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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for international shipping.

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CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

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Because of this dependence and the associated risks to raw material supplies, both the US government and the European Union have included these metals in their lists of critical raw materials. In 2020, 66% of global germanium production came from China; for gallium, Chinese market dominance is even greater at 97%.

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Berkeley researchers propose salted biomass as scalable, economical and stable carbon capture and storage solution

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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. We’re claiming that proper engineering can solve 100% of the climate crisis, at manageable cost.

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T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight

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Europe’s growing use of animal fats to power its cars and planes is becoming increasingly unsustainable, according to a new study by Cerulogy funded by European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). National authorities must exclude animal fats category 3 from the list of eligible biofuels in the national biofuels schemes.

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Open Letter by Netherlands Scientists on IPCC and Errors in 2007 Climate Change Report

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In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the UN IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 55 leading Dutch scientists working in the field of climate change, energy and the environment wrote an open letter. Errors in the IPCC climate change report are being seized by some to discredit climate science.

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EPA proposes to replace and reduce certain HFCs; impact on mobile AC

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to prohibit the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and HFC-containing blends that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly alternatives exist. This is the agency’s second action aimed at reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

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Bradford: Twelve Years A Failure – His Reason To Kill CCAs

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And you can read the letters of opposition and the list of people opposing his bill to see how full of s**t he is. But you can read his Op Ed piece yesterday to see how he spins like a whirling dervish and how a strong supporter tries to Brutus his Caesar.

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