natural gas – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:59:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Quantum Computers, Harnessed to Solve Climate Change, May Be on the Horizon /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/ /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17048 Quantum computers will help the chemicals industry discover new fertilizer production chemicals to replace a 100-year-old process and lower CO2 emissions.  New quantum-generated chemicals to synthesize fertilizers will cut 3%-5% of the world’s natural gas consumption and reduce CO2 emissions, expert tells panel.  Classical computer modeling can’t develop energy-efficient catalysts, which have great CO2 reduction […]

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]]> /quantum-computers-harnessed-to-solve-climate-change-may-be-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 With Wind and Solar Power Exploding, Natural Gas Looking Less Like Bridge to Sustainability /with-wind-and-solar-power-exploding-natural-gas-looking-less-like-bridge-to-sustainability/ /with-wind-and-solar-power-exploding-natural-gas-looking-less-like-bridge-to-sustainability/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:18:11 +0000 /?p=15125 Amid a boom in clean-energy alternatives, investors are rejecting natural gas. The once-hailed bridge from coal-fired generation is being replaced by renewables. Continued use of gas could derail timelines to achieve climate targets and hang investors out to dry. As wind and solar energy go mainstream, many investors are turning their backs on natural gas. […]

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]]> /with-wind-and-solar-power-exploding-natural-gas-looking-less-like-bridge-to-sustainability/feed/ 0 Hydrogen’s Promise of Greener Future Awaits Cleaner Production, Panel Says /hydrogen-makers-seek-to-address-need-for-greener-production-ahead-of-widespread-use-in-cars/ /hydrogen-makers-seek-to-address-need-for-greener-production-ahead-of-widespread-use-in-cars/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:00:33 +0000 /?p=14934 New technologies for producing hydrogen offer the tantalizing possibility that the clean-burning gas will displace gasoline and diesel as transportation fuel. These advances, along with the falling cost of hydrogen, may soon make driving a hydrogen-powered car an economical option, according to speakers on a Boundless Impact Investing webinar. The long-term investments in the vehicles […]

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]]> /hydrogen-makers-seek-to-address-need-for-greener-production-ahead-of-widespread-use-in-cars/feed/ 0 Pipeline Companies May Move From Activists’ Crosshairs to ESG Investor Darlings /pipeline-companies-may-move-from-activists-crosshairs-to-esg-investor-darlings/ /pipeline-companies-may-move-from-activists-crosshairs-to-esg-investor-darlings/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 04:24:02 +0000 /?p=14803 Oil and natural gas pipeline companies have long been a target for environmentalists’ ire — think of the Keystone battle, as well as protests from Ecuador to Nigeria. Those companies appear to have cleaned up their acts, according to a big Canadian bank, to the point that sustainability investors are taking a fresh look. Companies […]

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]]> /pipeline-companies-may-move-from-activists-crosshairs-to-esg-investor-darlings/feed/ 0 Zero-Emission Hydrogen May Replace Natural Gas — With Government Help, Report Says /zero-emission-hydrogen-may-replace-natural-gas-with-government-help-report-says/ /zero-emission-hydrogen-may-replace-natural-gas-with-government-help-report-says/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:12:31 +0000 /?p=14575 Hydrogen will play a bigger role in the transition to a green future — but only with government cooperation. To make clean-burning hydrogen economically viable, governments will have to double what they charge companies to pollute, and currently most countries don’t charge anything, Bloomberg reported, citing a BloombergNEF report. If those costs are boosted, power […]

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]]> /zero-emission-hydrogen-may-replace-natural-gas-with-government-help-report-says/feed/ 0 Renewables Still a Better Bet Than Coal After Trump Rolls Back Waste Regulations /renewables-still-a-better-bet-than-coal-after-trump-rolls-back-waste-regulations/ /renewables-still-a-better-bet-than-coal-after-trump-rolls-back-waste-regulations/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:35:27 +0000 /?p=13316 The Trump administration’s rolling back of rules protecting the environment from hazardous coal plant waste comes late in the game — coal isn’t growing, nor is there much financial impetus to revive the industry. Coal is losing market share to renewables and natural gas. The rollback today of two measures enacted in 2015 is the […]

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]]> /renewables-still-a-better-bet-than-coal-after-trump-rolls-back-waste-regulations/feed/ 0 Europe’s Development Bank Punts Fossil Fuel Choice Amid Wider Climate vs. Economy Debate /europes-development-bank-punts-fossil-fuel-choice-amid-wider-climate-vs-economy-debate/ /europes-development-bank-punts-fossil-fuel-choice-amid-wider-climate-vs-economy-debate/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:19:54 +0000 /?p=12845 The European Union wants to lead the world in fighting climate change, but its massive and influential investment bank, which funds energy projects around the continent, is stuck as member nations debate how to care for the environment without sacrificing economic growth. Disagreements over funding of natural gas projects led the board of the European […]

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]]> /europes-development-bank-punts-fossil-fuel-choice-amid-wider-climate-vs-economy-debate/feed/ 0 Trump Administration to Abolish Rules Curbing Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas /trump-administration-to-abolish-rules-curbing-methane-a-potent-greenhouse-gas/ /trump-administration-to-abolish-rules-curbing-methane-a-potent-greenhouse-gas/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:06:58 +0000 /?p=11668 The Trump administration is moving to abolish rules enacted under former President Barack Obama on emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas linked to climate change, in what amounts to the latest assault by the White House on efforts to curb global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency would end requirements for natural gas and oil […]

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]]> /trump-administration-to-abolish-rules-curbing-methane-a-potent-greenhouse-gas/feed/ 0 Energy Tech Start-up Crusoe Aims To Turn Gas Flaring into Useful Power /energy-tech-start-up-crusoe-aims-to-turn-gas-flaring-into-useful-power/ /energy-tech-start-up-crusoe-aims-to-turn-gas-flaring-into-useful-power/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:52:36 +0000 /?p=11556 Natural gas flaring is more than just blasts of flames jetting high above the New Jersey Turnpike and gas wells around the world. The burning off of excess natural gas spews carbon into the atmosphere, and big health and environmental problems may be developing.  The fiery byproduct of natural gas and crude oil processing sends […]

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