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Policymaking for carbon capture and storage varies widely across Europe in terms of public financing and value chain management, which oversees everything from infrastructure to logistics. Robert Harding Video / Shutterstock

Carbon capture explained: how EU member states are funding and rolling out the technology to clean up Europe’s fossil fuel industry

Three researchers take stock of different Union-wide policy approaches to removing and storing carbon emissions in the heavy industry sector.
The United States’ offshore wind potential isn’t just in the ocean, where these turbines are located, off Rhode Island. John Moore/Getty Images

Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond

States take the lead on regulation of planning, site selection, leasing and other elements of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes, though the federal government has a role as well.
Each offshore wind turbine can produce large amounts of power. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection points, and power could flow both ways? Plans are underway.
Wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger – this one in China began operating in August 2023 and is 275 metres high. Lin Shanchuan / Alamy

Four good news climate stories from 2023

Including a positive way to think about tipping points.

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