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The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas

Grist

OH, is primarily used to make chemicals for plastics, paints, and cosmetics. It’s also considered a top candidate for cleaning up cargo ships in the near term, along with liquefied natural gas — a fuel that produces little air pollution but ultimately results in higher emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Methanol, or CH?OH,

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Meet the Startups Innovating in Experts’ Top Climatetech Areas for 2024

Greentown Labs

Elemental Recycling ’s single-step, proprietary process recycles any and all plastics and tires into high-purity graphene and hydrogen. Enhanced geothermal power Named to Lux Research’s “Climate Tech 2024 Watch List” Fervo Energy is developing next-generation geothermal projects to deliver 24/7 carbon-free energy.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

Reimagining the resource-intensive processes and materials used to make all that stuff — especially GHG-emitting steel, concrete, and plastic — will be one of the defining opportunities of the coming decades. Scalable and affordable geothermal power for 100% clean energy. Thrilling | EQUITY & ACCESS TRACK. Why is that?