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- On El Hierro Island, At Least They Kept The Diesel Backup Wed, 28 Oct 26, 12:00pmYou can buy more and more of these things, but they just produce more and more electricity that you don’t need (and must discard) on a breezy summer day, and nothing on a cold winter night when you need it the most.
- UK spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture tech is a national embarrassment, chancellor told Wed, 28 Oct 26, 12:28amChris Packham says £24bn earmarked for projects with ‘ludicrously uncertain results’ should be redirected to help lower bills and cut emissions
- Cut spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture plans, campaigners urge chancellor Wed, 28 Oct 26, 12:28amChris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower bills
- Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds Mon, 20 Apr 26, 7:00pmResearch casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source
- CLAIM: Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed Sun, 4 Jan 26, 1:00pmThe CO2 captured by the compound can be released by heating the compound at 70 °C in 30 minutes. Clean CO2 is recovered and can be recycled.
- How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare Mon, 24 Nov 25, 12:44pmGetting to net zero CO2 emissions globally means we can halt global warming. This requires a rapid phase-out. It’s physics
- Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work Fri, 12 Sep 25, 3:00pmEngineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs
- What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? Fri, 1 Aug 25, 3:00pmGovernment is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
- Are Labour’s plans to offset Heathrow expansion emissions all pie in the sky? Fri, 1 Aug 25, 3:00pmGovernment is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
- Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? Thu, 26 Jun 25, 4:00pmFreighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course
- Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting Thu, 19 Jun 25, 9:00pmGovernment accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike
- Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10% Sat, 17 May 25, 9:00pmDownsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate tech
- Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station Fri, 7 Feb 25, 7:27amBillions of pounds from energy bill payers to run out in 2027 but could be extended as soon as Monday
- Burning wood for power not necessary for UK’s energy goals, analysis finds Wed, 22 Jan 25, 9:39pmExperts say UK should stop biomass burning as electricity sector decarbonisation by 2030 can be achieved without it
- Greens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reef Fri, 10 Jan 25, 1:00amParty labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef ‘nothing but greenwashing’ and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation