Carbon capture
Can we fight climate change by sinking carbon into the sea?
Two Israeli companies are betting that by trapping biomass deep underwater, they can keep gigatons of CO2 out of the atmosphere.
By Alison F. Takemura .
Emissions reduction
Clean industry
Chart: Heavy industry is the world’s biggest decarbonization challenge
The production of oil and gas, cement, steel, and other industrial products is enormously polluting. Decarbonizing these sectors will take a while.
By Dan McCarthy .
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Food and farms
The investment boom in ‘renewable natural gas’ is sparking debate
Oil and gas giants are spending billions to develop RNG projects from trash, food and manure. But experts say there’s a limited future for the waste-derived fuel.By Maria Gallucci .
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Marine transport
This common chemical could help shipping giants start to decarbonize
“Green” methanol is gaining favor as a lower-carbon way to power cargo ships. But we’re going to need a lot more of it for the plan to work.By Maria Gallucci .
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Food and farms
Cattle are a huge climate threat. Smarter ranching can help
Ranchers in Brazil are testing new and improved techniques that can lower the climate impact of beef production by using less land and curbing cattle's burps and farts.By Michael Grunwald .
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Hydrogen
The great 'green hydrogen' battle
Tens of billions in federal tax credits could build a vital low-carbon hydrogen industry — or increase carbon emissions. We tackle the complexities in a series.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
Test shows hydrogen blending slightly reduces gas power plant emissions
The hydrogen revolution isn’t here quite yet — but now we know what happens when a certain type of gas plant burns a small amount of hydrogen.By Julian Spector .
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Marine transport
Amogy lands $139M to scale ammonia tech for zero-emissions cargo ships
The startup is working to launch an ammonia-powered vessel in New York as the global shipping industry searches for cleaner fuels.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
An Arizona plant will pull CO2 from the air and trap it in concrete
The first-of-its-kind initiative by CarbonBuilt, Aircapture and Block-Lite aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from concrete production by 70 percent.By Maria Gallucci .
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Podcast
A rogue geoengineering startup sparks worry
Make Sunsets is sending balloons filled with sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. Is it performance art — or a new era for geoengineering?PlayBy Stephen Lacey . 25 min .
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Carbon capture
'High-quality' carbon-removal tech will be focus for new industry group
The Carbon Removal Alliance is all about practical and permanent solutions for capturing CO2 — shady offsets and short-term schemes need not apply.By Emily Pontecorvo .
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