renewable energy

Why Europe is quietly mad about the US climate bill

Why Europe is quietly mad about the US climate bill

Just a few small issues to fix. Photo: Eveleyn Hockstein (Reuters) The landmark Inflation Reduction Act is the largest U.S. contribution yet to meeting global emissions reduction goals. And the American allies are not happy about it. Certainly, they are happy to see that the United States is (finally) spending hundreds of billions of dollars …

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Chardonnay out, fiano in.  How the climate is changing everything, including the wine you might soon be drinking

Chardonnay out, fiano in. How the climate is changing everything, including the wine you might soon be drinking

As raging bushfires ravaged Queensland’s Granite Belt in 2019, Mike Hayes could do little but watch the crops of his beloved vineyards be destroyed by smoke. The smoky taste is disastrous for a vintage if it’s not immediately obvious, he explains: “Once you bottle it, about eight months later, it tastes like an ashtray.” The …

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Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX's Next Resupply Flight |  CNN

Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX Supply Flight | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply is set to launch this weekend, and it will carry an abundance of supplies, a pair of new solar panels, dwarf tomato seeds, and a range of science experiments …

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Energy Storage

Energy storage is the backbone of the renewable energy revolution | OilPrice.com

Renewable energies are exploding. Countries around the world are adding clean energy generation capacity at a breakneck pace in a race against time to boost energy security and combat climate change. While environmentalists and economists have been warning for decades that the future of the energy industry – and, indeed, the global economy – lies …

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Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX's Next Resupply Flight |  CNN

Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX’s Next Resupply Flight | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission launches on Tuesday, it will carry an abundance of supplies, a pair of new solar panels, dwarf tomato seeds and a range of science experiments to the …

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Biden administration to give $1.1 billion to PG&E to help keep California nuclear power plant online |  CNN Politics

Biden administration to give $1.1 billion to PG&E to help keep California nuclear power plant online | CNN Politics

CNN — Nuclear power in California received financial support from the Biden administration on Monday as the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $1.1 billion grant to Pacific Gas & Electric to help extend life from its Diablo Canyon power plant on California’s central coast. The Diablo plant was to be decommissioned in two phases, …

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COP27 leaves huge gaps for greenwashing

COP27 leaves huge gaps for greenwashing

Carbon credits derived from forest conservation, among other measures, will soon be available to companies through a UN-monitored market.Photo: Bruno Kelly (Reuters) As COP27 in Egypt races towards a conclusion, many important issues including the financing of “loss and damage”, how countries should report on their progress in reducing carbon emissions and whether all countries …

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Plugging methane leaks is a 'top priority', but BP reports another 30 years of oil and gas investment

Plugging methane leaks is a ‘top priority’, but BP reports another 30 years of oil and gas investment

The head of one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers has called for an industry crackdown on fugitive emissions, saying it doesn’t make sense for companies to let their product leak out. Key points: BP chief executive Bernard Looney says leaking gas wells are a ‘huge’ environmental and economic problem Methane emissions account …

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