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🌍 Significant milestone in climate action! New update: Climeworks has inaugurated Mammoth, the world's largest Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, marking a pivotal advancement in our fight against climate change. With the capacity to eventually capture 36,000 tons of carbon annually, Mammoth underscores the promise of carbon removal technologies in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. However, it's important to recognize the challenges ahead. DAC technologies have faced criticism for their high costs, energy intensity, and scalability concerns. Moreover, there's a valid worry that emphasizing carbon removal could shift focus away from urgently needed efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Nevertheless, Climeworks remains steadfast in its commitment to driving down costs and making carbon removal more accessible. By aiming to achieve a cost of $100 per ton by 2050, they're laying the groundwork for broader adoption and affordability. Stuart Haszeldine, a professor at the University of Edinburgh, underscores the significance of Mammoth in our climate endeavors. However, he rightly points out that Mammoth's capacity represents only a fraction of what's required to meet global climate goals. In essence, while Mammoth's inauguration is cause for optimism, it's merely a piece of the puzzle. Continued innovation, investment, and policy support are essential to unlocking the full potential of carbon removal technologies and making substantial strides in our quest for a sustainable future. #ClimateAction #CaptureTheCarbon #GreenTechRevolution #Eco-Innovation #ClimateHeroes #SustainableFutureAhead # #CleanAirMission#GreeningThePlanet#CarbonNeutralNow

🌱 Dive into how Silicon Valley is driving global climate action! This article zooms in on SF Climate Week which quickly has become a nexus for over 15,000 climate advocates and 750 organizations, showcasing advanced solutions from AI to deep tech for CO2 reduction. For Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley, highlights during this year’s Climate Week included facilitating enriching dialogues between American and Danish experts, offering diverse perspectives and mutual inspiration. Notable contributions included crucial insights on the importance of carbon reduction from Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct, and Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe, who provided expertise on advancing the climate agenda. Additionally, from Denmark INNO-CCUS’s Partnership Director, Karina Marie Søgaard, highlighted Danish CO2 capture and storage initiatives, and Kvasir Technologies’ CEO, Joachim Bachmann Nielsen, discussing their cutting-edge biofuel solutions. 🔗 Read the full article to learn how California continues to be a hub for green innovation and how dynamic international collaboration forges a climate-resilient future: https://lnkd.in/d85sK6qQ Josefine Lange Strandgaard | Lukas Tanzer | Emilia Stefansson | Helene Aamand Pedersen | Thor Bondorph Nielsen #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenTransition #SFClimateWeek 

🚨 Big news coming out of SF Climate Week! 💥 At an event tonight, we announced a major partnership with XPRIZE to support the $100 Million XPRIZE Carbon Removal! The $100 Million XPRIZE Carbon Removal is a global competition aimed at tackling the biggest threat facing humanity - fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth's carbon cycle. This is a major step forward for advancing breakthrough CDR solutions that have the potential to scale to gigatonne levels. 📰 Here are the details: 🔹 How it works: Carbonfuture’s digital MRV system will enable the collection of performance and verification data across the 20 finalists competing for the XPRIZE Carbon Removal, in line with the rigorous standards set by XPRIZE. XPRIZE's verification partners will access this data through the Carbonfuture MRV system to verify the projects. 🔹 Why it matters: Carbonfuture and XPRIZE’s partnership is a great example of leaders in CDR innovation coming together to build #trust in carbon removal efforts and accelerate their scalability through rigorous monitoring, reporting, and verification (#MRV). This represents a first-of-a-kind verification effort across all carbon removal pathways: Air, Oceans, Land, and Rocks. 🌱 We’re thrilled to be partnering with XPRIZE to scale the next generation of CDR solutions! For more information, visit: 🔗https://lnkd.in/ezn76u59 #carbonremoval #cdr #climatechange #SFCW #SFCW2024 #climateweek #netzero CC Hannes Junginger Nikki Batchelor Leila Toplic Matthias Ansorge Sascha Zierfuss Anna J. LEHNER

Our managing director for Europe Taco Engelaar spoke with TNW about how tech such as Neara can help make 2024 a year of action on climate change. “In 2024, we can expect to see the conversation centre increasingly around technology which climate-proofs our futures — rather than offsets damage — and keeps people safe and connected during what were previously ‘once in a generation’ weather events.” As the piece explains, many of the technologies we need to avert the worst impacts of climate change are available now. With extreme weather events becoming increasingly common, this tech can help critical infrastructure providers ensure energy security. #climatetech #climate #energy

