Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
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Here are links for most of the headline items we chat about this week.
International renewable energy agency.
IRENA (2020), A summary of Reaching zero with renewables: Eliminating CO2 emissions from industry and transport in line with the 1.5 oC climate goal, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi.
https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Sep/IRENA_ReachingZero_Summary_2020.pdf?la=en&hash=7FD100C3C26E161D6C1217B88C1FB7E847D7F08F
The hysteresis of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Nature volume 585, pages538–544(2020)
Pale Blue Dot Energy and Carbon Engineering create partnership to deploy Direct Air Capture in the UK
https://theacornproject.uk/2020/09/04/hydrogen-in-scotland-the-role-of-acorn-hydrogen-in-enabling-net-zero/
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP -Think small to unlock carbon capture’s big potential
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2020/unlocking-carbon-captures-potential
E-FUELS IN AVIATION
https://climeworkscom.cdn.prismic.io/climeworkscom/2a98e4e8-6d4d-4509-91cb-27c5374813b1_Building+a+Truly+Sustainable+Aviation+Industry+-+Accenture+Point+of+View.pdf. Accenture report
MCKINSEY DOES GEOENGINEERING
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/driving-co2-emissions-to-zero-and-beyond-with-carbon-capture-use-and-storage#
Norway funds world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage project
Michelle Lewis
- Sep. 21st 2020 6:27 pm ET
https://electrek.co/2020/09/21/norway-world-first-carbon-capture-storage-project/
https://twitter.com/greenSandco2 OLIVINE CARBON CAPTURE 'GREENSAND'
ALSO SEE https://projectvesta.org Capturing a trillion tonnes of excess CO2 in rock using the power of natural wave energy
THE OXFORD PRINCIPLES FOR NET ZERO ALIGNED CARBON OFFSETTING
https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/publications/reports/Oxford-Offsetting-Principles-2020.pdf
FOREST / RESTORATION
LatamList – Pachama, a carbon-offsetting marketplace, secured an additional $5M extension to its Seed round from multiple investors to fight deforestation. The round included investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Aglaé Ventures, AirAngels, and, My Climate Journey.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/commission-under-fire-for-including-carbon-sinks-into-eu-climate-goals/
ALCOHOL
https://t.co/HmUp2utZvD?amp=1 world's first carbon negative beer - Brewdog
https://t.co/esUW8omn1c?amp=1 Based out of Brooklyn, Air Co. is making vodka using only air, water and renewable electricity.