Carbon Capture & Removal
There are 7 technological approaches to removing carbon, sometimes referred to as negative emissions technology (NETs), and they are divided into two major groupings. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) takes CO2 out of the ambient air and carbon technologies (carbon tech)...
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Along with reduction and adaptation, technologies that remove carbon from the atmosphere or capture it at source are the third pillar of climate action. These technologies (sometimes called negative emissions technologies or NETs) can be broadly subdivided into carbon dioxide...
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Carbon removal technologies (CRT)* have made great strides in the last ten years and there is support for the view that they are necessary and will play a major role in efforts to decarbonize our world. CRT includes direct air...
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COP 28’s Litany of Loopholes
The recent Conference of the Parties is being hailed as both a historic success and an epic failure. So who really won the fossil fuel war at COP 28? The global agreement to phase down fossil fuels was heralded by...
Exposing Big Oil’s Audacious Carbon Capture Deception
The fossil fuel industry has a long history of malfeasance but their misapplication of carbon capture may be their most audacious disinformation ploy to date. As explained in an Energy Transitions Commission report, carbon technology is being ‘co-opted’ by fossil-fuel...
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Are the Gulf and Jet Streams Collapsing? Here’s what the Science Says
If you read the headlines you could not be faulted for believing that the jet stream and the Gulf Stream are on the cusp of imminent collapse. These dire predictions claim to be derived from research but closer scrutiny reveals...
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The Importance of Earth Day Education
Environmental education has been at Earth Day's heart since its inception over 50 years ago. Education is woven into the DNA of the event and students are a central pillar of this global movement. On April 22 and throughout the year Earth Day promotes environmental literacy and shows people how...
How Earth Day Unifies Us and Why This is Critically Important
At a time of intense, deep-seated divisions, Earth Day fosters much-needed unity. As an inclusive global event, Earth Day brings people together from diverse political, social, and economic backgrounds. In our polarized world, embracing a common cause may be the most impactful form of environmental advocacy. The Importance of Earth...
The Origin of Earth Day and its Evolution Towards Holistic Sustainability
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AI’s Impact on the SDGs
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although there are some potential downsides, the overall impact of AI on SDGs is overwhelmingly positive with significant benefits for the development of low-carbon sources of energy and efficiency. The SDGs are a set of 17...
COP 28’s Litany of Loopholes
The recent Conference of the Parties is being hailed as both a historic success and an epic failure. So who really won the fossil fuel war at COP 28? The global agreement to phase down fossil fuels was heralded by the United Nations as the “beginning of the end” of...
Who Won the Fossil Fuel War at COP28?
We did not get an agreement to phaseout fossil fuels at COP28, but we did get a deal that calls for a phasedown this decade. It was a hard-fought battle that saw two competing perspectives go head-to-head. On one side there was a large and powerful fossil fuel contingent that...