The Role of Voluntary Carbon Credit Markets in Supporting CCUS

  Author: Eve Pope, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx   In voluntary carbon markets, corporates or individuals set climate targets and voluntarily purchase carbon credits from environmental projects that can reduce or remove carbon dioxide emissions to reach them. Across IDTechEx’s research into point-source carbon capture, carbon dioxide removal, and carbon dioxide utilization, numerous business models for CCUS have been analyzed – including those based on voluntary market finance.   Carbon credit markets have weathered several scandals pertaining to poor-quality credits in recent years. The complex and sometimes volatile nature of these markets have led…

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MoUs signed between NIEPVD Dehradun and Six Institutions for the welfare of Divyangjan

On October 23, 2024, the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) based in Dehradun signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with six institutions to enhance the welfare of individuals classified as ‘Divyangjan’ (persons with disabilities) in India. This initiative is part of the efforts by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to address the needs and empower this demographic through various technological and supportive measures. The following organizations entered into partnerships with NIEPVD: Uttarakhand Open University National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Haridwar Max Hospital,…

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Are Hydrogen Engines Truly Zero Emissions?

Author: Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx   Internal combustion engines (ICE) but without the emissions. The idea is certainly appealing. Keeping the same internal combustion engines (ICE) that have powered cars, buses, and trucks for well over a century, but eliminating the damaging and climate-affecting emissions that escape from the tailpipe. Currently, electrification is the primary route to decarbonizing transportation, but battery electric solutions bring many challenges, meaning adoption is likely to be a slow process – IDTechEx estimates that 11% of all car sales in 2023 were fully electric.…

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