CATF Articles & Posts
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More than 100 countries unite to launch Global Methane Pledge at COP26
Almost 100 Heads of State from around the world joined together today to formally launch the Global Methane Pledge at COP26.
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New global platform maps next-generation geothermal research capacity to drive collaboration and speed up development
The Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform is a free tool that maps institutional research capacity and country-level geothermal profiles in one place.
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Geothermal Frontier: A new tool to accelerate collaboration and close research gaps in next-generation geothermal energy
The Geothermal Frontier Knowledge Sharing Platform is a free tool that maps institutional research capacity and country-level geothermal profiles in one place.
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New CATF report maps the policy path to unlocking next-generation geothermal across the Western United States
A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) identifies targeted, actionable policies that western state governments can pursue to attract private investment, reduce project risk, and deploy next-generation geothermal energy as a clean firm power resource capable of meeting the region’s growing electricity needs.
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DOE cancellation of national transmission corridors undermines effort to build a stronger, more reliable grid
The Department of Energy announced yesterday that it would cancel plans to designate three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), a setback for efforts to expand the nation’s electric grid and meet rapidly growing demand for electricity.
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In a win for clean energy, court orders Defense Department to end freeze of wind project reviews
Last week, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Department of Defense to end its freeze of wind energy projects reviews.
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New CATF analyses outlines what it will take to meet California’s net-zero cement mandate
Two new reports from CATF find that California has multiple potential pathways to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions from cement production.
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California’s cement sector has a net-zero mandate. This is what it will take to meet it.
Cement production presents unique decarbonization challenges due to process emissions and high-temperature heat requirements.
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Poland needs carbon capture and storage to decarbonise heavy industry, but CCS will only scale if the full system becomes bankable
Poland has the industrial need, geological storage potential, and early-stage projects for carbon capture and storage – but not yet the conditions to make it scale.
