Microsoft’s quest to go ‘carbon negative’ inspires $1B fund
GreenBiz
JANUARY 16, 2020
Bold new commitment will see the tech giant charge an internal carbon fee not just on emissions from its direct operations, but on those of its supply chain.
UK Government Holds its Nerve on Heat Pumps as Clean Heat Policy Confirmed
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 7, 2024
Experts see the policy as essential to tackle emissions from the UK’s carbon intensive homes, which account for 1 5 percent of greenhouse gases nationwide. The policy mandates that in the first year of the scheme, four percent of heating manufacturers’ sales should be from heat pumps, or they risk a fine.
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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?
GreenBiz
JULY 15, 2020
Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? 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. It concluded this approach could be a cost-effective way to actually achieve negative emissions.
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Carbon-negative bioenergy project underway with Chevron, Microsoft and Schlumberger
Renewable Energy World
MARCH 5, 2021
Big name corporations Chevron and Microsoft are joining Schlumberger on a plan to develop a bioenergy project that will include carbon capture and sequestration. As a result, the energy produced would be carbon negative. The project will be located in Mendota, California and will use an idled bioenergy plant.
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 3, 2023
Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. In 2023, DeSmog will be looking more into the aquaculture industry, its impacts, and where it seeks to influence policy. Carbon Capture and Storage.
Microsoft’s Carbon-Negative Gambit
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 24, 2020
The technology company promised to remove all of the carbon that it’s ever put in the atmosphere -- going back to when it was founded in an Albuquerque garage in 1975. That includes $1 billion in carbon removal technologies and methods. Microsoft is setting a new standard for corporate climate targets.
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Na’im Merchant Is Advancing a Blueprint for Equitable Carbon Removal Policy
Elemental Excelerator
JANUARY 23, 2024
And while Canada’s coast faces countless climate threats, Elemental Policy Lab Fellow Na’im Merchant said it also could become important for climate resiliency as an unparalleled resource for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods. The world needs to go net-negative, and not enough people are paying attention to that.
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Net Zero Festival: Negative emissions - can carbon offsets ever be credible?
Business Green
OCTOBER 14, 2021
VIDEO: Top experts from the University of Oxford, Friends of the Earth, Vertree and the UK Green Building Council tackle the carbon offsets debate. So what, if anything, can be done to ensure carbon offsets projects are credible and deliver on their promised emissions reductions?
What’s the difference between net-zero and carbon-neutral policies?
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
As understanding of the climate crisis increases and the harm to ourselves, the environment, business, industry, and the economy that will follow, so a desire to not only reduce carbon but to be seen reducing carbon increases. In both cases, carbon offsetting removes CO 2 from the environment.
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Tech giants launch $925m fund to shrink costs of carbon removal technologies
Business Green
APRIL 12, 2022
Alphabet, Meta, Shopify and McKinsey launch Frontier Fund to bring down costs of carbon removal technologies that scientists acknowledge will be critical to meeting climate goals.
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A bad bet on biomass? Critics respond to Drax announcement
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 12, 2022
UK energy utility Drax has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility with the goal of removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it produces, and thereby securing “carbon negative” status. But campaign groups continue to insist that the maths behind biomass doesn’t add up.
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Solving the policy puzzle: The path to net zero for industrial decarbonisation
Business Green
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Professor Peter Taylor and Alice Garvey from the University of Leeds set out the challenges and policy requirements for decarbonising heavy industry which they included in a recent report commissioned by the CCC. Here, lead authors of the report Professor Peter Taylor and Alice Garvey set out the main findings.
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New California Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Early Action
Energy Innovation
JUNE 16, 2022
This week, Energy Innovation released new rese arch evaluating California’s climate progress and identifying a policy pathway that would reaffirm California as a climate leader. includes important new metrics to track the economic, environmental, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate policies. By Olivia Ashmoore.
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Portugal power-to-liquid project makes sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from municipal waste-derived CO2
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Deploying a seemingly innovative technology configuration and design, the group behind it, LIPOR, suggests it is set to revolutionize the waste-to-energy industry while simultaneously decarbonizing the aviation sector. One of the first synthetic eFuel production units in Europe could be implemented at an Energy Recovery Plant near Porto.
