"A comprehensive #bioenergy accounting model with a multi-dimensional analysis was
developed in a new study based in #China by combining spatial, life-cycle, and multi-path analyses."
Summary in a 🧵 below ⬇️ 1/6
Accordingly, "the #bioenergy production potential and #GHG emission reduction for each distinct type of #biomass feedstock through different conversion pathways were estimated in the study." 2/6
"The sum of all available organic waste (21.55EJ/yr) & energy plants on marginal land (11.77EJ/yr) in China produced 23.30EJ of #bioenergy & reduced 2535.32Mt CO2-eq emissions, accounting for 19.48% & 25.61% of China’s T energy production & C emissions in 2020, respectively." 3/6
Furthermore, in this study, "life-cycle emission reductions were maximized by a mix of #bioenergy end uses based on #biomass properties, with an optimal 78.56% bioenergy allocation from biodiesel, densified solid biofuel, biohydrogen, and #biochar." 4/6
Read the open-access article entitled: "Benefit analysis of multi-approach #biomass energy utilization toward carbon neutrality" ⬇️ cell.com/the-innovation…
A new paper suggests detonating an absolutely gigantic nuclear bomb (1,600x bigger than Tsar Bomba) deep beneath the seabed to accelerate carbon removal (#CDR).
A thread on this bold climate proposal:🧵1/11
2/ Climate change is an existential threat, which is why some researchers explore extreme solutions. This one might be one of them.
The idea? Use a nuclear bomb to shatter massive amounts of basalt, speeding up Enhanced Rock Weathering (#ERW)—a natural carbon capture process.
3/ ERW works because rocks like basalt react with CO₂, locking it away in mineral form. Scientists have suggested that crushing basalt into fine particles accelerates this process. "But even when optimized, ERW is slow & limited in scale." That’s where the nuclear bomb comes in
Silvania, backed by Mercuria, teams up with Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy on the "Race to Belém" initiative, aiming to raise $1.5 billion to generate carbon credits for Amazon rainforest preservation.
🚨PAPER—The Arctic’s frozen ground, permafrost, holds massive reserves of ancient carbon. As the planet warms, this carbon faces a dangerous release into the atm, accelerating climate change. Could solar geoengineering (#SRM) help save it? The answer is complex.
DETAILS🧵 1/7
2/7 Permafrost is warming faster than the global average, poised to unleash C stored for millennia. This creates a feedback loop—warming leads to more C release, which leads to more warming. Simulations show SRM could limit global warming to 1.5°C & slow permafrost thaw. But...
3/7 This research revealed that, at 1.5°C warming, permafrost loss is reduced by about 50% & carbon loss by about 33% due to SRM, compared to a high-emissions future (SSP5-8.5). However, significant losses still occur, even with SRM. By 2300, the damage remains substantial.
📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (14 January - 19 January 2025):
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The US government has awarded $101 million in federal funding for five projects to support the development of CO2 capture, removal and conversion test centers.