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CBC radio | The solar power revolution is coming

Solar power is at the dawn of a quiet revolution. Costs are coming down fast and technology is only getting better. By 2035, solar could make up half of the world's electricity generation. So what could boundless cheap energy mean for us?

Solar power is at the dawn of a quiet revolution. Costs are coming down fast and technology is only getting better. By 2035, solar could make up half of the world's electricity generation. So what could boundless cheap energy mean for us?

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Scientific American | Can Pulling Carbon from Thin Air Slow Climate Change?

Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?

Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world?

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ABC (Australia) | Radio National Breakfast

Carbon capture 'must accelerate' to limit climate change. A new global report says carbon removal from the atmosphere needs to be quadrupled, to meet key climate targets by 2050.

Carbon capture 'must accelerate' to limit climate change.

A new global report says carbon removal from the atmosphere needs to be quadrupled, to meet key climate targets by 2050.

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NYTimes | How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy

The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.

The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.

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New Scientist | Will carbon dioxide removal tech help or hinder climate targets?

Billions of dollars are pouring into the carbon dioxide removal industry, which aims to clean up emissions and slow global warming, but few companies have delivered results. Is the technology a planetary saviour or a risky bet?

Billions of dollars are pouring into the carbon dioxide removal industry, which aims to clean up emissions and slow global warming, but few companies have delivered results. Is the technology a planetary saviour or a risky bet?

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The Energy Transition Show | How the Transition Will Unfold

The energy transition is an extremely complex undertaking, with every country, company, and individual taking action in various, largely uncoordinated ways, and often in pursuit of different targets. This has led some observers to warn that the transition will be messy, and its outcome uncertain. But is that really a problem, or just another challenge to be met and overcome?

The energy transition is an extremely complex undertaking, with every country, company, and individual taking action in various, largely uncoordinated ways, and often in pursuit of different targets. This has led some observers to warn that the transition will be messy, and its outcome uncertain. But is that really a problem, or just another challenge to be met and overcome?

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BBC Newscast

In its latest report, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we need to cut emissions immediately and use technology to suck CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the authors, Gregory Nemet, tells Lewis Goodall that there’s reason to be optimistic.

In its latest report, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we need to cut emissions immediately and use technology to suck CO2 from the atmosphere. One of the authors, Gregory Nemet, tells Lewis Goodall that there’s reason to be optimistic.

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The Atlantic | The Green Vortex

How the U.S. Made Progress on Climate Change Without Ever Passing a Bill. A “green vortex” is saving America’s climate future.  

How the U.S. Made Progress on Climate Change Without Ever Passing a Bill. A “green vortex” is saving America’s climate future.  

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