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When paired with geological storage, Direct Air Capture (DAC) can permanently remove carbon dioxide (CO2) at a scale that can help achieve global climate goals. There is a substantial body of evidence that allows for an in-depth assessment of the safety and permanence of geological CO2 storage, since the practice has been harnessed at a commercial scale in the United States for decades. When properly sited, constructed, tested and monitored in accordance with frameworks like the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Class VI Underground Injection Control program, geological storage of CO2 is both durable and safe. Safety concerns around geologic …
View Full ResourceThe U.S. energy sector is undergoing a fundamental transition to a cleaner and more distributed future. Increasingly favorable economics, corporate commitments, and state and federal actions, like the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, are all spurring the deployment of renewable energy resources.
Included in this trendline:
– Renewable energy M&A is entering a new paradigm, LevelTen Energy says
– Solar PPA prices are creeping up again, but it’s mostly because of conditions in a single state
– Louisiana colleges aim to build state’s offshore economy into a nerve center for wind energy…
Real estate actors across the United States are at the precipice of a major climate opportunity. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the increased focus by investors, lenders, regulators, and policymakers on building decarbonization, positions the sector to take meaningful action.
To inform this opportunity, RMI conducted a bottom-up carbon analysis of the US building stock to determine the relative operational emissions for each segment. To the knowledge of RMI, this is the most detailed US buildings emissions model created to date. This report provides a breakdown of US building carbon emissions by segment, subsegment, and building size …
View Full ResourceIncreasing frameworks and guidance on climate action claims have created a confusing range of options which can take time to understand and navigate.
Climate Impact Partners’ expert team has reviewed all the requirements and launched The Climate Action Protocol, enabling companies to make confident climate claims, based on internal reductions and high-quality carbon credits.
The Climate Action Protocol, covering Climate Impact Partners’ CarbonNeutral certification, ISO’s 14068 Carbon Neutral Standard; ISO’s Net Zero Guidance; SBTi’s Net Zero Standard; and VCMI’s Carbon Integrity Claim, provides the tools to compare and contrast requirements in order to make the right choice for your business. …
View Full ResourceFrom 2020 to 2023, The Corps Network participated as a partner in Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator (BBWA). The BBWA is a Department of Energy initiative seeking to raise the level of building science and energy efficiency knowledge in the nation’s building-related workforce. Through the BBWA, DOE engaged industry partners in activities that build interest and awareness, streamline pathways, and improve skills for people pursuing green building careers.…
View Full ResourceIn the ever evolving economic and energy landscape, the outset of 2024 brings with it updated economic forecasts, particularly in the face of broad expectations for a slowdown. Yet, emerging data show resilience and unexpected growth, challenging preconceived notions and setting the stage for a reevaluation of this year’s prospects.
This article delves into the latest insights from TXOGA’s quarterly monitoring and analyses of economic and energy markets, with critical implications for American households and businesses, core to energy security and affordability, and especially important to Texas.…
View Full ResourceThe imperative to reduce carbon emissions is profoundly transforming the electricity and energy systems of OECD and NEA countries. This sets in motion a number of interrelated developments that challenge traditional understandings of the way energy systems work. These changes also require a reappraisal of established notions of costs at the level of the integrated electricity system. Different technologies with comparable costs at the level of the individual plant can thus have very different effects on the total costs of a system. This impacts the strategic decision-making of energy policymakers with regard to the energy mix. It relates, in particular, …
View Full ResourceThe Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR), a report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), provides an annual snapshot of the progress of the buildings and construction sector on a global scale. The Buildings-GSR reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies and solutions to monitor whether the sector is aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. It also provides stakeholders with evidence to persuade policymakers and the overall buildings and construction community to take action.
As outlined in this edition, the buildings and construction sector contributes significantly to global …
View Full ResourceIn 2019, Marriott International (Marriott) launched the Marriott Infrastructure Resilience and Adaptation (MIRA) program to evaluate climate-related risks across its global portfolio of nearly 8,600 properties spanning 139 countries and territories. Through this comprehensive program, Marriott identified current and future climate risks to its portfolio and has a strategy in place to manage potential impacts, improve resiliency and mitigate losses to stakeholders.…
View Full ResourceThe Clean Energy States Alliance has published a report showing the potential impact of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s $7 billion Solar for All competition. This report provides the first public look into the range of state proposals that have been submitted in response to this competition.
For this report, CESA received exclusive access to the Solar for All applications submitted in 33 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The report summarizes trends across these applications and presents data on the impact that Solar for All programs could have on the low-and-moderate-income solar market. The report includes information …