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California startup to 'sponge' CO2 from the atmosphere
Oct 30, 2023 (AFP)
San Francisco-based Heirloom Carbon has become a hot name in the nascent capture technology sector, even sealing a deal with Microsoft to help the Windows-maker...
China tightens curbs on graphite exports citing 'national security'
Oct 20, 2023 (AFP)
Washington said this week it would ramp up restrictions on exports of cutting-edge semiconductors crucial for powering artificial intelligence systems -- its la...
Bacteria found in desert pave the way for paint that produces oxygen whilst capturing carbon
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
Surrey's creation, named 'Green Living Paint,' features Chroococcidiopsis cubana, a bacterium that undergoes photosynthesis to produce oxygen while capturing CO...
CO2 pollution expected to hit new record in 2023: researchers
Oct 17, 2023 (AFP)
Scientists say carbon pollution will need to be cut almost in half this decade to meet the world's targets of limiting global warming and avoiding catastrophic ...
Carbon capture method plucks CO2 straight from the air
Oct 04, 2023 (SPX)
Typical carbon capture catches CO2 directly from the source of a carbon-intensive process. Ambient carbon capture, or "direct air capture" (DAC) on the other ha...
DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Mark Torres, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and Evan Ramos, a postdoctoral fellow in the Torres lab, will track how key ...
Molybdenene is the metallic relative of graphene
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
The scientists succeeded in producing a thin sheet of the metal molybdenum, which is just one atomic layer thick. The new material is thus similarly thin as gra...
Indonesia launches first carbon exchange
Sep 26, 2023 (AFP)
The country is one of the world's biggest polluters and there has been scant progress on a multi-billion-dollar investment plan agreed with the United States an...
Argyle study reveals crucial third clue to finding new diamond deposits
Sep 25, 2023 (SPX)
While it is known that for diamonds to form there needs to be carbon deep in the Earth, and for these diamonds to turn pink they must be subjected to forces fro...
Study suggests energy-efficient route to capturing and converting CO2
Sep 19, 2023 (SPX)
Steel, cement, and chemical manufacturing are especially difficult industries to decarbonize, as carbon and fossil fuels are inherent ingredients in their produ...
Australia closes 'dodgy' climate emissions loophole
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
The country had amassed credits equal to more than a year's worth of global warming emissions, after exceeding what were widely seen as low-bar targets negotiat...
Uncovering how biomes respond to climate change
Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)
But as a member of Assistant Professor Cesar Terrer's lab in CEE, Mirzagholi uses her physics and mathematical background to improve our understanding of the di...
Carbon atoms coming together in space
Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)
The list of organic molecules detected in space and understanding how they could be interacting is steadily expanding due to ever-improving direct observations....
UK issues its first carbon storage licences
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
A total of 14 companies were awarded 21 licences to utilise depleted oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers which cover around 12,000 square kilometres, the...
Pace of increase in CO2 concentration has increased three-fold: report
Sep 06, 2023 (AFP)
In 2022, there were on average 417 parts per million (ppm) of the planet-warming gas in the air, up 2.2 ppm from the year before, according to the annual State ...
Kenya bets on carbon credits as it hosts climate summit
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
Gnarled and leafless, it nonetheless has great value: it stores carbon, and the team wants to know exactly how much is locked away across this semi-arid, half-a...
Study shows making cities greener doesn't just capture carbon - it reduces it
Sep 05, 2023 (SPX)
Published recently in the journal, Nature Climate Change, the analysis shows the ways cities can orchestrate a wide range of green solutions like parks, streets...
Producing superior graphene aerogel in space
Aug 25, 2023 (SPX)
This week, the Crew-6 astronauts onboard the space station completed work on the team's investigation, which was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation ...
Scientists design novel nonlinear circuit to harvest clean power using graphene
Aug 21, 2023 (SPX)
Now, a new study published in Physical Review E titled "Charging capacitors from thermal fluctuations using diodes" has proven that Feynman missed something imp...
Norway makes more strides on offshore storage of greenhouse gas CO2
Aug 18, 2023 (UPI)
"Awarding new licenses allows Norway to contribute an important role in establishing a commercial large-scale carbon capture for European emissions sources," En...
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