As organizations look for ways to urgently address the current environmental crisis, climate technologies – a diverse range of innovative technologies that includes renewables, batteries, low-carbon hydrogen, carbon capture, and alternative fuels – have emerged as an important means of doing so. In this Capgemini Research Institute report, 'Climate tech: Harnessing the power of technology for a sustainable future', we explore climate technologies in depth, recognizing their importance for addressing climate and ecological issues.  #getthefutureyouwant Florent Andrillon Cyril Garcia Emmanuel Lochon Jerome Buvat Laurent BROMET Valérie Perhirin Marie-Neige Couriaut

Dean and I covered so much in this episode! https://lnkd.in/e7iqBbEb Building the Future: The Impact of Tripled Infrastructure on Carbon Emissions Discover the consequences of tripling infrastructure and its effect on carbon emissions. Learn how it magnifies the challenge of decarbonization and what it means for our environment. iMasons Climate Accord Infrastructure Masons Cato Digital Open Compute Project Foundation #FutureImpacts #TripledInfrastructure #CarbonEmissions #DecarbonizationChallenge #ClimateChange #Sustainability #GreenRevolution #EnvironmentalImpact #InfrastructurePlanning #CarbonFootprint

Caroline Alden, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at LongPath Technologies, Inc. will join the other 12 influential climate leaders at the Bloomberg Green Festival this July 10-13 in Seattle! Dr. Alden is looking forward to this prestigious event. It will be one of the moments when you realize that we are, together, wildly innovative and can attack the climate problem from multiple angles--today. We don't have to wait. There are innovative solutions available for climate challenges. It is not hopeless. "They didn’t break the climate, but they’re working hard to fix it. They’re investing in environmental startups (Tom Chi and Julie Pullen) and bringing cleantech to consumers (Ben Eidelson). They’re developing new ways to track flood risks (Bessie Schwarz) and methane emissions (Caroline Alden) and figuring out how to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (Alex Gagnon and Julian Sachs). They’re cleaning up the apparel industry (Kim van der Weerd) and reinventing the motor for the electric age (Ben Schuler). They’re creating climate models for a warming world (Kate Marvel), building new systems for climate finance (Avinash Persaud), and rallying young people to the cause (Xiye Bastida and Vanessa Nakate). Reaching net zero is a tall order with a daunting timeline, but the people on this list are rising to the challenge." Bloomberg Green >> https://lnkd.in/g6b_Zjxr #ClimateAction #ClimateTech #ClimateAction ## #Carbon #CarbonNeutral #ClimateSolutions #LongPathTechnologies #ClimateLeaders #BloombergGreenFestival #Sustainability #Innovation

🌍 Do You Know How to Pick the Best Carbon Offset Project? Navigating the world of carbon offset projects can be challenging! Make sure your carbon project investment drives authentic sustainability and climate action by asking the right questions. 🌿 In our latest blog post, we share five critical questions to consider before choosing a carbon project. 🚀 Additionally, learn how Orbify’s geospatial insights can help you decide better 🔗 Read the full blog post here: http://orbi.fyi/vrDC 🚀 Ready to explore more? Book a demo with our team and explore the capabilities of Orbify's platform! https://lnkd.in/eaQgzk35 #CarbonOffset #CarbonProjects #Orbify #Sustainability #GeospatialData #ClimateAction #CarbonFootprint #SustainableChoices  

On this Earth Day, let’s get serious about turning the digital revolution into climate action, before it’s too late. Digital technology – the internet, the applications that run on top of it, and the physical infrastructure that underpins it – didn’t cause the climate crisis, but it has contributed to it. It can also help solve it. Leveraging digital technology to combat climate change involves both ‘greening of digital’ and ‘greening by digital.’ Greening of digital is about ensuring the impact of digital technology on the planet is at least neutral, if not net positive. Greening by digital is about using digital technology to mitigate or even repair environmental degradation. Developing the first cable landing station on the coast of Washington State since 1999, Toptana is proving how environmental stewardship and economic development go hand-in-hand – and how we can, indeed, turn the digital revolution into climate action before it’s too late. #EarthDay #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #DigitalInfrastructure #ConnectivityForAll

Excited to be speaking on a panel at SXSW next week, come check it out if you're around on March 12! Harnessing the Power of the Ocean: All-Hands-on-Deck: Our oceans are a precious habitat for millions of species, a vital carbon sink, and a key determinant of environmental and human health. They fuel the blue economy by providing an essential food source and acting as an enabler of global trade. They are the new frontier in renewables and next-generation blue tech. But how do we bring these ideas to market, scale an equitable and just clean energy future, and create resilient coastal communities in the face of climate change? This panel will explore how public and private entities are working together to harness the full potential of our oceans.