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Money Is Pouring Into Carbon Removal Technologies, But the Companies Involved Struggle to Pay for It
The dream is to suck carbon from the air and bury it, but the reality is that some direct air capture companies have to sell the captured CO2 to make more oil.
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A Sand Shortage? The World Is Running Out of a Crucial — But Under-Appreciated — Commodity
The world is facing a shortage of sand — and climate scientists say it constitutes one of the greatest sustainability challenges of the 21st century.
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Biden Climate Envoy John Kerry Talking to Banks, Asset Managers About Mobilizing Capital for Clean Energy
The private and public sectors must collaborate to combat climate change by investing in sustainable energy and technology, Biden climate czar John Kerry said.
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California City Believed 1st in US to Ban New Gas Stations
Petaluma has become what’s believed to be the first city in the country to ban all new gas stations in an effort to curb carbon emissions.
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White House Climate Czar to AP: Texas Storm ‘a Wake-Up Call'
President Joe Biden’s climate adviser said the deadly winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas and other states is a “wake-up call” for the United States to build energy systems and other infrastructure that are more reliable and resilient in the face of extreme-weather events linked to climate change
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China Lays Down Another Marker in the Offshore Wind Sector, Accounting for Half of Last Year's Installations
Europe is the largest market for offshore wind, but the Asia-Pacific region is catching up.
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Cement Giants Turn to Green Hydrogen and Carbon Capture in Efforts to Curb Emissions
Cement production is an energy intensive process responsible for a significant amount of emissions.
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Climate Change Is Not Priced Into Markets But Its Effect Could Be Substantial, Experts Say
Climate change could lead to a significant rerating in some financial markets the moment that investors take its risks seriously, experts have told CNBC.
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Biden Declares ‘America Is Back' in Welcome Words to Allies
President Joe Biden has used his first address before a global audience to declare “America is back, the transatlantic alliance is back.”
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Back in Paris Pact, US Faces Tougher Climate Steps Ahead
The United States has returned to the Paris climate accord
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U.S. Must Go ‘Well Beyond Paris Commitments' to Avert Catastrophic Global Warming, Warns Scientist
Scientist Michael Mann explained why the U.S. must go “well beyond those Paris commitments” as President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement Friday.
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6 Reasons We Don't Care as Much as We Should About the Climate Crisis
Signs of the climate crisis are all around us. Look no further than the extreme winter weather that has devastated Texas this week, or the wildfires that swept the West Coast last year. But still, far too many of us are content to keep our head under the covers and pretend it’s not happening. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain has six...
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A Guide to Degrowth: The Movement Prioritizing Wellbeing in a Bid to Avoid Climate Cataclysm
Scholars are backing an idea that pushes social and ecological wellbeing over a system that pursues relentless economic growth.
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Get Used to Extreme Weather Like the Texas Winter Storms: ‘We're Basically on a Brand New Planet'
Crippling winter storms in Texas, destructive wildfires in California, devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean. Climate change is making extreme weather the new normal. Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, a risk and behavioral scientist, joined LX News to explain how climate change has altered the dynamics of the Earth to such an extent that “we’re basically on a brand new planet.”
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Vestas Invests in Swedish Firm That Builds Wooden Towers for Wind Turbines
Modvion installed a 30-meter tower on an island near Gothenburg last year.
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Texas Blackouts Show How Vulnerable Power Grid Is to Climate Change
The winter storm outages in Texas reveal a broader crisis: Climate change-fueled disasters are overwhelming U.S. infrastructure.
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Maersk Says It Will Launch a Carbon Neutral Vessel by 2023, Seven Years Ahead of Schedule
The environmental footprint of shipping, a crucial cog in the global economy, is significant.
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You Can Thank Climate Change For Extreme Weather Patterns Wreaking Havoc in Texas and Across the U.S.
More than 4.2 million people woke up without power in Texas Tuesday morning as record-breaking cold weather prompted residents to crank up electric heaters and push demand for electricity beyond the worst-case scenarios that grid operators had envisioned.
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A Tidal Turbine Built in Scotland Is Now Producing Power in Japan
The tech has been installed in waters off Naru Island, which is part of the larger Goto Island chain.
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Milan's Skyline Set for Another ‘Mutant Building' Covered in Plants
If all goes to plan, the Italian city will soon add another striking development to its skyline.