Climate engineering

ExxonMobil Expands Agreement with Global Thermostat, Sees Promise in Direct Air Capture Technology

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Monday, September 21, 2020
Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Oil, Gas, Manufacturing, Energy, Research, Science, Carbon capture and sequestration, Climate engineering, Temperature control, Articles, Climate change policy, Direct air capture, Chemistry, Thermostat, Carbon dioxide removal, Physical sciences

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat have expanded their joint development agreement following 12 months of technical evaluation to determine the feasibility and potential scalability of Global Thermostats technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air.

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  • ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat have expanded their joint development agreement following 12 months of technical evaluation to determine the feasibility and potential scalability of Global Thermostats technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air.
  • Our work with Global Thermostat has shown promising signs in the development of direct air capture technologies that could be brought to scale.
  • Global Thermostats CO2 capture uses proprietary amine-based adsorbents to remove CO2 from the air.
  • Formed in 2010, Global Thermostat (GT) is commercializing its advanced, multi-patented technology to transform carbon dioxide from a global liability into an opportunity for global prosperity.

Rick Parnell, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration, Issues Statement on Pope Francis' Message on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Jesuits, Climate change policy, Articles, Climate change, Planetary engineering, Popes, Climate engineering, Climate restoration, Ecological restoration, Pope Francis

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis delivered a heartfelt and cleareyed message about the state of our climate.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis delivered a heartfelt and cleareyed message about the state of our climate.
  • It is an absolute honor to have Pope Francis acknowledge and encourage the movement for climate restoration, which is the safe and permanent removal of the trillion tons of excess CO2 in our atmosphere.
  • We too recognize that "climate restoration is of utmost importance, since we are in the midst of a climate emergency."
  • About Rick Parnell and the Foundation for Climate Restoration:
    Rick Parnell is the CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR), a non-profit dedicated to restoring the climate to ensure a habitable planet for future generations.

UVA-Led Research Team Finds Reliance on Negative Emissions Technologies to solve Climate Crisis is Risky

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Monday, August 24, 2020
Nature, Articles, Climate change policy, Natural environment, Carbon capture and sequestration, Climate engineering, Climate change, Global warming, Carbon dioxide removal, Kyoto Protocol and government action, Climate change mitigation

Negative emissions technologies, often called NETs, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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  • Negative emissions technologies, often called NETs, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
  • The institute partially funded the research leading to the Nature Climate Change paper.
  • For the research, the team used an integrated model one of those the United Nations relies on called the Global Change Assessment Model.
  • They compared the effects of the three negative emissions technologies on global food supply, water use and energy demand.

Rick Parnell, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration Issues Statement on Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Research and Development of Carbon Removal Technologies

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Monday, August 10, 2020
Legislatures, Members of the United States Congress, Female members of the United States House of Representatives, Legislators, Carbon capture and sequestration, Climate forcing, Climate engineering, Climate change, Climate restoration, Carbon capture and storage, Shelley Moore Capito, Kyrsten Sinema

Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on their bipartisan legislation to research and develop carbon capture and sequestration technologies.

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  • Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on their bipartisan legislation to research and develop carbon capture and sequestration technologies.
  • This is a necessary step that the Foundation for Climate Restoration has been advocating for, and we are pleased to see a commitment to robust research and development of these technologies from both sides of the aisle.
  • Carbon capture technologies that remove this excess CO2, paired with uses for the captured carbon that are permanent, scalable, and financeable,must be our foremost commitment.
  • Climate restoration is the safe and permanent removal of the trillion tons of excess CO2 from our atmosphere.

Rick Parnell, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration, Issues Statement on the House Select Committee's Climate Crisis Action Plan to Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Climate change policy, Climate change, Climate engineering, Climate restoration, Physical geography, The Climate Group

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Democrats have issued a bold, new climate crisis plan that commits to "achieving net-negative emissions during the 2nd half of the century."

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  • WASHINGTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Democrats have issued a bold, new climate crisis plan that commits to "achieving net-negative emissions during the 2nd half of the century."
  • Climate restoration practices the technologies designed to safely and permanently remove the excess CO2 need to be our foremost commitment.
  • These practices, done in concert with net-zero initiatives, are essential to any work we do in response to the climate emergency.
  • Climate restoration is the safe and permanent removal of the trillion tons of excess CO2 from our atmosphere.

