Gareth Johnson
@geogareth
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Geologist, recovering academic. Energy Decarbonisation, CCS/CDR, Geothermal, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Faults, Policy. Views mine, ❤️/RT ≠ endorsement etc.
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined September 2013
On Friday, UK govt will pledge up to £22bn for CCS over 25yrs, FT says It says money will go to HyNet in north-west & East Coast Cluster in north-east Initial projects include… 3x blue hydrogen 2x waste incinerators 2x industrial sites (cement, lime) 1x 860MW gas power CCS
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We’re on a mission to transform carbon removals into a world changing reality. Join us.
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Quake it off! Seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by the rapturous Taylor Swift crowds at Murrayfield Stadium over the weekend. https://t.co/IW7693CPRn
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Climate damages are "6X LARGER than previously thought", says new NBER working paper – every 1C wipes out 12% of global GDP – every tonne of CO2 causes >$1,000 of damages @GernotWagner tells me: "Assuming nobody finds a flaw in this paper, it is going to truly change things"
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New "Largest CDR purchase ever" 'just dropped Microsoft buys 3.3 million tons over 10 years from Stockholm Exergi BECCS with residues from local pulp and paper mills, forestry and sawmills https://t.co/SAQeBVW7k6
esgtoday.com
Microsoft and Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi announced today a 10-year offtake agreement with Stockholm Exergi providing Microsoft with more than 3.3 million tonnes of carbon removal...
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The use of biomass for carbon removal is an understandably fraught topic. Today Frontier published a set of high-level sustainable biomass sourcing principles that will help us navigate the complicated landscape of biomass-based CDR projects: https://t.co/4ED21QWLue
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📦Top Suppliers 📦 Here is the list of top CDR suppliers in Q1 2024: Exomad Green, @thenext150, @neustark, Aperam Bioenergia, @DraxGroup, @1PointFiveCCUS, Bio-logical, @use_biochar, @carbofex, Carboneers
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The rate of warming has increased notably over the past 15 years. This is not just natural variability – there is increasing evidence that the world is now warming faster than it has since 1970. However, this should not come as a surprise; acceleration is exactly what our models
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EXCL: The outgoing CEO of the Climate Change Committee has hit out at the "collective failure" of the UK and Scottish governments to work together. He also told me that the political wrangling over oil and gas has "mostly been a complete waste of time". https://t.co/jM4mLT4tum
scotsman.com
Chris Stark has warned that Scotland’s two governments failing to co-operate is putting climate progress at risk.
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On the Teaching Philosophy fb group, someone offered their students an amnesty if they admitted to using ChatGPT in their assignments, and 23/25 students replied...
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There is always joy on a @BikeBusShaw - but the ride is also a protest, a disruption. Today there was palpable dismay and anger as the cycle called for change following the deaths of Thomas Wong and Elizabeth Bell, both 11, and student Emma Burke Newman. https://t.co/f7HCJlVmvX
heraldscotland.com
The message is clear: We bike bus today for safer cycling tomorrow.
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in honor of the "Hammer and the Dance" guy working with Make Sunsets, re-upping this warning https://t.co/BBKYLmk2Co
nature.com
Communications Earth & Environment - Responses to the COVID-19 emergency have exposed break-points at the interface of science, media, and policy. We summarize five lessons that should be...
Global warming is accelerating There's only one thing we can do today to delay it before we burn, enough to solve the pbm: SO2 injection Some ppl are squeamish about it but they shouldn't be. SO2 is so obviously the right solution that we should do it now. Here's why:
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The EU has agreed on the world's first #carbonremoval certification framework! 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 There will be four types of units: • Permanent carbon removal • Temporary carbon storage in long-lasting products (at least 35 years) • Temporary carbon storage from carbon farming •
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We took the temperature of @CarbFix calcite! Happy to share that the first chapter of my PhD has been published in Applied Geochemistry. Huge thanks to all co-authors and funders, in particular @CedricMJohn for lab use and @sandrasnaebj for the samples! https://t.co/Tvb2rIEGFa
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Deadline not long after xmas & hogmany (10th January). Please pass on to students or friends who may be interested!
📢 PhD Opportunity📢 'Harnessing hidden rivers: potential for low-carbon heat energy generation from culverted urban streams'. Fully funded via Hydro Nation. Application details & more info: https://t.co/PnIIhs42Uo
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Climate journalists and headline writers - please bookmark this thread of helpful images and explainers detailing the difference between carbon capture and carbon removal. Starting with @NicoleKelner
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