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'A poor use of public funds': Should the government subsidise biomass and carbon capture technology?

Business Green

The long-running debate over whether biomass energy can deliver promised emissions savings has been reignited this morning, after fresh analysis from think tank Ember warned plans for the UK's largest biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant could undermine the UK's net zero transition and land the taxpayer with a hefty bill.

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Three primers for buying carbon offsets

Business Green

Each entry is a form of carbon removal that is defined and tagged with the impact level it could have on reducing carbon emissions, the timeline for implementation of the technology, a list of key experts and a set of research recommendations and questions.

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Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve of UN nature summit

Envirotec Magazine

The letter was written by prominent climate and biodiversity scientists from universities and organisations in top biomass sourcing countries – the U.S., Estonia, and Canada – and the UK–the world’s top importer of wood pellets for biomass energy. They also sequester one-third of the earth’s anthropogenic emissions.

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Everything you need to know about the UK's landmark Energy White Paper

Business Green

Previous unconfirmed reports have estimated a price tag for the Sizewell project of between £16-20bn. Blue hydrogen produced by steam reforming natural gas with CCUS, green hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water by renewable energy, and biomass gasification with CCUS will all be considered.

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'This is not a scary transition': Six key takeaways from the CCC's net zero progress report

Business Green

As ever, the CCC's assessment of the potential costs of net zero offers a powerful tonic to the loud minority of political and media commentators who have taken to bemoaning the price tags attached to the projects that can help avoid catastrophic climate impacts.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

Renewable energy certificates (RECs) Renewable energy certificates (RECs), otherwise knowns as a Guarantee of Origin, represent 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity generated from a renewable energy source, such as wind, solar, or biomass. if there is a fossil-fuel or biomass generation component).

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

Given a lifetime of 10 years for an electrolyzer, a price tag of €632 per kW and a production of 0.5 Now, the first steps are already being made by companies and the port to transition to biomass. The first steps are being made by companies and the port itself to transition into biomass and generate green hydrogen.