Negative Emissions Pioneer Drax and Leading Global Carbon Capture Company - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group - Announce New BECCS Pilot

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Carbon capture and sequestration, Companies, Mitsubishi companies, Climate engineering, Economy of Japan, Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage, Biomass, Climate change mitigation, Mitsubishi, Drax Power Station, MHI, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

- The pilot facility will enable Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to demonstrate its BECCS technology can be used at scale and help deliver against the UK's zero carbon targets.

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  • - The pilot facility will enable Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to demonstrate its BECCS technology can be used at scale and help deliver against the UK's zero carbon targets.
  • TOKYO, June 24, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Drax Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group (MHI), have agreed on a new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project at Drax Power Station which will get underway this autumn.
  • The pilot will test MHI's carbon capture technology - marking another step on Drax's journey towards achieving its world-leading ambition to be a carbon-negative company by 2030.
  • Kenji Terasawa, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, said: "We are very proud to be a part of the BECCS pilot project with Drax.

Rick Parnell, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration, Issues Statement on Denmark's Landmark Commitment to Reduce Emissions

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Climate change policy, Climate change, Climate engineering, Climate restoration, Physical geography, Climate change in New Zealand

"The Foundation for Climate Restoration applauds Denmark's bold commitment to ensuring a habitable planet for future generations.

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  • "The Foundation for Climate Restoration applauds Denmark's bold commitment to ensuring a habitable planet for future generations.
  • Their recent climate agreement lays out a detailed plan to cut carbon emissions by 70% over the coming decade.
  • They are undertaking the comprehensive approach we at the Foundation have long advocated for: CO2 emission reduction coupled with climate restoration technologies, like carbon capture and natural solutions.
  • Climate Restoration means returning CO2 to pre-industrial levels and preserving Arctic sea ice to prevent catastrophic methane emissions by 2050.

New carbon solution in Alberta delivers use for industrial emissions

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Petroleum production, Carbon capture and sequestration, Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, Carbon capture and storage, Articles, Nature, Enhanced oil recovery, Energy, Climate change mitigation, Climate engineering

The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) system, the world's newest large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project, is now fully operational.

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  • The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) system, the world's newest large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project, is now fully operational.
  • The ACTL system captures industrial emissions and delivers the CO2 to mature oil and gas reservoirs in Central Alberta for use in enhanced oil recovery and permanent storage.
  • "This critical piece of infrastructure supports significant future emissions solutions, new utilization pathways and innovation in the carbon capture space.
  • The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) system is the world's newest integrated, large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project.

Launch of Sweden's Largest Carbon Capture and Storage Plant

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Articles, Carbon capture and sequestration, Nature, Climate change, Climate change mitigation, Environmental engineering, Climate engineering, Bright green environmentalism, Carbon capture and storage, Flue gas, Greenhouse gas, Carbon capture and storage in Australia

Within the pilot project `Preem CCS', the entire value chain will be analyzed - from the capture of carbon dioxide to its storage.

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  • Within the pilot project `Preem CCS', the entire value chain will be analyzed - from the capture of carbon dioxide to its storage.
  • Within the pilot project, the entire value chain will be evaluated - from carbon capture at the refinery, local storage, transport to the planned storage location off the Norwegian west coast and for the storage itself.
  • In 2020, the test facility will capture carbon dioxide from the flue gases from Preem's hydrogen gas plant at the Lysekil refinery.
  • "We see carbon capture and storage as a vital measure to reduce global carbon emissions.

Renee Mansour Joins Minuteman Press Franchise President’s Million-Dollar Circle

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Friday, March 6, 2020
Technology, Professional services, Small business, Forest Products, Natural Resources, Other Manufacturing, Packaging, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Manufacturing, Software, Retail, Other Professional Services, Supply chain management, Finance, Office Products, Climate change, Climate change mitigation, Climate engineering, Carbon capture and sequestration, Nuclear weapons of the United States, LGM-30 Minuteman, Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage, Sustainable development, Minutemen, GGR, Greenhouse gas removal, Carbon capture and storage

Renee Mansour owns the Minuteman Press design, marketing, and printing franchise in Bend, Oregon.

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  • Renee Mansour owns the Minuteman Press design, marketing, and printing franchise in Bend, Oregon.
  • She is the latest member of the Minuteman Press International Presidents Million-Dollar Circle for generating yearly gross sales of at least $1 million.
  • Renee has joined the Minuteman Press International Presidents Million-Dollar Circle for generating yearly gross sales of at least $1 million.
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