sustainable energy
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Most People Globally Support ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Limit Climate Change
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. More than 70,000 delegates from around the world are gathering at the U.N. climate talks in Dubai this week to negotiate (ostensibly) how to tackle the climate crisis. Many of the important conversations at COP28 will revolve around “loss and damage,”…
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Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an updated road map this week for reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The new report emphasizes that solutions like carbon capture technology and carbon credits have not lived up to their promise of removing CO2 from our atmosphere, while renewables have made the most progress toward…
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The EU Just Decided Natural Gas Is ‘Green’ (???)
Raise your hand if you had this on your 2022 bingo card: Natural gas is now climate-friendly.
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The 106-MPG, Compressed-Air-Powered Car Was a Fever Dream From the 2008 U.S. Fuel Crisis
Picture it: America, 2008. A nation entranced with Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, getting down to “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain … and paying an unheard-of $US4.31 ($6) for a gallon of regular unleaded. The energy crisis was on, and some put their hopes for a greener, more budget-friendly tomorrow on a hyper-efficient,…