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This week, TC Energy is joining dozens of #natgas industry leaders in Tysons, Virginia at ONE Future’s 7th Annual Methane and Climate Strategies Workshop. Member companies will come together to not only share best practices and new technologies deployed this year, but to explore how we will drive further progress in the years ahead. Learn more about ONE Future‘s mission to advance methane emissions reduction goals. ONE Future

Had a great discussion at ☘️SYNC Climate Tech hosted by Tech in Asia with a highly curated group of 100 fellow climate tech investors and founders (probably the pioneering few!) for a deep dive into the climate investment space:   1️⃣ Climate financing collaboration is key across multi - stakeholders especially to fix the climage financing gap because a range of different types of financing is needed at all the different stages of the business and ranges across debt and equity. We talked about the challenges and opportunities with East Ventures Zhengyi Zhu 2️⃣ we need to see climate action as a huge opportunity for new revenue generation and not just a regulatory reporting exercise to “check the boxes”. Companies should take a holistic approach to thinking about their climate strategy within each value chain of their business rather than simply buying offsets and doing the minimal to be compliant. 3️⃣ What’s make a good climate founder criteria, especially when the space is nascent and talent pool is still small? Is deep domain experience required for a founding team at this stage of the industry’s development?   Thanks to Zachary Lee, 李惠翔, CFA for moderating and to Hermann Rauch , Zhengyi Zhu Jess Qi , Loïc Mulle de Terschueren PingPing Han, Andrew Wong for the invigorating discussion!

Interesting article and I know you haven't looked at Fusion as a viable future source. With little research, or I will say one view, very biased research. So let's look at the nuclear or Fission option versus Fusion 1. Fission (Nuclear) Not able to be licenced. https://lnkd.in/gbm2t5uU 2. Authorities can license fusion as something not defined under the act of nuclear and the ARPANSA definition. https://lnkd.in/gjKFABpy The above ARPANSA link defines nuclear as fission—no mention of Fusion. 3. A fission (Nuclear)reactor without fissile fuel is a building. 4. A fusion reactor without fissile fuel is a fusion reactor building 5, Fissile (Nuclear) fuel availability and the future cost is a concern, especially for economists and users Dittmar, M. (2011). The End of Cheap Uranium. ArXiv. /abs/1106.3617 Even the UN has identified this, so why does the Fission(Nuclear) industry persist in denying its death like fossil fuels https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr 6. Is it imperative to continue with fission (Nuclear) now, or should the nuclear (Fission) group shift their focus to developing fusion in Australia? 7, Fission (Nuclear) is only at present in 39 countries out of 189. 8. Is Dutton doing a Menzies and wanting a loophole to get fission (Nuclear) weapons to start with for the subs? 9. Australia still has no high-level radiation waste storage facility 10. Helion Fusion has committed to having its fusion version working in 2028 11. The FIA (Fusion Industry Association) has postulated that commercial power fusion will be available in the 2030s. 12. IAEA at its fusion conference report in 2023 has postulated that all International nuclear (Fission) Laws like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty do not have fusion considered so it should be able to be built in Australia now. 13. Fusion is also being developed "Small Modular Fusion Reactors" like Zap Energy and Avalanche Energy. 14. HB11 and the UNSW Tokamak project have given Australia a significant position in the trillion-dollar international fusion industry. So why Fission with a lifetime at best 250 years for 39 countries would it not be better to back the Australian renewables, batteries and hydrogen energy generators with a fusion power plant, that does not produce the traditional waste issue, but still produces medical isotopes as already proved, give medical technology such as MRI's to us. Why not push for a better future instead of redoing the old and polluting Australia and sending the energy to a energy cliff again.

It ‘flies’ in a figure-of-8 pattern against the tidal flow. The World Economic Forum’s Clean Power, Grids and Electrification initiative is focused on delivering a rapid and responsible energy transition. Learn more: https://ow.ly/thgj50QGIfj

Are you working on a project to develop more efficient urban energy systems on the district level? Explore if your project matches the objectives in the Positive Energy Districts topics in the #DUTCall2024. Find the detailed descriptions of the call topics here: https://lnkd.in/dPGN5ege #postiveenergydistricts #DUTPartnership #HorizonEU #EUPartnership   📌 Mission Innovation, Belmont Forum, CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, EU Science, Research and Innovation, European Commission

Congratulations to Element Zero - named today as one of this year's BloombergNEF Pioneers, an award that recognizes startups developing the most promising climate technologies in the world. This recognition underscores the clear and urgent need for global decarbonization. 💡 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 Element Zero has developed a novel approach to convert metal ores into pure metal form with zero carbon emissions. This is a significant innovation, as the traditional production of iron, silicon, and other future-facing metals involves energy-intensive and carbon-intensive processes. Yet, the demand for these materials is rapidly increasing as the world transitions to a more sustainable future. 🌿 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 Element Zero is poised to drive meaningful change in an industry that has historically been a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Their work in developing a carbon-free metal production process is truly exciting and holds great promise in supporting global efforts to combat climate change. We are thrilled to support Michael Masterman, Bart Kolodziejczyk OAM and the entire Element Zero team!

Congratulations to the Celsius Energy team for this prestigious award recognition! #wearSLB #BNEFPioneers #forabalanceplanet https://lnkd.in/g8XjrRaA Conventional geoenergy heating and cooling installations typically require a surface footprint about the size of a football pitch, whereas the Celsius Energy solution requires only about two parking spaces. This drastically reduces the physical area needed for construction, making the Celsius Energy solution adaptable to new construction and renovations, especially in dense urban areas. The combination of the unique well design with a GSHP and an innovative digital control system has been proven to reduce up to 90% of a building’s CO2 emissions and about 70% of its energy consumption for heating and cooling.

Yes! We must value and support both the production of knowledge and the communication of it. Our approach is two-pronged: co-design of research questions and projects with many partners, sustained outreach and engagement throughout the life of projects. #SciComm #ResearchImpact

New episode! 🌟 We asked carbon market experts: What metaphor describes the carbon market today? In this new edition of our "State of the carbon market" video series, we hear from Juerg Fuessler of INFRAS, Deborah Lawrence of Calyx Global, and Rene Velasquez of crbn.trade. We hope you are inspired by their unique and insightful responses. To our audience, what metaphor would YOU use to describe the carbon market today? Note: This video can also be accessed from our blogs page, linked here: https://lnkd.in/eRg8jfpe #carboncredits #carbonmarkets #climate