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What Were Europe’s Oil Majors Doing When GTM Launched in 2007?

GreenTechMedia

It’s been an honor and a privilege to track Europe’s energy transition for the sector’s most discerning audience. Thanks for reading, and keep crushing that carbon. ~ Energy transition " wasn’t a term in common usage and certainly not one that sprang to mind when thinking of the Big Five oil companies.

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If the world wants a green recovery, it must commit to innovation

Business Green

Negative emissions technologies are critical for the earth’s climate and hitting net zero in the UK, argues Drax CEO Will Gardiner. But it's vital we don't lose sight of long-term climate and energy challenges and the vital sustainability targets that must solve them. Going net negative. Work remains to be done.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Unfortunately, all kinds of positive (or negative?) In the absence of thick multi-year ice, which can be up to five meters deep, any water that refreezes would take the form of much thinner, more navigable seasonable ice. As long as there is ice in a body of water, any surrounding heat energy is carried towards the ice to make it melt.

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The prospects for I-1631 eliminating 20 million tons of carbon pollution annually by 2035

Low Carbon Prosperity

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

Grist

Solar geoengineering — also called solar radiation management or solar radiation modification — was then and is now a fraught subject. degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial average, due to the vast amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide that humans have added to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.

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Carbon to Value Initiative Leaders Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program Announce Formation of the Carbontech Leadership Council

Greentown Labs

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass.,

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Greentech Media Bids Farewell

GreenTechMedia

But the energy transformation it’s been chronicling for the past 14 years is just getting started. clean energy and technology community that has evolved into a mighty and globe-spanning economic force. Greentech Media closes its doors this week.