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How Elon Musk’s CO<sub>2</sub> XPRIZE can fight climate change and advance space exploration

Elon Musk and XPRIZE recently announced a $100 million prize purse for economically scalable ideas to capture and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2). As of Earth Day 2021, registration for XPRIZE Carbon Removal now open. The hope is to inspire a global ind...

The Chemical Industry’s Balancing Act

AS INITIATOR of the renewable carbon initiative (https://bit.ly/3thPK8J), the nova Institute supports a full phase-out of use of fossil carbon resources. In the energy sector this can be done through decarbonisation. However, for the carbon-using chemi...

It’s not just about fuels: It’s about the future: Why increasing Sustainable Aviation Fuel production and use is imperative

This article is part of our special report Sustainable aviation fuels.As we stand at the eve of what many argue should be the “green recovery” of the economy, Business Aviation is advancing tangible emission reductions. Here is what you need to know ab...

Steel2Chemicals pilot plant in operation at the end of April

The pilot plant for the Steel2Chemicals project has moved to Ghent and will be commissioned at the end of April 2021. In the pilot plant ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux and Tata Steel are investigating whether they can convert CO from residual gases from st...

How to meet the global need for carbon as a feedstock in the chemical and derived materials sector in the future?

In this new report, conducted by nova-Institute and commissioned by Unilever, the total carbon embedded in products from the chemical and derived material sector is examined on a global scale. This includes product groups like plastics, rubbers, textil...

World-first laundry capsule in market made from industrial carbon emissions

London: Unilever has partnered with LanzaTech and India Glycols to produce a surfactant made from industrial carbon emissions instead of from fossil-fuels. The innovative shift in production utilises biotechnologies and a newly configured supply chain ...

France’s wood sector welcomes plan to bolster industry

France’s wood sector has welcomed the government’s move to update a strategic contract for the industry to bring it in line with the country’s pandemic recovery plan and boost the sector’s contribution to a low-carbon transition. EURACTIV France report...

Three advanced recycling technologies, a CO<sub>2</sub>-based cleaner, plant leather and a hemp chair are nominated for the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021”

The choice was harder than ever for the advisory board of the conference. This time they had to choose between 36 innovative and excellent submissions from all over the world. All of them sought to win the award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021” an...

Neste und Finnair präsentieren Lösung zur Reduzierung der Emissionen von Geschäftsreisen durch den Einsatz von Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Neste und Finnair bündeln ihre Kräfte, um die Treibhausgasemissionen (CO2e), die Neste-Mitarbeiter durch Geschäftsreisen verursachen mit Hilfe von Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) zu reduzieren. Neste beliefert Finnair mit 300 Tonnen Neste MY S...

Neste and Finnair present Sustainable Aviation Fuel based solution to reduce business travel emissions

Neste and Finnair are joining forces to reduce carbon emissions related to Neste employees’ business travel by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Neste has recently made 300 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available at Helsinki Airport ...

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