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New carbon nitride material challenges diamond's hardness throne

Dec 18, 2023 (SPX)

The study, recently published in Advanced Materials, details how an international research team, led by experts from the Centre for Science at Extreme Condition...

COP28 fails to regulate the Wild West of carbon credits

Dec 15, 2023 (AFP)

Just after COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber announced on Wednesday the historic deal to transition away from fossil fuels, he revealed the talks had failed to ag...

Chemists create organic molecules in a rainbow of colors

Dec 08, 2023 (SPX)

The color of light emitted by an acene is determined by its length, but as the molecules become longer, they also become less stable, which has hindered their w...

Current carbon dioxide levels last seen 14 million years ago

Dec 07, 2023 (AFP)

Published in the journal Science, the paper covers the period from 66 million years ago until the present, analyzing biological and geochemical signatures from ...

Researchers decode aqueous amino acid's potential for direct air capture of CO2

Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)

The recently published research focused on the foundational steps of carbon dioxide sequestration using aqueous glycine, an amino acid known for its absorbent q...

Tiny electromagnets made of ultra-thin carbon

Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)

Graphene consists of an ultra-thin sheet of just one layer of carbon atoms. But the material, which was only discovered as recently as 2004, displays remarkable...

Carbon dioxide becomes more potent as climate changes

Dec 04, 2023 (SPX)

"Our finding means that as the climate responds to increases in carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide itself becomes a more potent greenhouse gas" said the study's sen...

Ukraine war responsible for 150m tons of CO2 emissions: experts

Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)

"The war has a devastating impact on the environment. Air, soil and water is polluted as a result of the fighting," Viktoria Kireyeva, Ukraine's deputy minister...

Controversial carbon credits flood COP28, yet still no rules

Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)

The concept behind the credits has taken a major hit recently as scientific research has repeatedly shown claims of reduced emissions under the schemes are ofte...

UAE to pump CO2 into rock as carbon capture debate rages

Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)

Using novel technology developed by Omani start-up 44.01, the solar-powered plant will suck carbon dioxide from the air, dissolve it in seawater and inject it d...

First cross-border transport of CO2 expected in 2025: Yara

Nov 26, 2023 (AFP)

The agreement with Northern Lights, a joint venture grouping oil giants Equinor of Norway, Anglo-Dutch Shell and TotalEnergies of France, will enable the "first...

Switzerland backs CO2 storage under the sea

Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)

At its weekly meeting, the Federal Council government ratified the 2009 amendment to the London Protocol, it said in a statement. "From 2024, it will therefore ...

Study sheds light on how Earth cycles fossil carbon

Nov 21, 2023 (SPX)

To help unravel the mystery of how the Earth cycles fossil carbon, Rice University's Mark Torres and collaborators studied the chemistry of a river system exten...

UNFCCC report validates CO2 estimated cheaply and transparently using GOSAT data

Nov 21, 2023 (SPX)

Countries have reported their CO2 emissions to the UNFCCC, primarily from human activities and a significant contributor to climate change. The method adopted f...

World's richest 1% emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds: report

Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)

While fighting the climate crisis is a shared challenge, not everyone is equally responsible and government policies must be tailored accordingly, Max Lawson, w...

Going Beyond the Challenge for New and Continued Success

Nov 08, 2023 (SPX)

Commercializing Challenge-Supported CO2 Technology Air Company of Brooklyn, New York, was one of three teams to win the final round of NASA's CO2 Conversion Cha...

How to decarbonize the world, at scale

Nov 06, 2023 (SPX)

Attendees at the two-day conference included faculty members, researchers, industry and financial leaders, government officials, and students, as well as more t...

MIT startup has big plans to pull carbon from the air

Nov 02, 2023 (SPX)

The startup Noya, founded by Josh Santos '14, is working to accelerate direct-air carbon removal with a low-power, modular system that can be mass manufactured ...

Heavy industry turns to carbon capture to clean up its act

Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)

Now the area close to the Belgium border -- one of Europe's industrial powerhouses -- wants to catch its pollution before it escapes. With factories turning out...

STEP Demo Plant Ushers in Next Era of Power Generation With sCO2 Technology

Oct 30, 2023 (SPX)

Adam Hamilton, P.E., the President and CEO of SwRI, expressed enthusiasm over the plant's prospects. "STEP will undoubtedly change the way we think about power ...