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Biden administration seeks to boost carbon capture in power plants

by Lily Jamali
May 11, 2023
The goal is to remove 90% of industry emissions by 2035.
PacifiCorp's Hunter coal fired power pant releases steam as it burns coal outside of Castle Dale, Utah.
George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
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Sails made global shipping possible. Can they make it greener?

by Molly Wood
Dec 12, 2018
Solar panel-covered sails may be the answer.
If the shipping industry were a country, its emissions would rank sixth in the world.
Photo credit should read Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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Market forces help stabilize CO2 emissions for third year

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2017
The plateau in emissions comes amid global economic growth.
"The switch from coal to gas really happened because of the shale gas revolution and because of markets,” said Laura Cozzi of the International Energy Agency. Above, a coal power plant from American Electric Power in New Haven, West Virginia.
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