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alojapan.com/1266964/malaysia- Malaysia and Japan plan new centre to support ASEAN clean energy goals #Asean #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNations #AZEC #CarbonCapture #DatukSeriAnwarIbrahim #EnergyTransition #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Malaysia #news #RenewableEnergy #ResearchSupport #SustainableEnergy Malaysia and Japan have put forward a proposal to create a new collaboration hub in Malaysia that would focus on technology, sustainability, and energy integration in ASE…

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#Starmer says #Blair's #ClimateCrisis views are in line with government policy
Sammy Wilson (DUP) says Starmer’s net zero policy “is not only bad, it is mad”. Even Tony Blair says so, he says.

Starmer says Blair said there should be more #CarbonCapture. The government agrees. He called for more use of #AI. That is happening too, he says. And Blair said domestic targets were needed too, he says.’

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Benchmarking the climate mitigation potential of #BECCS [Promoted content]: As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, it is becoming increasingly clear that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions alone will not suffice. Experts globally are turning to negative emissions technologies to actively remove CO2 from the atmosphere, with bioenergy with #carboncapture and storage, known as #BECCS, being a clear frontrunner in the technology race, given its dual… euractiv.com/section/eet/opini

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"Blair said there should be more focus on #carboncapture, saying: “The disdain for this technology in favour of the purist solution of stopping fossil-fuel production is totally misguided.” that's because it doesn't work and never will, you witless fool

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'Government officials face a choice. Subsidize and perhaps over-subsidize the project, or invest in more tenable renewable energy alternatives. If the project goes forward, the primary emitters (polluters) should bear the financial burden and the risk for pollution prevention.'

'Large-scale public investment in CCS is misguided. The technology has struggled to achieve meaningful emissions reductions or prove its long-term viability. The lack of demonstrated success and heightened financial risks indicate public investments are unlikely to yield the desired environmental or economic benefits.'

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ieefa.orgFinancial risks of carbon capture and storage in Canada: Concerns about the Pathways Project and Public Energy PolicyA plan to capture CO2 from 13 oil sand processing facilities and store it in Alberta is threatened by cost challenges.