Some of the best-performing LinkedIn posts –

• “Nuclear generation will have to double by 2050 if the world is to reach net-zero emissions,” according to the International Energy Agency. This editorial looks at how France holds lessons for nuclear planners elsewhere – including the case for continuous investment and innovation.https://econ.st/3hFKFXa


• After decades of research, scientists at the National Ignition Facility in California recently facilitated a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than it consumed. It will be a while before this process can be used commercially, but the net gain in energy signals real progress in the search for additional ways to produce a large, reliable amount of clean power.https://bit.ly/3Il9uTf


• Freshwater researchers have reliable measurements for only a few thousand lakes worldwide. NASA’s Surface Water And Ocean Topography mission will push that number into the millions. That should enable better tracking of the rise in sea levels, which directly impact communities and coastal ecosystems.https://lnkd.in/ghMwNm8c


• More than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by the biggest providers are worthless, new analysis concludes. Will new standards bring greater scrutiny to carbon offsets and give buyers of the credits sufficient confidence that their money is helping to protect the environment? https://bit.ly/3j0aJgv


• New York City’s comptroller demands major banks in the US set 2030 hard caps on what they finance that produces carbon emissions. Asset managers that oversee the city’s $242B in pension funds must back this move – or risk losing the city's business. #NetZero #ClimateAction #assetmanagement


• Scientists have shared a new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea – for less than $100 a tonne and considered three times more efficient than current methods. https://bbc.in/3ZPmNks


• The UK is said to be offering incentives to two of the nation's biggest steelmakers to ‘go green’ – but barely covering 10% of the costs. Industry experts call for more realistic yet sustainable alternatives. https://bbc.in/3Rz3xVe


• #Renewableenergy is poised to reach a milestone in the US. A new government report projects that wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed one-fourth of the country’s electricity generation for the first time in 2024. Coal is unlikely to have a comeback in the future. #climateacticon #cleanenergy #energytransition