Why COP is likely to be controversial

World leaders just gathered at the UN in New York to discuss the climate, ahead of the main COP 28 climate conference coming up in November 2023. The president of that event is also the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers. So how, in the name of all things holy, can we possibly expect to make any progress there? This video has a couple of suggestions. […]

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Taking the ‘fossil fuels’ out of fuel cells. Revolutionary new technology.

PFAS, or ‘Forever Chemicals’, are found in all sorts of everyday products, from non-stick pans to stain resistant carpets and fire fighting foams. They’re also used to make separator membranes in billions of fuel cells, batteries and other devices. But scientists have discovered that PFAS chemicals can be extremely hazardous to human health, so the race is on to find alternatives. Now a Swedish start-up has perfected a commercial product that could go a long way to achieving that goal. […]

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Taking down the carbon markets won’t stop climate change

Over recent weeks, several new studies have emerged focusing on the effectiveness of carbon markets, including notable research from Haya and colleagues at UC Berkeley. While the field of carbon market research is still evolving – a common trait in climate science domains – a majority of these studies seem to share a fundamental criticism of carbon markets as a mechanism for safeguarding vital carbon reservoirs globally, often with a predetermined objective to challenge the credibility of these markets. […]

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