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Rystad Energy, Enverus See Booms In LNG And CCUS Investment Coming
LNG (Liquefied natural gas) tanker Rudolf Samoylovich, sailing under the flag of Bahamas, moors at … [+] the dock of the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal near Saint-Nazaire, western France, on M...
Why The Inflation Reduction Act’s SAF Tax Credit Won’t Be Enough To Stop Airline Emissions’ Rise
Air travel demand is increasing much more rapidly than the supply of sustainable aviation fuel. Getty Images By Robbie Bourke and David Kaplan Robbie is a partner with Oliver Wyman’s aviation practice...
Energy Provisions In The Inflation Reduction Act
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) poses with lawmakers after signing the Inflation … [+] Reduction Act after the House of Representatives voted 220-207 to pass it at the US Capitol in ...
Methane Emissions Reduction At The Oil Patch: How To Get There
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar MCKITTRICK, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 03: The sun sets beyond pumpjacks in the Belridge oil field on … [+] November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. The ...
Hyperpolarization Of Climate Policy – The Politics Of American Exceptionalism
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, UH Chief Energy Officer and Aparajita Datta, UH Research Scholar The terms likely to occur with climate, investors, & emissions — word size is proportional to rate … [...
Bitcoin mining to harness onsite natural gas emissions: Ark Invest
Data from a recent Ark Invest report highlights another utility for Bitcoin (BTC) mining in the realm of sustainability and energy. According to the findings, there is enormous potential to transform...
Meet The Solvent That Captures Up To 99.8% Of CO2 Emissions
Capturing carbon dioxide is expected to play a key role in the next phase of the energy transition by decarbonizing existing equipment. getty Hidden in a fold of Norway’s western coast about an hour n...
Amid Environmental Concerns, Community Activism Sparks Course-Correction For Port Of Houston’s Project 11
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 21: Houston Industrial panorama and Port of Houston, Texas (Photo by … [+] Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Getty Ima...
Why The U.S. Can’t Curb The World’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
HEBEI, CHINA – NOVEMBER 19: Smoke billows from smokestacks and a coal fired generator at a steel … [+] factory on November 19, 2015 in the industrial province of Hebei, China. China’...
US lawmakers ask about EPA, DOE monitoring of crypto mining emissions, energy consumption
Democratic legislators from both houses of the United States Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Department (DOE) to inform them of their findings on th...
Members Of Congress Push Back On EPA’s Threat To The Permian Basin
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) speaks to the media with members of the … [+] Republican Study Committee about Iran on April 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group has...
U.S. And China Emissions Caused $1.8 Trillion Each In Worldwide Economic Damages Over 25 Years, Study Estimates
Topline Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China from 1990 to 2014 caused a combined $3.6 trillion in economic damages around the world, according to a study published Tuesday by resear...
U.S. emissions caused $1.8 trillion in global economic losses: study
An aerial view of Phillips 66 oil refinery is seen in Linden, New Jersey, United States on March 8, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The U.S. and China, the world’s two greate...
Supreme Court Clouds Future Of EPA Clean Air Rules, Threatening Climate Goals
Aerial view of coal power plant high pipes with black smoke moving up polluting atmosphere at … [+] sunrise. getty SCOTUS ruling could set back efforts to fight climate change, affect energy inv...
We Need To Measure Total Lifecycle Emissions For Cars – But EVs Still Win
Towards the end of 2020, a very controversial report was circulating in the UK and receiving wide coverage in newspapers (albeit mostly the right-leaning ones). It became known as #AstonGate, referrin...
Europe’s Warm Embrace Of LNG Raises Methane Emissions Concerns
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens.) The … [+] natural-gas fuelled Heizkraftwerk Berlin-Mitte po...
Monero Tail Emissions Are Here, Block Rewards Will Remain Intact
During the month of May, we discussed the initiation of tail emissions on Monero Network. It is live on the network now. Tail Emission is basically a mechanism initiated by Monero, allowing the block ...
Bitcoin Mining Ban in New York Won’t Reduce Carbon Emissions: Crypto Lawyer
Vladislav Sopov Jake Chervinsky, long-term GC of DeFi heavyweight Compound and one of most influential Web3 lawyers, criticizes anti-Bitcoin bill Contents Why might PoW restriction in New York be harm...
Blockchain Association argues New York mining ban won’t ‘reduce carbon emissions’
In the wake of the New York State Senate passing a bill that imposes a two-year moratorium on any new carbon-based fuel-powered proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining projects in the U.S. state, th...
New York Crypto Mining Ban Will Have Zero Impact on Emissions
Anti-crypto politicians in the United States have been reveling in victory this weekend following the passing of a bill that will prohibit crypto mining in New York State. The New York State Senate ap...
Biden administration to draft report on crypto miners’ energy use, emissions
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! An energy team of the White House is drafting a policy recommendations report to address issues concerning cryptocurrency mini...
Shippers Strive To Cut Emissions With Better Planning
US Transportation Sector GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions –...
ESG Study: Methane-Fueled Bitcoin Mining Can Eliminate 5.32% Of Global Emissions
It’s all about the methane. Finally, an ESG analyst takes a look at the data and gives bitcoin mining the praise it deserves. In the paper “Quantifying the Potential Impact of Bitcoin Mining on Global...
Trust and clarity are missing in discussions of carbon emissions and crypto
The need for a clear, balanced concept of the issue was a constant theme at the panel discussion of crypto’s carbon footprint at the 2022 World Economic Forum. There was general agreement that there h...
U.S. Navy climate plan calls to cut emissions, electrify vehicle fleet
U.S. Navy sailors operate onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Adriatic Sea, off Split, Croatia February 14, 2022. Milan Sabic | Reuters The U.S. Navy on Tuesd...
Bourgogne Grapples With Fighting Frost Without Producing Emissions
A lingering veil of smoke from overnight frost prevention methods engulfs the commune of … [+] Saint-Aubin. Michelle Williams It was late afternoon on April’s first Sunday in Bourgogne. Cold. Ov...
Bitcoin Mining To Reduce Methane Emissions by 2030, Here’s How?
An ESH analyst highlights an advantage of Bitcoin mining, says could reduce methane emissions by 2030. He suggests converting Methane into Carbon Dioxide and utilizing it to power the mining rig...
Newsom’s About-Face On Diablo Canyon Underscores Foolishness Of Indian Point Closure And Need To Save Palisades
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he wants to prevent the premature shutdown of … [+] the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, the state’s only nuclear power plant. Bettmann A...
Could Bitcoin Mining Actually Reduce Methane Emissions By 2030?
ESG analyst Daniel Batten argues that bitcoin mining could reduce methane emissions by up to 8.5 percent by 2030. As a greenhouse gas, methane has 80 times more potential of causing climate change tha...