The 2016 Paris Agreement’s goal of achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 has prompted a series of industries to develop plans to decarbonise, and governments have been incentivising this transition to a sustainable economy through emissions trading schemes and investment in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies. As one of the top three…
Last week, the European Commission presented a series of legislative tools to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies align better with achieving the European Green Deal’s (EGD) goal of a net-zero Europe by 2050. The EGD was set in December 2019, and has helped the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fall…
In the long list of infrastructure being developed to mitigate climate change, energy from waste (EfW) is an important technology that turns non-recyclable waste into energy. This helps us reuse the resources taken to create the waste product so that the energy they produce still has value in the economy, and can replace energy from…
UK Carbon Capture technology developer, Nellie Technologies, is pleased to announce its capacity building project ahead of their Israel CleanTech innovation mission in July this year. Nellie’s capture-ready installations utilise an evolutionary bioreactor to sequester carbon dioxide both directly from the air (Direct Air Capture or DAC) or the form gaseous emissions run-off from industry;…
Aberystwyth, May 24th 2022 Following the development and deployment of their new prototype bioreactor, Welsh carbon capture company Nellie Technologies celebrated their participation in the Mid Wales Challenge Launchpad at a special event at Aberinnovation. Nellie Technologies was successful in securing a pre-procurement R&D contract via the challenge to design and deploy their…
As we all know, the most important thing that needs to be done to stop climate change is dramatically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, but that alone will not be enough to limit global warming to 1.5 C as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has requested. In addition to reducing emissions, we also…
What is decarbonisation? Decarbonisation is the process of reducing the amount of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, being released into the atmosphere, decreasing the levels of greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning fossil fuels. So, why is it important? As you may be aware, the 2015 Paris Agreement set a target of limiting global…
In 2021 the UK government published their Net-Zero by 2050 Strategy, outlining how the nation will achieve carbon neutrality. While the report’s main commitment centres on ‘ambitious decarbonisation measures across society’, they also make it clear that several sectors, primarily industry, agriculture, and aviation, will have difficulty reducing all of their emissions by 2050 and…
First off, what is deforestation? As you may already know, forests store large amounts of carbon. Trees and plants capture CO₂ (Carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere and then it transforms into carbon, which is usually stored in leaves, stems, roots and the soil. So, what happens when trees are cut down? Well, when forests are…
To start with, what is carbon capture? Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (or CCUS) is the process of capturing carbon dioxide either before or after it’s been emitted into the atmosphere, and sequestering it. Captured carbon can then be used in products like biofuel as a renewable energy source to replace fossil fuels, or stored…
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have released their latest report on their progress on climate change mitigation and highlight the actions needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accord with the goals set in the Paris Agreement. What are the conclusions following the report? The Paris Agreement goal of limiting…
Aberystwyth, March 30th 2022 Innovative carbon capture business, Nellie Technologies, is pleased to announce its success in securing funding from AberInnovation. Nellie Technologies is producing a world-class carbon capture product that sucks carbon dioxide straight from the air. Its one-of-a-kind bioreactor enables the quick growth of algae which stores carbon dioxide as it grows. Nellie…
The EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which covers nearly half of the EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is designed to reduce Europe’s net emissions over a period of time by placing a ‘cap’ on the amount of emissions any participant can produce per year. Since 2013 the cap has reduced by 1.74% every year so…
What exactly is ‘Carbon removal’ and ‘Carbon offsets’? Before we establish the difference between carbon removal and carbon offsets, it’s important we learn exactly what these terms actually mean. Carbon removal is the process of erasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away for decades, centuries, or even millennia in plants, soils, oceans,…
What is the carbon emissions trading scheme? Reducing greenhouse gases such as, carbon dioxide, is a fundamental part of the fight against climate change. The carbon emissions trading scheme is a market-based system that aims to provide the economic incentives for countries and businesses to reduce carbon footprint in order to have leftover permits to…
Well, what is Carbon Footprint? A carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of an individual, company, organisation or community. Furthermore, the concept of carbon footprint also involves the emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as methane, nitrous oxide or chlorofluorocarbons. Electricity usage, oil or natural gas…