Ajay Banga will begin a monthlong “global listening tour” to drum up support for his nomination to be the bank’s next president. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/lVKxRmG
EPA reverses Trump-era decision on power plant mercury standards, paving way for stricter limits
Dive Brief: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the scientific, economic and legal underpinnings of its 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants, a step needed for any tightening […]
Still Not Dead – Petra Nova’s New Lease on Life a Critical Test for Carbon-Capture Technology
The lack of successful projects has long been a thorn in the side of the carbon-capture industry, with a few high-profile cases falling short of expectations for a variety of economic and […]
Federal incentives help drive $52B of investments in 17 EV battery production facilities: BofA
Battery manufacturers are rushing to develop capacity in the United States to meet demand for electric vehicles while qualifying for billions in federal incentives, according to a new BofA Global Research report. […]
It Don’t Come Easy – As Focus on Methane Intensifies, Companies Face Key Challenges, Questions
Over the past five years, the North American oil and gas industry has undertaken a major strategic shift, embracing the global push to decarbonize by, among other things, emphasizing the greener emissions […]
Westinghouse Electric to submit key nuclear microreactor licensing reports for US-Canadian review
Dive Brief: Westinghouse Electric announced Tuesday it will submit key licensing reports for its planned microreactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for joint review. The eVinci microreactor […]
Large scale wind and solar smash output records on main grid
The instantaneous output of large scale wind and solar broke above 10 gigawatts in Australia’s main grid for the first time on Friday, smashing the previous record by nearly one gigawatt. The […]
The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis
The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to […]
Tesla Versus Prius And The Carbon Crisis Long-Game
Toyota has been criticized as a laggard when it comes to electric cars but the world’s biggest automaker says a blended strategy of EVs, plug-in hybrids and Prius-like hybrids can have a […]
Exxon Shuts Down Algae Fuel Research Program
In 2009, Exxon began a research program designed to extract fuels that could be used to power internal combustion engines from algae. In the intervening years between then and now, it has […]
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