Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The post Direct Air Capture Project to Secure 5 Million Tons of Carbon Annually by 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The Wyoming project is the first large-scale DAC effort in the United States.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion funding opportunity to create regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs. The BIL directs DOE to select at least two hubs—to the “maximum extent possible”—for development in “economically distressed communities” with large coal, oil, or natural gas resources. Three Options Available for Direct Air Capture Hub Funding.

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Legal Planet

JULY 18, 2023

Download as PDF The post Governor Newsom’s CEQA Bills Could Be a Modest Step in the Wrong Direction appeared first on Legal Planet. These disfavored litigants will often be the environmental justice groups and low-income or BIPOC communities that frequently rely on CEQA due to their regular exclusion from siting and permitting decisions.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That’s because of the new elective or “direct pay” provision in the IRA that allows nontaxpayers to claim the value of certain tax credits as cash payments (rather than as an offset to tax liability that they don’t have). While many nontaxpayers are keen to take advantage of direct pay, they face significant challenges in doing so.

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In a research paper, the scientists say capturing carbon dioxide directly from the oceans could have advantages over direct air capture.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 24, 2024

The nexus between direct air capture technology and CO2 emissions in the transport sector. DAC technologies are … Continue reading The nexus between direct air capture technology and CO2 emissions in the transport sector Applied Energy, 363, 123112. C above preindustrial levels.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 28, 2024

“Direct Air Capture and CO2 Conversion by Non-Thermal Plasma Process” 25th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC25) (21-26 May 2023 : Kyoto Japan), 2-P-210. Eichkorn, S., van Raak, T., & Gallucci, F.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued temporary and proposed rules for the “direct pay” mechanism enabled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and codified under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code. Direct pay is noncompetitive, meaning that cities and others need not win a grant to participate.

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Physics World

MARCH 26, 2022

Until now, physicists measuring the properties of solar neutrinos have had to make a compromise – either measure the particles’ energy with high precision and sacrifice directional information or pin down direction and settle for inferior energy resolution. No trajectory information.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Using a technique designed to probe the electrical resistivity of 2D materials, the duo has showed for the first time that fibres are significantly less conductive in the transverse direction. The post Carbon fibres have directional electrical properties appeared first on Physics World.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 27, 2024

“High Gravity-Enhanced Direct Air Capture: A Leap Forward in CO2 Adsorption Technology.” Due to its comprehensiveness … Continue reading High Gravity-Enhanced Direct Air Capture: A Leap Forward in CO2 Adsorption Technology Guo, S., & Li, Y. ” Atmosphere, 15(2).

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The documents show that Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s Chief of Staff Ryan Amato directed senior ministry staff to keep their mouths shut about the changes and made clear that maps showing how some of the preferred developer properties had been moved forward needed to be provided to the Premier’s Office. . –

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 9, 2021

first, the state of Maine has passed legislation – bill LD99 – directing the $17 billion Maine Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) to divest $1.3 billion from fossil fuels within 5 years and directs the Treasury to do the same with other state funds. The move makes. Read more ».

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Frontiers

APRIL 5, 2023

Whether co-morbidities have similar negative effects on cognition above and beyond those caused directly by OSA is not yet clear. Our study is a proof of concept. However, our findings suggest that co-morbidities likely worsen and perpetuate any cognitive deficits caused directly by OSA itself,” said Rosenzweig. Selling the articles is not allowed.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Both new and established facilities will want to follow the developments under this new Executive Order, as it calls for a more unified approach in achieving environmental justice and directs agencies to analyze and address environmental justice issues more extensively.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

An artificial intelligence called InfiniCity can build virtual cities that extend in all directions seemingly without end. It could lead to virtual …

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Law Columbia

APRIL 2, 2024

In a new paper – International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions —I explore the treatment of ocean CDR under three key international agreements governing ocean-based activities.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 28, 2022

To halt warming at 1.5 degrees C, countries must slash emissions from power plants, heavy industry, cars, trucks, agriculture, and forest loss, among other sectors. But in some key areas, according to a new report, the world is seeing emissions continue to rise. Read more on E360 ?.