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Microsoft’s quest to go ‘carbon negative’ inspires $1B fund
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 16, 2020
Bold new commitment will see the tech giant charge an internal carbon fee not just on emissions from its direct operations, but on those of its supply chain. Read more: Microsoft’s quest to go ‘carbon negative’ inspires $1B fund.
What COP26 means for climate technology innovation
Elemental Excelerator
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. Elemental is proud to back many companies that are developing technologies that will be critical to meet this commitment.
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'Incredibly risky': Campaigners urge policy-makers not to be seduced by unproven CCS
Business Green
MARCH 22, 2021
BECCS proponents argue the technology can play a critical role in helping the UK reach net-zero, but a group of campaigners and academics are arguing the government should direct subsidies to more proven technologies. It also comes as the government designs its strategy on greenhouse gas removal technologies such as BECCS.
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Bio-based ropes claim eco-friendly aquaculture benefits
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 11, 2023
New “bio” ropes made from biomaterials have the potential to replace conventional plastics of fossil origin in mussel and algae cultivation, say the groups behind their development, who claim sustainability advantages including up to 34% carbon footprint reduction compared to ropes made from conventional plastics.
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What happens when climate policy collides with real-world constraints?
Business Green
OCTOBER 7, 2022
The United States is in a golden era for climate policy. The policy has been a long time coming, yet came to fruition quickly, responding to the urgency of the climate crisis and the opportunity to legislate before midterms. How the policy will unfold is impossible for me to imagine. Catch up fast: Recent climate legislation.
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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept
GreenBiz
MAY 29, 2020
The nuances of all the various adjectives and descriptors that are used to describe climate action — from "science-based" to "net zero" to "carbon negative" — are enough to make heads spin, especially for those who spend their professional lives worrying about how to communicate these concepts.
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UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive
POWER Magazine
MARCH 1, 2024
GW Drax Power Station in northeastern England—once Western Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant—is poised to pioneer bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), a negative emissions The post UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Seasoned observers fear that growing calls for a bolder and more ambitious global policy framework are continuing to founder on the rocks of vested interests and short-term cost concerns. . It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .
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Negative Emission Technologies And Land Use
Energy Innovation
JANUARY 28, 2020
Given the Paris Accord’s aspirations, the climate challenge facing humanity can be expressed in simple terms: halve annual carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by 2030, halve them again by 2040, and again by 2050. Here we focus on some aspects of land-use and negative emission technologies (NET) dependent on the land.
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Greenhouse gas removal technologies: Who should foot the bill?
Business Green
AUGUST 10, 2022
Engineered carbon removal technologies such as CCUS, DAC, and BECCS are increasingly seen as crucial to the net zero transition, but spreading the costs fairly remains a challenge. among policymakers and net zero advocates alike.
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Negative Emission Technologies are Our Last Hope
Green Market Oracle
JANUARY 8, 2020
Negative emission technologies (NETs) also known as carbon capture or carbon sequestration are a necessary technological innovation. Such technologies reduce atmospheric emissions by removing CO2 from the point at which they are generated or from the ambient air.
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'A poor use of public funds': Should the government subsidise biomass and carbon capture technology?
Business Green
MAY 24, 2021
Fresh analysis warns plans for UK's largest BECCS facility in North Yorkshire could prove more expensive for billpayers than Hinkley Point C, but developer Drax rejects calculations and insists carbon capture technology is likely to prove a crucial component of the net zero transition.
Stop perverse climate impact of biomass by radically reforming CO2 accounting rules, says advisory body
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 25, 2020
These might turn out to look quite different in the future, if carbon-accounting under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) were to be based on science and the real effects on climate. Much of the biomass employed in Europe is anything but carbon neutral. Labelling forest biomass as renewable has a perverse impact on the climate.
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Wash, rinse and repeat? How policy clarity can help tackle the tide of greenwash
Business Green
JANUARY 23, 2023
Firms need a stable policy environment to make the necessary investments, writes Viridor's Tim Rotheray The drive for net zero is serious business. policy and carbon accounting are at risk of turning genuine ambition into business risk. But often these policies are not enough. And companies are following.
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'Critical': $6.6tr investor alliance calls for 'massive investment' in CO2 removal solutions
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also urges policymakers to standardise carbon credits to allow carbon markets to act as a market proxy in the absence of a global carbon price. gigatonnes in 2025, the group said. gigatonnes in 2025, the group said.
