UK’s Drax Eyes U.S. for Bioenergy CCS Expansion Drive

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:44 +0000

The 2.6-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

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2. Drax’s conversion of its 4-GW coal-fired power plant to a 2.6-GW biomass plant leveraged its existing steam turbines, generators, specially built trains, and pulverizing mills. But to accommodate new storage needs, the company built giant EcoStore biomass domes—advanced technological structures carefully attuned to storing biomass. Courtesy: Drax Group

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Clearing the Air: Is Direct Air Capture a Savior, Distraction, or a Trojan Horse?  

Credit to Author: Stan Kaplan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […]

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2. The Climeworks Orca Solid DAC pilot plant in Iceland. The plant receives thermal energy from a nearby geothermal facility. Source: Climeworks

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5 Things To Watch For At COP28 In Dubai

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:43:24 +0000

The annual UN climate conference, COP28, is slated to take place from November 30–December 12 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates … [continued]

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What Is the “Global Stocktake” & How Can It Accelerate Climate Action?

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:38:06 +0000

This year is a critical moment for climate action. The mounting impacts of climate change, from floods and droughts to hurricanes and heat waves, are taking a major toll on human lives and economies globally — particularly in vulnerable developing nations with the fewest resources to protect themselves. Current climate actions are not nearly enough […]

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10 Big Findings From The 2023 IPCC Report On Climate Change

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:05:57 +0000

March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), an eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate change. Drawing on the findings of 234 scientists on the physical science of climate change, 270 scientists on impacts, adaptation and […]

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The Latest IPCC Report Will Make You Sad. And Mad. Don’t Give Up!

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:10:36 +0000

global warming heatOn Monday, March 20, the IPCC will be publicly releasing a report synthesizing the latest climate science, the culmination of its sixth assessment cycle. With global heat-trapping emissions still on the rise and millions of people across the world still reeling from last year’s deadly and costly climate-related disasters, this report provides a distillation of […]

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Moo! Boo Hoo! Investments In Global Livestock Are Falling Due To Climate Change

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:35:44 +0000

Climate change has already affected livestock production, both directly through heat stress affecting animal mortality and productivity and indirectly through effects on grassland, species distribution, and diseases.

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Citing Renewable Energy Achievements Can Spur Collective Climate Action

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:45:42 +0000

collective climate actionRenewable energy is a viable and vital alternative to fossil fuels, and we must share information about renewable energy’s power and promise with others as part of collective action to stabilize the climate.

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