Climate Change

Top Corporations Vow To Fight Climate Change But Their Plans Fall Short

"Some of the world’s best-known corporations have clamored to show how seriously they are taking climate change, with an increasing number pledging to eliminate their carbon footprints in the decades ahead. But many of those firms are not yet doing nearly enough to back up their promises, according to a new analysis by the New Climate Institute, an independent organization based in Germany that promotes measures to slow Earth’s warming."

Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2022

Overwhelmed Grid Operator PJM Seeks 2-Year Pause on Solar Projects

"The nation’s largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is so clogged with requests from energy developers seeking connections to its  regional transmission network in the eastern United States that it is proposing a two-year pause on reviewing more than 1,200 energy projects, most of them solar power."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/04/2022

Satellites Show Quick Climate Fix With Methane ‘Ultra Emitters’

"A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But as the reams of data reveal the depth of the problem, they also have made clear a potential tool to combat climate change, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science."

Source: Washington Post, 02/04/2022

"From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?"

"Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe “green” ammonia can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity and powering ships."

Source: YaleE360, 02/03/2022

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