.

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Hydrogen Production With A Low Carbon Footprint

R-Squared Energy

In a previous article , I analyzed the carbon footprint of producing hydrogen from fossil fuels. That is how over 95% of the world’s hydrogen is currently produced. To recap, the carbon footprint of hydrogen production from natural gas in a steam methane reformer (SMR) is higher than from directly burning the natural gas.

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? Charting a course to curb maritime emissions

Climate Tech VC

Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII): Adopted in 2021 through the IMO , these measurements build on prior standards and became mandatory beginning Jan 1, 2023. IMO will assign a CII rating, with A being the best, least carbon-intensive and E being the worst, most carbon-intensive.

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Harmful Wastes” Shell’s knowledge of the risks posed by the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels can be traced to at least the early 1960s. At a time of mounting public concern over nuclear safety, the authors drew a striking parallel between the dangers posed by CO2 and radioactive waste.

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Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

Business Green

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. Clean power producers would be eligible to receive 1.5 The US is set to get its first ever carbon equivalent tax - on methane.