Avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency is a hugely complex problem. Where can we store all the carbon we have been blowing into the atmosphere for years? ‘Just capture it, recycle or bury…’ Carbon Management is the popular magic word. But new technologies like carbon capture also show … [continued]
There are currently seven recognized negative emissions technologies (NETs). What are their global CO₂ removal potential, costs, and relevant side effects? An overview of the pros and cons of carbon capture and storage. Afforestation & Reforestation (AR) Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an … [continued]
With the ongoing climate emergency and nations’ commitments to meet net-zero goals by 2050, there’s a heightened need to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions through whatever means possible. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) are included in the mitigation pathways set out by the … [continued]
Do you feel the impacts of the climate emergency at all? Do you want to see faster and greater action to slow down global warming and mitigate its damage? Your answer probably depends on where and how you live, what your level of education is and how old you are. … [continued]
Taking a look back: 350.org’s grassroots campaign “keep it in the ground” is a success story – and not yet finished. By taking a step back, sometimes solutions for complex problems seem to be surprisingly easy. If you don’t want carbon in the air, leave the raw materials that produce … [continued]
A truly just energy transition is only possible through collaboration, and we will only further exacerbate human rights violations and environmental issues if we do not address our collective supply chains within the context of climate change and carbon impacts.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, was once a pioneer in climate protection. Today, Berlin presses hard on the brakes. But help is on the way. By Frank Odenthal The elections to the German Bundestag are over, and it remains unclear what the new government of Europe’s economic powerhouse will look like. … [continued]
In the Appalachian region of the United States, mountaintop removal mining of coal is still a common practice. With the help of tech, algorithms, and satellite imagery, it might finally come to an end. By Frank Odenthal For millions of people around the world, burning coal as a source of … [continued]
Originally published on The Beam. By Emanuela Barbiroglio A hilly landscape with a thousand citizens, kissed by the sun and blown by the wind, sounds like the essence of Italian countryside. The local administration is making the most of it, well beyond romance. “We always thought that ecological transition is … [continued]
Originally published on The Beam. By Hannah Helmke and Sebastian Müller This ancient African proverb appears all the more relevant now, when our fast and plentiful way of life obviously reaches its limits in coping with the downsides of a globalized world. Pandemics, climate change, biodiversity in free fall — … [continued]