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MARCH 25, 2024

In a data dashboard, Rhodium Group takes a look at what the potential for direct air capture industry scale-up means for individual states and how they might benefit. You can also read about the methodology they used.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

billion for two pioneering facilities—one in Texas, the other in Louisiana—that will remove millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from the atmosphere using a technology known as direct air capture (DAC). Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will spend $1.2 Part of a controversial … Continue reading U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 30, 2024

Inside the box is a system developed by Mission Zero Technologies, a London-based company, that extracts carbon dioxide molecules … Continue reading You can own a backyard direct air capture plant for $750,000

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amazon is making its first investments in direct air capture technology as part of its climate pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Direct air capture (DAC) technologies extract carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere through chemical reactions.

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E2 Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

To prevent greenwashing, the EU Commission proposed a new Green Claims Directive on March 22, 2023. Pursuant to the proposal, the Directive will address greenwashing risk by (i) tackling false environmental claims made towards consumers and (ii) stopping the proliferation of public and private environmental labels.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The Orca direct air carbon capture plant. Climeworks says that Orca is the world’s first and largest climate-positive direct air carbon capture and storage plant. Climeworks says that Orca is the world’s first and largest climate-positive direct air carbon capture and storage plant. Photo credit: Climeworks. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 21, 2023

by Tiffany Jolley, Prairie Research Institute The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), in collaboration with the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has announced the selection of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois (..)

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A new report finds that agricultural policies throughout the European Union do not align with water directives. The post The Stream, September 30, 2021: Agricultural Practices Do Not Follow EU Water Directives, New Report Says appeared first on Circle of Blue. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 5, 2024

The researchers compared the potential costs of three technologies that are … Continue reading Cost of direct air carbon capture to remain higher than hoped Researchers estimate the cost of removing 1 ton of CO2 from the air in the year 2050 to be between 230 and 540 US dollars to remove 1 ton.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 6, 2022

Zurich-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) startup Climeworks announced that it has raised CHF 600 million (nearly USD$650 million) in an equity funding round led by global private markets firm Partners Group and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC. Read the full story at ESG Today.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Aramco, the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company of Saudi Arabia, said it is moving forward with a lower-carbon hydrogen, direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide project.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Use of this radiotracer-infused trastuzumab allows direct visualization of trastuzumab distribution in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images. For the first time ever, researchers have delivered an antibody therapy drug directly into the brain to target breast cancer metastases.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Both public and private sector actors are increasingly interested in direct air capture (DAC) and other carbon management technologies, driven in part by increased ambition of companies’ carbon management commitments and significantly increased federal incentives for deployment. Download the report.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

” But are there are any new research directions Ghez wants to go into that would have not been possible before the prize? The post Life beyond the Nobel: Andrea Ghez eyes up new research directions appeared first on Physics World. “Yes!” ” she insists. Visit nanoscience.oxinst.com to find out more.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 3, 2022

A new organization has been formed to connect and mobilize companies engaged in the nascent direct air capture (DAC) sector and build public support for technologies that directly remove carbon dioxide from the air.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

by Lisa Sheppard, Prairie Research Institute The Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has had a positive direct economic impact on Illinois’ economy valued at $667 million for years 2018–2022 and has provided more than 5,300 full-time jobs in the state, according to a recent analysis at a U.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Understanding the performance of membrane for direct air capture of CO2.” link] Abstract Direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 is becoming increasingly important for reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Manankandayalage, C., ” Journal of Applied Polymer Science e54802.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This seems directed at the Great Salt Lake and Salton Sea, especially.). $25 The post Federal Water Tap, November 1: Build Back Better Act Directs Billions for Lead Pipes and Other Water Concerns appeared first on Circle of Blue. The House Rules Committee released the text of the Build Back Better Act , all 1,684 pages of it.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 13, 2023

On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for applicable taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through electing to receive direct payment for the amount of the 12 applicable U.S. federal income tax credits.

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