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Planting rocks in farms, along with emissions reductions, could help meet key IPCC goal
Aug 15, 2023 (SPX)
The study provides one of the first global estimates of the potential carbon dioxide drawdown from basalt application on agricultural fields worldwide. It was p...
US to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
The two projects -- in Texas and Louisiana -- each aim to eliminate one million tons of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent in total to the annual emissions of ...
Size Matters: Carbon nanotube diameter influences photodetector efficiency
Aug 01, 2023 (SPX)
Photodetector heterojunctions work by utilizing the interaction between two different materials to convert light into electricity. In this case, the materials a...
Manchester scientists caught Hofstadter's butterfly in one of the most ancient materials on Earth
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
Despite being made entirely of layers of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern, natural graphite is not as simple as one may think. The manner in which t...
New study shows multiple advantages of capturing carbon where it is produced
Jul 18, 2023 (SPX)
With the urgent need to address carbon emissions from factories and industrial facilities, the research from the Laboratory of Industrial Process and Energy Sys...
Carbon taxes that focus on luxury consumption are fairer than those that tax all emissions equally
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
"There is an injustice in terms of who uses energy, or carbon, for basic or luxury purposes, but it hasn't been translated into explicit policy yet," says Yanni...
Zimbabwe's carbon exchange kicks off with Belarusian gift
Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)
Jacob Zuma told a climate conference in the holiday resort of Victoria Falls that trade in the green financial tools there would benefit from an endowment of tw...
Carbon 'capture' climate tech is booming, and confusing
Jul 04, 2023 (AFP)
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC) are both complex industrial processes that isolate CO2 but these newly booming technologies are fu...
Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022: study
Jun 26, 2023 (AFP)
UK-based global industry body the Energy Institute laid out the main findings of its Statistical Review of World Energy, conducted with consultancies Kearney an...
Zimbabwe's carbon credit takeover spooks locals, investors
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
Once a farmer, the 49-year-old gave up the plough several years ago when a massive forest protection project was launched in Binga, a remote semi-arid district ...
Inside-out heating and ambient wind could make direct air capture cheaper and more efficient
Jun 22, 2023 (SPX)
Georgia Tech researchers had been working on an idea to simplify traditional direct air capture (DAC) systems. Their approach used ambient wind flow to draw air...
High entropy perovskite and quaternary enable high-efficiency CO2 reduction
Jun 21, 2023 (SPX)
"Developing a highly efficient electrode suitable for use in both anode and cathode is crucial in SOECs commercial application," said study's co-corresponding a...
France to push shipping carbon tax at finance summit
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron will push the issue at an international conference next week to discuss revamping the global development aid system where Brazi...
Direct air capture technology licensed to Knoxville-based Holocene
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
"ORNL is tackling climate change by developing numerous technologies that reduce or eliminate emissions," said Susan Hubbard, ORNL deputy for science and techno...
Fungi based carbon storage critical to reaching net zero
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
It is widely believed that mycorrhizal fungi could store carbon, as the fungi forms symbiotic relationships with almost all land plants and transports carbon, c...
Carbon-Based Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials: The Future of Biomedical Application
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials have recently drawn scientific attention due to their adaptability and potential in biomedical applications. They respond to va...
First soil map of terrestrial and blue carbon highlights need for conservation
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
Lead researcher Dr Lewis Walden from Curtin's Soil and Landscape Science in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences said the findings highlighted the need to ...
IMF calls for carbon pricing to aide energy transition
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
"I think we really need to, you know, put carbon pricing squarely on the table, despite all the political issues surrounding it," the IMF's First Deputy Managin...
Extinct offshore volcano could store gigatons of carbon dioxide
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
"We know that most countries, including Portugal, are making efforts to decarbonize the economy and our human activities, this is a message that this may be one...
JPMorgan Chase invests $200 mn on carbon removal
May 23, 2023 (AFP)
The agreements will lead to removal and storage of 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, enabling the bank to match its direct emissions by 2030, JPMorgan said...
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