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Delay in Federal Permits Hinders Texas Oil Companies’ Carbon Capture Projects

Texas oil companies and regulators have waited years for federal permits that would allow those companies to suck carbon dioxide — the largest contributor to climate change — from the atmosphere and inject it underground. After sweeping environmental reviews and …

North Dakota Approves Underground Storage for Proposed CO2 Pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators approved permits last Thursday for underground storage of carbon dioxide delivered through a massive pipeline proposed for the Midwest, marking another victory for a project that has drawn fierce opposition from landowners. The …

Exxon Granted Largest US Offshore Carbon Storage Site in Texas

Exxon Mobil Corp. won the right to pump carbon dioxide beneath Texas state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, in what will be the largest concession of its kind in the US. The lease granted by the Texas General Land …

Britain Awards 20 Offshore Carbon Storage Licenses

Twelve companies were awarded a total of 20 licenses to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage offshore, in Britain’s first licensing round for such projects, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said on Thursday. Britain aims to use carbon capture and …

Louisiana Advances Toward Large Carbon-Capture Project

Three energy corporations are partnering on a carbon- capture project with the hopes of dramatically reducing industrial carbon dioxide emissions in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday. ExxonMobil, CF Industries and EnLink Midstream have entered into an agreement with …

Data Centers’ Use of Water for Cooling Has Investors Concerned

Data centers, used by governments and large corporations to house their computer systems, have one big environmental problem: They get hot. To keep them from overheating, large data centers can pump hundreds of millions of gallons of water a year …

Stable Emissions Show Growth & Mitigation Possible: World Bank Envoy

A report showing that global emissions were unchanged last year shows economic growth is possible amid the fight against climate change, a World Bank official said. Carbon-dioxide emissions were stable at 32.3 billion metric tons, even as the global economy …

Emerging Economies Nearing Half of Global Warming Emissions

Total greenhouse gas emissions by China and other emerging nations since 1850 will surpass those of rich nations this decade, complicating U.N. talks about who is most to blame for global warming, a study showed on Thursday. Developing nations accounted …