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China’s First Build Is Ending, And The World Won’t Repeat It

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One of the easiest ways to get long-range energy and materials demand wrong is to treat first-build infrastructure demand as a permanent condition. Countries build their first stock of housing, highways, ports, rail, power systems, water systems, industrial parks, and concrete-and-steel cities once. After that, the demand structure changes. The … [continued]

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Maritime Decarbonization Is Closer, Cheaper, And More Practical Than It Looks

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The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework came out of the latest Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting bruised, delayed, and still alive. For maritime climate policy, that matters. The International Maritime Organization has spent decades moving at the pace of the most cautious flag states, the most exposed bulk exporters, and the most … [continued]

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Rice Is A Greenhouse Gas Emitter; Rice Researchers Have Many Solutions

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Rice farming has long been a significant source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas formed when organic matter decomposes in flooded, oxygen-deprived soils. Traditional rice paddies create exactly these conditions, making the crop one of the largest agricultural contributors to methane globally. While its total share of global emissions … [continued]

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Wired for Security: The EU’s Post-2030 Climate Architecture

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Electrification, Energy Security and the Path to Europe’s 2040 Climate Target. The adoption of the EU’s 2040 climate target marks a turning point in European climate and energy policy. With the headline objective agreed, the central challenge shifts from setting ambition to delivering it — in a political and geopolitical … [continued]

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