'Get ahead of the game now': Could the UK become a leader in carbon removals technology?
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.
Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status. “[Thursday’s] announcement is part of Drax renewing its focus on renewables and pioneering bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technology (BECCS),” the company representative said in an email.
Making the UK’s net zero target real: Professional services firm comments on progress
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
A coherent policy response that catalyses action to deliver emissions reductions across all sectors is required. To achieve this it will require an annual reduction in carbon intensity of 9.7%, according to the latest “Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI)” produced by professional services firm PwC.
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Drax Exec Quits Climate Change Committee After ‘Glaring’ Conflict of Interest
DeSmogBlog
JULY 2, 2021
But the 2017 appointment attracted criticism due to Heaton’s position as head of sustainability and policy at Drax, a company that received £832 million in subsidies from the government last year for biomass generation. However, critics said her position as the only executive of an energy company offered an unfair advantage to the company.
Has the IPCC just given the green light for a renewed focus on carbon removals?
Business Green
APRIL 5, 2022
The world's top climate scientists have updated their guidance on carbon removals technologies, arguing they are likely to prove essential to stablising global temperatures, but only if they are developed judiciously.
The transition to EVs cannot come at the expense of the ocean
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
However, it is crucial that as we move from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, we do not not risk disturbing our planet’s largest carbon sinks by giving the destructive deep-sea mining industry the green light and opening up a new frontier of industrial extraction, writes campaign organisation the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.
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Microsoft joins Coca-Cola and Unilever in EU green business supergroup
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Tech giant Microsoft has this week formally joined the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe), building on its recent commitment to become a net negative emission company. CLG Europe brings together influential European businesses which share the aim of delivering climate neutrality through "progressive public policy".
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Deploying bioenergy with CCS could save UK £4.5bn, Drax claims
Business Green
APRIL 11, 2021
Report commissioned by energy firm argues BECCS technology offers climate and cost benefits for decarbonising UK energy system. The project is unique as a relatively inexpensive source of negative emissions that can be deployed before 2030 and is an important first step in a wider UK BECCS programme," states the report.
Positive 'tipping points': How clean technologies could be on the cusp of exponential growth
Business Green
JANUARY 11, 2021
Positive "tipping points" in low carbon technology development could spark cascading changes that accelerate action that slows global temperature increases, according to fresh academic research today which offers a welcome dose of optimism for the fight against climate change.
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'World's biggest': Drax inks pioneering carbon removals deal with Respira International
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Drax CEO argues deal will play 'pivotal role' in the development of voluntary carbon markets. Respira would then sell on these credits on the voluntary carbon market to corporations and financial institutions looking to achieve carbon neutrality and net zero emission targets.
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Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Randeep Somel is VP, Global Head of Communications and Sustainability with technology firm Iron Mountain. As with previous years, 2022’s conference has focused on implementing climate policies – with decarbonisation a key theme. Enabling solutions: Shrinking your digital carbon footprint. degrees Celsius. What’s next?
Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 19, 2024
Gasification Gasification involves subjecting biomass to high temperatures in an environment with controlled oxygen, which converts the material into a mixture of gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, collectively known as syngas. Equally important is the consideration of air quality.
Future Energy Scenarios 2021: Power generation in Britain could be emissions net negative by 2034
Business Green
JULY 13, 2021
Detailed and joined-up policies, behaviour change, 'whole system' infrastructure investment, and holistic energy market reform are all critical to achieving net zero emissions, report warns. Both of these scenarios would meet the UK's Sixth Carbon Budget.
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How Siemens Gamesa Could Give Coal Plants a Second Life
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
The Electric Thermal Energy Storage ( ETES ) technology uses fans to blow hot air into a chamber filled with volcanic rocks to temperatures of up to 800 degrees Celsius. But if you take that away, this technology has been working very efficiently for decades. Siemens Gamesa’s coal plant lifeline.
The UK's innovation policy must match the scale of the net zero challenge
Business Green
MARCH 11, 2020
Facilitating technological and business model innovation will be central to achieving net zero, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group. The first is that the UK will need to accelerate action in areas where technology solutions to cut emissions are well known, but policy efforts to support investment to date have been wholly inadequate.
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