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An Oakland Institute report finds that clean energy takes only about a fifth of critical mineral output, with defence, aerospace, AI data centres and construction absorbing the rest. The report, titled RUSH: Global Scramble for Minerals Wages War on People and Planet,...
Spotlight on Spark Cleantech: Splitting Methane Into Hydrogen and Solid Carbon
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Carbon to Sea Opens Two Funding Calls for Ocean Alkalinity Research
Carbon to Sea has opened two funding calls worth up to $6m, pushing ocean alkalinity enhancement out of the laboratory and into coordinated field trials. Pre-proposals close on 30 September. Carbon to Sea Initiative has opened two calls for proposals on ocean...
Where the Energy Transition Is Working and Where It Has Stalled
The Energy Transitions Commission’s annual monitor finds clean electrification racing ahead in power and road transport, while coal, methane, forests and heat go unaddressed. Lord Adair Turner calls parts of the decade “a disaster”. Global clean energy investment...
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