Matt talks about Azerbaijan’s continued fossil fuel investments leading up to COP29 (COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments),

The Oriental Pied Hornbill’s recovery in Singapore (Meet the strange-looking bird making a spectacular recovery amid the skyscrapers of Singapore),

Fossil fuels being banned in Federal buildings (Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings),

Polysilicon will soon begin shipping in the US again (Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again),

Emissions limits for coal-burning power plants (E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants),

And expedited permitting for clean energy projects (Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy)!

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Matt and Nick talk about a progress report for a plastic pollution treaty (During plastic pollution treaty, the U.S. faces calls to do more),

There is officially 50% more carbon in the atmosphere than pre-industrial times (Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Passed a New Milestone),

Expanded protections for national monuments established by President Obama (Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California),

Protections for coal miners (Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections),

A new rule requiring higher fees for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land (Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule),

Europe warming faster than the rest of the world (Climate change means deadly heat for Europe),

And bamboo farming in Uganda (Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda)!

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Matt interviews Sam Schutte of Synthica Energy. Snythica Energy is a company that is developing anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities designed to convert organic waste into renewable gas. Their ambitious goal is to divert one million tons per year of organic waste from landfills and generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 30,000 homes.

Sam Schutte is a renowned expert in the fields of anaerobic digestion commercialization and organics-to-energy platform development.

You can keep up with Snythica Energy on Facebook and Youtube.

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