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CCUS projects around the world are reaching new milestones

May 1, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 30, 2025. By Mathilde Fajardy, Energy Analyst Carl Greenfield, Energy Analyst Josephine Tweneboah Koduah, Energy Analyst Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is an [Read more]

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‘Climate bailout bonds’ could protect fossil fuel companies from stranded assets if they build renewables

April 1, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 31, 2025. By Chris Bonasia A “climate bailout plan” could offer an escape route for fossil fuel companies to avoid future financial woes from stranded [Read more]

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Global coal demand is set to plateau through 2027

December 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 18, 2024. New IEA report finds that strong deployment of renewables is set to curb growth in coal use even as electricity demand surges, [Read more]

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Opinion: What we really mean by “The Massive Scale” required for CDR in climate goals

December 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Rocky Mountain Institute on Nov. 26, 2024. By  Annina Sartor,  Gloria See,  Isabel Wood,  Eli Weaver,  Rudy Kahsar   In previous articles, RMI experts have explained the need for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), alongside aggressive and [Read more]

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Out of thick air: Converting carbon emissions to fuel

September 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on Sept. 12, 2024. By Amir Foroozan, Shardul Tiwari, Laurel Besco, Drew Higgins As global temperatures continue to rise, policymakers need new tools to address climate change. Emerging [Read more]

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AB pipeline companies plan carbon transportation, sequestration system

June 22, 2021 Energi Staff

Last Thursday, Pembina Pipeline Corporation and TC Energy Corporation announced a plan to jointly develop a carbon transportation and sequestration system.  Called the Alberta Carbon Grid, the project will use existing pipelines as well as [Read more]

Student Resources

New membrane turns CO2 into biofuels, ‘green’ feedstock for plastics

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Prof. Steven Holdcroft of Simon Fraser University about his team’s research work developing ion exchange membranes that help in the conversion of captured CO2 emissions into green [Read more]

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Glacier-fed rivers may consume atmospheric carbon dioxide

August 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Katie Willis This article was published by Folio on Aug. 19, 2019. Glacier-fed rivers in Northern Canada may be consuming significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to new research by University [Read more]

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A small change in Earth’s carbon dioxide makes a big difference

August 19, 2019 Energi Staff

By Michael Brown This article was published by Folio on Aug. 12, 2019. In July 2015, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy was being grilled by lawmakers over President Obama’s Clean Power Plan requiring [Read more]

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Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre opens with $20 million Carbon XPRIZE winners as first tenants

May 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre Photo: Government of Canada Technologies evaluated at the ACCTC will be applicable to the majority of Alberta’s large CO2 emitters as well as some smaller sources InnoTech Alberta, an applied [Read more]

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$20 million Carbon XPRIZE finalists ready to test transformative CO2 technologies at Alberta’s carbon conversion centre

April 9, 2018 Markham Hislop

Canadian Natural, CNOOC Nexen, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips Canada, Devon, Imperial Oil, Suncor partnered on the $20 million global competition to re-imagine CO2 Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) joined XPRIZE and NRG Energy in revealing the [Read more]

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World oil demand rose by 1.6% (1.5 million b/d) in 2017 – IEA

March 27, 2018 Markham Hislop

World electricity demand increased by 3.1%, China and India accounted for 70% of growth The International Energy Agency’s first Global Energy and CO2 Status Report – released in March 2018 – provides a snapshot of recent global trends [Read more]

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US budget bill may help carbon capture get back on track – IEA

March 12, 2018 Markham Hislop

75% of CO2 capture capacity built in last decade is hydrogen production, gas processing, ethanol fermentation, all high purity sources of CO2 Authors of this commentary are IEA Energy Technology Analysts Simon Bennett and Tristan [Read more]

Innovation

Siemens to generate high-value chemicals from CO2, bacteria, and eco-electricity

January 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Project reduces CO2 levels in atmosphere, as it uses CO2 as a raw material Evonik and Siemens are planning to use electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals, according [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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