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Short List of Climate Action That Will Work: India Utilities Plenary
Short List of Climate Action That Will Work: India Utilities Plenary
India is doing better on climate action than most realize, but more work is required
Michael Barnard
Aug 24
CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering Assessment Shows E-Fuels Are Economic Dead End
CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering Assessment Shows E-Fuels Are Economic Dead End
Carbon Engineering’s direct-air capture wall-of-fans was sold to investors as an e-fuel solution but is merely an enhanced oil recovery…
Michael Barnard
Aug 23
EU Hydrogen Program Spends €1.2 Billion, Fails, Asks For More to Compete with EVs
EU Hydrogen Program Spends €1.2 Billion, Fails, Asks For More to Compete with EVs
EU hydrogen for transportation program has lost track of decarbonizing transportation inexpensively and effectively
Michael Barnard
Aug 22
US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
Hydrogen can be green but won’t be cheap, so won’t be a trucking fuel
Michael Barnard
Aug 21
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air with ground up rocks ranges from the infeasible to the merely odd
Michael Barnard
Aug 20
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Engineering, now purchased by oil and gas giant Oxy, pumping new oil out of old wells
Michael Barnard
Aug 19
China is Lapping USA In Renewables & Electrification
China is Lapping USA In Renewables & Electrification
Trajectories of low-carbon energy and electrification are radically different
Michael Barnard
Aug 18
Shellfish Crisis: How the Latest Carbon Capture Craze Threatens Marine Life
Shellfish Crisis: How the Latest Carbon Capture Craze Threatens Marine Life
Ocean acidification threatens shellfish, so some carbon capture types want to make it worse
Michael Barnard
Aug 17
Electrolyzing Sea Water To Capture CO2 Is Fraught With Challenges
Electrolyzing Sea Water To Capture CO2 Is Fraught With Challenges
Technical viability doesn’t mean economical or environmental viability
Michael Barnard
Aug 14
Hydrogen For Shipping Claims Hit Iceberg Of Reality
Hydrogen For Shipping Claims Hit Iceberg Of Reality
The best lies are based on a grain of truth and such is the case for hydrogen as a maritime fuel
Michael Barnard
Mar 28
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