13 March 2018, E&E News, Models assume we’ll cover Earth in trees. That’s a problem. The farmland of central Illinois might rarely be at the forefront of controversial climate action — but its moment arrived last spring when a Decatur-based ethanol plant … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Fairyland of 2 degrees
12 March 2018, Carbon Brief, New maps pinpoint the potential for BECCS across the US. Models developed to explore how the world might limit future warming to the “well below 2C” target of the Paris Agreement on climate change typically employ large amounts of … Continue reading →
6 March 2018, E&E News, Can we refreeze the Arctic? Scientists are beginning to ask. Each summer, residents of the Swiss Alps make their way through the mountains to the edge of the famous Rhône Glacier. There, fleecy white blankets in hand, … Continue reading →
2 March 2018, The Guardian, Bosses at world’s most ambitious clean coal plant kept problems secret for years. Disclosure regarding the $7.5bn Kemper plant in Mississippi throws further cloud over promise of clean coal energy. Executives at the world’s most ambitious “clean … Continue reading →