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Four key lessons for socio-political acceptance of negative emissions technologies
Developing new technologies is a vital activity in our ability to combat climate change, and understanding how new technologies will operate in society is an important element of such technological development. In NCS C+, we investigated the socio-political acceptance of the four negative emissions technologies that are being examined by the project, and we identified four key lessons.
Project Protect Our Waters! A campaign to reduce wastewater pollution on Svalbard
Wastewater pollution is an issue that extends across the globe, including to the Arctic. When looking out at what appears to be a…
The (warm) elephant in the room: Exploring the huge potential for power-to-heat synergy to unleash flexibility
Co-author: Stian Backe About half of Europe’s total final energy consumption is used for heating. Most of this energy is dedicated to space…
What’s the most efficient way to cool a drink?
Nothing’s better than a cold drink. But how long does it take to to cool a drink in the freezer, fridge, snow, sink or ice bath?
More projects in low- and middle-income countries
Achieving global sustainability goals means we need to keep improving how we collaborate across different fields and work together to create a better…
LCA as a tool for understanding environmental impacts and benefits of CCUS and alternative fuels: insights from the second LCA to CCUS & alternative fuels workshop
On 7 March 2024, the EU Horizon 2020 projects ACCSESS and ConsenCUS co-hosted the second LCA to CCUS and alternative fuels workshop. LCAs are highly relevant for understanding the potential of CCUS technologies to contribute to EU climate strategies and goals.