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Carbon-rich waters are becoming even more acidic as atmospheric CO2 levels rise
Nov 14, 2025 (SPX)
Earth's oceans have become approximately 30% more acidic since the industrial revolution began more than 200 years ago. Acidification changes marine chemistry a...
COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts
Nov 14, 2025 (SPX)
The Land Gap 2025 report, led by the University of Melbourne alongside a global consortium of experts, explains why countries are relying on impractical levels ...
Fossil fuel emissions projected to reach new peak as carbon sink is weakened
Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)
Land-use change emissions such as those from deforestation are expected to drop to 4.1 billion tonnes, resulting in slightly lower total CO2 emissions compared ...
Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compounds
Nov 12, 2025 (SPX)
A team of researchers, led by Feng Jiao, the Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. ...
Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
Nov 12, 2025 (SPX)
The team, led by Assistant Professor Po-Chun Hsu, designed a distributed carbon nanofiber direct air capture filter that transforms residential and commercial H...
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
Nov 11, 2025 (SPX)
The research team, led by ISTA Sustainability Manager Jeroen Dobbelaere and professors Paul Schanda and Georgios Katsaros, published their findings in Magnetic ...
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit scheme
Nov 10, 2025 (AFP)
Under the scheme, local Maasai are being offered money to keep their cattle on a strict "rotational grazing" scheme so that the grass grows longer and captures ...
High-efficiency membrane electrolyzer converts air and flue gas CO2 to pure formic acid
Nov 08, 2025 (SPX)
The MOF membrane performs two roles by selectively removing impurities like sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NO), and oxygen (O2), while simultaneously ra...
German lawmakers back carbon capture despite criticism from green groups
Nov 06, 2025 (AFP)
Supporters hope that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies will allow Germany to achieve climate neutrality goals by 2045 while maintaining hard-to-deca...
Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space
Nov 04, 2025 (SPX)
In a new study, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used experiments on Earth to recreate the chem...
Heriot-Watt unveils carbon dioxide removal course
Oct 29, 2025 (SPX)
The 50-hour course examines the science of the global carbon cycle and the mechanics of CO2 removal technologies including direct air capture and enhanced rock ...
Biochar type influences greenhouse gas emissions in boreal grasslands
Oct 28, 2025 (SPX)
The investigation revealed that biochar and hydrochar alter soil chemistry and biology in opposite directions. Biochar, created by high-temperature pyrolysis of...
Turning waste plastics into valuable carbon-based materials for energy and environment
Oct 28, 2025 (SPX)
The study, published in Sustainable Carbon Materials, reviews approaches including catalytic pyrolysis, one-pot synthesis, and rapid flash Joule heating, which ...
Tiny plankton overlooked in climate forecasting may shape carbon cycles
Oct 24, 2025 (SPX)
These plankton construct calcium carbonate shells, enabling the transfer of atmospheric carbon to deep ocean reservoirs. By influencing ocean chemistry, they ar...
Biochar-treated cement strengthens buildings while storing carbon
Oct 22, 2025 (SPX)
Cement production remains one of the largest industrial contributors to global CO2 emissions. Seeking to mitigate this impact, the researchers explored how modi...
NGOs warn 28 'carbon bomb' projects launched since 2021
Oct 22, 2025 (SPX)
Carbon storage portfolios must mix nature and technology to achieve lasting climate stability
Oct 16, 2025 (SPX)
Researchers argue that restoring forests and improving soil carbon retention can play a significant long-term role when paired with durable underground storage....
CO2 in the atmosphere up by record amount in 2024: UN
Oct 15, 2025 (AFP)
Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming CO2, methane and nitrous oxide -- all increased yet again in 2024, with each setting new record...
'Widespread illegalities' in DR Congo carbon offsetting: NGO
Oct 14, 2025 (AFP)
With vast forests and peatlands that absorb significant quantities of CO2 annually, the DRC has promoted itself as a "solutions country" to the climate crisis, ...
US threatens to sanction nations that back shipping carbon tax
Oct 11, 2025 (AFP)
"We will fight hard to protect our economic interests by imposing costs on countries if they support" the Net Zero Framework, said a joint statement by US Secre...
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