"Our climate challenge is a shared global challenge – and it is largely an energy challenge. Energy accounts for over two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means energy must be at the heart of any solution."

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"Despite a multi-billion dollar market, carbon removal technology is still fringe. Carbon180 is out to make them mainstream."

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Cao, Zhi; Myers, Rupert J.; Lupton, Richard C.; Duan, Huabo; Sacchi, Romain; Zhou, Nan et al. (2020): The sponge effect and carbon emission mitigation potentials of the global cement cycle. In nature communications 11 (1), p. 3777. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17583-w.

"Cement plays a dual role in the global carbon cycle like a sponge: its massive production contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, yet its hydrated products gradually reabsorb substantial amounts of atmospheric CO₂ (carbonation) in the future. The role of this sponge effect along the cement cycle (including production, use, and demolition) in carbon emissions mitigation, however, remains hitherto unexplored. Here, we quantify the effects of demand- and supply-side mitigation measures considering this material-energy-emissions-uptake nexus, finding that climate goals would be imperiled if the growth of cement stocks continues."

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"The government is consulting on the operation of the new carbon emissions tax that could be introduced after the end of the Brexit transition period, in the event no linked UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) is agreed with the EU."

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