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Europe just opened major funding for industrial decarbonization—clean hydrogen, net zero manufacturing, carbon capture.
Carbon removal is scaling too: 268,000 tonnes contracted in November across biochar, direct air capture, and biomass. Real projects, real revenue.
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Welcome This week feels like work and wonder at once. Night comes early in the north and the Geminids begin to stitch bright threads across the cold sky. Far south, heat lifts and cicadas test their summer chorus. In that split screen of seasons, our stories settle on two steady

"University of Houston’s Carbon Capture Breakthrough Cuts Costs, but Scale Remains Uncertain"
#US #USA #America #CarbonCapture

University of Houston’s Carbon Capture Breakthrough Cuts Costs, but Scale Remains Uncertain | Happy Eco News
The University of Houston’s carbon capture researchers achieved 90% CO2 removal at $70 per ton using membraneless technology; however, scaling faces challenges related to cost, policy, and infrastructure.

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Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome The week tilts toward the solstice. In the north, frost feathers windows at dawn; in the south, warm tides thread quietly through mangrove roots while pelicans skim bright water. We are keeping what matters and letting the rest go. MIT chemists teach carbon capture to sip, not gulp, energy,

Working more efficiently than maize, which has been bred for efficient production of carbs over thousands of years. @… https://io.mwl.io/@mwl/116027004460342629

The carbon removal market is heating up fast.
This week alone saw major companies signing CDR purchase agreements, new breakthroughs in biogenic CO2 capture and storage, and over 1,000 companies tapping into market intelligence platforms.
Fresh research on biochar and weathering is out, plus a new legal framework report showing how serious the industry has become about scaling durable carbon removal.

This Week in CDR - Week 38, 2025
CDR.fyi is the reporting platform for the durable carbon removal market.

For those of us shaking our heads over the Carney/Smith deal, this seems relevant and… not terrible? https://www.readtheline.ca/p/ken-boessenkool-carney-and-smith
Yes, I know Carbon Capture is not actually useful (unless something changed?)
Yes, I know they'…

Ken Boessenkool: Carney and Smith adopt the Trudeau-Notley plan
I apologize in advance for the acronym hell you are about to read.

Fossil fuel industry's 'climate false solutions' reinforce its power, aggravate environmental injustice, study suggests https://phys.org/news/2025-12-fossil-fuel-industry-climate-false.html

Fossil fuel industry's 'climate false solutions' reinforce its power, aggravate environmental injustice, study suggests
Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting—operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce emissions, but also prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel infrastructures, entrench environmental injustices, and reinforce the political and economic power of the very industry responsible for the climate crisis.

Not sure what to make of this survey given its sponsors, but it's true that water management in the UK is a mess. We have no clue who's using what. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/30/water-shortages-could-derai…

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

"Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero

This week: MIT cuts carbon capture energy costs, transparent window insulation slashes building heating use, and battery prices drop enough to make solar-plus-storage competitive at $65/MWh.
In South Australia, a 200 MW battery will help stabilize the grid for more renewables. Progress is happening now.
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Welcome The week tilts toward the solstice. In the north, frost feathers windows at dawn; in the south, warm tides thread quietly through mangrove roots while pelicans skim bright water. We are keeping what matters and letting the rest go. MIT chemists teach carbon capture to sip, not gulp, energy,

Colorado just released a roadmap for coal communities facing an uncertain future.
The state's new report shows how carbon capture, geothermal, hydrogen, and battery storage could replace lost coal jobs and tax revenue in rural areas. Wind and solar are already cost-effective, while emerging tech could create new economic opportunities.

Colorado outlines how clean energy could benefit coal communities
Emerging technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen combustion could help replace the economic activity lost after coal plants close, according to a

Cities are capping old landfills to cut methane emissions and turn waste gas into energy.
Ampersand is opening its East Africa battery swap network to all e-motorcycle makers, slashing upfront costs.
In the Sundarbans, women are restoring mangroves that buffer coasts and build incomes.
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Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome The week tilts toward the solstice. In the north, frost feathers windows at dawn; in the south, warm tides thread quietly through mangrove roots while pelicans skim bright water. We are keeping what matters and letting the rest go. MIT chemists teach carbon capture to sip, not gulp, energy,