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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey Sustainabilty

If not utilized on site, captured CO 2 can be compressed and transported via pipeline, ship, rail, or truck, and then repurposed for various applications or injected into deep geological formations (such as saline formations or depleted oil and gas fields) for permanent storage. Base shipping costs range from €10 to €20/ton.

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Ocean Acidification Thresholds Force A Choice – Doomsday or Bloomsday?

Russ George

In 2002 I performed my first distant ocean pasture dust replenishment and restoration project, reported on in the Journal Nature 2003 In 2006 I was back out to sea on my research ship Weatherbird on our Voyage of Recovery. Testing the iron hypothesis. Nature, 345, 156–158. North Pacific Ocean Plankton Restoration Pilot. Bishop, J.K.B.

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Advanced Economies Are Being Pushed Toward Financial Collapse

Gail Tverberg

Without enough oil for all purposes, a logical way to cut back is to use less oil for international shipping. Appendix: Exhibit 1, indicates that, since 1991, the greatest per-capita quantity of oil that customers were able to afford occurred in the 2004 to 2007 period.

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Libra Group Announces New Chief Sustainability Officer

3BL Media

Over the last 45 years, what started as a humble shipping business has transformed into a diversified company with subsidiaries around the world. A veteran of the Libra Group, Elefteriu first joined the company in 2004 working for the Group’s multifamily real estate subsidiary, Elandis. Logothetis, Chairman and CEO of the Libra Group.

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Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005

Gail Tverberg

The Federal Reserve chose to fix the problem by raising the Federal Funds interest rate from 1.00% to 5.25% between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2006. 1] The 2004 to 2006 interest rate hikes didn’t lead to lower oil prices until after July 2008. Inflation in food prices was especially a problem. Latest month shown is July 2022.

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These designers are making the most of Africa’s fast fashion waste crisis

Corporate Knights

Today, the appeal of second-hand clothing in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 34% of the world’s second-hand garments were shipped in 2021, is unmistakable. It offers millions of people affordable wardrobe options and underpins a vibrant informal sector that’s crucial for economic resilience.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

While California already has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since their peak in 2004, many residents still suffer from high levels of air pollution — much of it produced by fossil fuels. I personally have many problems with breathing, with my throat. There have been times when my husband wanted to call the paramedics."