Category: Climate change
Cement’s Future Is Less Portland, Not One Magic Cement
Cement decarbonization attracts miracle stories. One company has a new binder. Another has a carbon-negative aggregate. Someone else has an electrochemical process, a hydrogen kiln, a low-carbon limestone route, a supplementary cementitious material, a recycled cement process or a carbon-capture retrofit. Some of these ideas are useful. Some will become … [continued]
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Climate-Tech Claims Need A Red-Flag Pass Before They Get Money
Climate-tech claims usually arrive with a promise and a request attached. The promise is that a new process, fuel, device, material, reactor, storage system or platform will solve a difficult part of decarbonization. The request is for public funding, private capital, procurement support, regulatory preference, a grant, a mandate, a … [continued]
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Michigan Farmers Union says Supreme Court Roundup ruling endangers the state’s farmers
The Michigan Farmers Union says a decision that chemical manufacturer Bayer cannot be sued at the state level over its failure to warn consumers of cancer risks from Roundup “gives pesticide manufacturers protection while they actively risk the health of farmers across our state.”
Invasive Elm Zigzag Sawfly confirmed in Michigan
The invasive Elm Zigzag Sawfly was confirmed in Michigan for the first time by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The species defoliates elm trees by eating zigzag patterns into their leaves.
Geopolitics Smooths The Energy Transition Curve
One of the easiest ways to misread the energy transition is to stand inside one country and mistake local political weather for the global climate. A U.S. reversal, European permitting drag, Indian coal and grid constraints, Indonesian diesel politics, Pakistani fuel-price exposure, Chinese overbuild, Gulf hedging, African distributed solar and … [continued]
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