Simple Explanation of Technologies that Capture or Remove Carbon
Along with reduction and adaptation, technologies that remove carbon from the atmosphere or capture it at source are the third pillar of climate action. These technologies (sometimes called negative...
View ArticleThe State of CO2 Emissions: Summary and Recommendations of the Most...
We are seeing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,* but according to 10 recently published, authoritative scientific reports and studies, we are not doing anywhere near enough to meet the...
View ArticlePetrostates are Asking the Impossible of Carbon Technologies
Our ongoing failure to reign in carbon emissions makes technological climate solutions increasingly critical, but there are limits to what they can do. While carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and carbon...
View ArticleExposing Big Oil’s Audacious Carbon Capture Deception
The fossil fuel industry has a long history of malfeasance but their misapplication of carbon capture may be their most audacious disinformation ploy to date. As explained in an Energy Transitions...
View ArticleWho Won the Fossil Fuel War at COP28?
We did not get an agreement to phaseout fossil fuels at COP28, but we did get a deal that calls for a phasedown this decade. It was a hard-fought battle that saw two competing perspectives go...
View ArticleCOP 28’s Litany of Loopholes
The recent Conference of the Parties is being hailed as both a historic success and an epic failure. So who really won the fossil fuel war at COP 28? The global agreement to phase down fossil fuels was...
View ArticleAI’s Impact on the SDGs
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although there are some potential downsides, the overall impact of AI on SDGs is overwhelmingly positive...
View ArticleEarth Day’s Evolution and Holistic Sustainability
Earth Day is an environmentally focused day of action that increasingly encompasses the full range of sustainability issues. Observed every year on April 22, more than one billion people worldwide now...
View ArticleHow Earth Day Unifies Us and Why This is Critically Important
At a time of intense, deep-seated divisions, Earth Day fosters much-needed unity. As an inclusive global event, Earth Day brings people together from diverse political, social, and economic...
View ArticleThe Importance of Earth Day Education
Environmental education has been at Earth Day’s heart since its inception over 50 years ago. Education is woven into the DNA of the event and students are a central pillar of this global movement. On...
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