Carbon capture and storage Current Affairs, GK & News
2022 New Energy Outlook Report
2022 New Energy Outlook Report was released by the global, clean energy research provider BloombergNEF. The report analysed the Net Zero scenarios or pathways that limit global warming to 1.77°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050 with 67 percent assurance. What are the key findings of the report? The greenhouse gas emissions from developing countries, especially ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon capture and storage • carbon capture and storage (CCS) • Energy Sector • Energy Sector Reform • Global warming • net zero emission • net zero emissions
NITI Aayog on Decarbonizing Industrial Emissions
NITI Aayog recently released an assessment report titled “Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India”. It explores the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) in promoting the sustainable development of India. It outlines the broad-level policy interventions required by various sectors for the practical application of CCUS. ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: carbon capture • Carbon capture and storage • carbon capture and storage (CCS) • industrial pollution • net zero emission • NITI Aayog
World’s first negative emissions plant that turns CO2 into stone opened in Iceland
The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns carbon dioxide (CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. In it, the CO2 is captured from ambient air, bound to water, and sent to more than 700 meters underground. There, the CO2 reacts with the basaltic bedrock and forms solid minerals, creating a permanent storage ..
Topics: Carbon capture and sequestration • Carbon capture and storage • Carbon dioxide • Chemical compounds • Chemical substances • Chemistry • Climate engineering • Direct air capture • Greenhouse gases • Propellants