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How an oil giant took control of Biden's billion-dollar bet on carbon capture
Bloomberg

How an oil giant took control of Biden's billion-dollar bet on carbon capture

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that there’s a strong case for gigaton-scale carbon removal but criticizes oil company Occidental’s claim that such technology will enable the continuation of oil production.

U.S. to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air
France 24

U.S. to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air

Helene Pilorge of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the rocks in the subsoil of Louisiana and Texas are sedimentary rocks, different from Icelandic basalts but perfectly viable for storing CO2.

July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record
Reuters

July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the record warmth of July indicates a planet that will continue to warm as long as people burn fossil fuels.

Why are gas prices going up again?
Yahoo! News

Why are gas prices going up again?

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the solution to the increase in global temperatures is to quickly transition to cleaner sources of power.

How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?
Cluster of windmills in an open sea.

Image: iStock/Tom Buysse

How much green pressure do oil companies feel from financial markets?

Wharton professor Arthur van Benthem explores whether one company’s transformation into a wind energy superpower signals a changing landscape for oil companies.

From Kleinman Center for Energy Policy