2020 set a new record for venture capital investment in the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) sector. In that year, €213 million went to hundreds of startups worldwide with the aim to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This represents a huge increase since 2018. That year, just €550,000 was invested […]
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21
May
May
There is just eight per cent of the world’s carbon budget remaining, according to the Global Carbon Budget report 2020. Yet, we continue to increase our global emissions each year. If humans continue to increase the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere above this, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5°C with catastrophic changes. […]
Carbon capture utilisation & storage, Climate change, Oil sands
Canada’s Economy: News, Trends and Forecast
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Jan
Jan
Canada economy news 2021 The Canadian economy contracted by 5.4 per cent in 2020 – worse than its neighbour, the United States, which saw a 3.7 per cent reduction. Its economic growth forecast for 2021 is 3.5 per cent, and the government has significant influence over which industries will benefit most from their recovery plan. […]