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Discovery of ancient log strengthens wood vaulting as climate strategy
Sep 30, 2024 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Maryland, led by Professor Ning Zeng of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Science department, analyzed the ancient log and the clay...
Ancient wood burial may inspire new low-cost carbon storage method
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
With the world striving for net-zero carbon emissions, reducing fossil fuel emissions alone won't suffice. Methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), including bo...
Scientists confirm stable single-electron bond in carbon compound
Sep 26, 2024 (SPX)
In a typical covalent bond, two atoms share a pair of electrons, providing the foundation for most organic compounds. However, in 1931, Nobel laureate Linus Pau...
World's first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
The Northern Lights project plans to take CO2 emissions captured at factory smokestacks in Europe and inject them into geological reservoirs under the seabed. T...
Enhancing Agriculture to Act as a Carbon Sink
Sep 25, 2024 (SPX)
Carbon sequestration in agriculture involves capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) in soil and plant systems. According to a new study by IIASA researchers...
New Insights on Carbon Dioxide Absorption Using Cement Materials
Sep 11, 2024 (SPX)
Carbonation involves the dissolution of CO2 in water, followed by its interaction with calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) produced during the hydration process o...
Controversial Cambodia carbon credit project reinstated
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
The Southern Cardamom REDD+ project was halted after a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report alleged forced evictions and harassment of residents living near the fore...
Germany blocks carbon credits after suspected fraud in China
Sep 06, 2024 (AFP)
Inquiries were opened following press reports of a vast system of carbon credit fraud involving German oil companies taking part in climate projects, some of wh...
Enhancing China's plantation carbon sequestration for future sustainability
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Since the 1970s, China has initiated major ecological projects, including extensive afforestation, making it the country with the largest plantation area worldw...
European greenhouse gas emissions drop, but carbon absorption weakens
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Published in the journal 'Global Biochemical Cycles', the study involved scientists creating an up-to-date carbon budget for Europe. The research spanned three ...
Many challenges in rapid CO2 storage expansion
Sep 01, 2024 (SPX)
However, according to the new study, current projections for deploying these technologies are overly optimistic. The findings indicate that, while it might be p...
Wildfires pushed Canada into top four CO2 emitters in 2023
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
Last year saw a catastrophic number of wildfires across the country, with 15 million hectares -- some 58,000 square miles, or about four percent of Canada's tot...
Major Companies' Use of Low-Quality Carbon Credits Casts Doubt on Climate Claims
Aug 21, 2024 (SPX)
In a study published in 'Nature Communications', researchers from Kyoto University have found that the 20 companies retiring the most carbon offsets from the vo...
Study Reveals Dynamics of Iron-Bound Organic Carbon in Ocean Sediments
Aug 20, 2024 (SPX)
To investigate this, researchers reconstructed continuous records of FeR-OC in two sediment cores from the northern South China Sea. These cores span suboxic to...
Carbon Mapper Coalition launches Tanager-1 to track methane and CO2
Aug 17, 2024 (SPX)
Tanager-1 is the first in a series of satellites initiated by a public-private partnership led by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper. This coalition, which includes JP...
Carbon credits 'ineffective', says corporate climate watchdog
Jul 30, 2024 (AFP)
The use of credits by companies to make claims of carbon neutrality has long been challenged and the findings by the influential Science Based Targets Initiativ...
Enhanced Carbon Storage through Composite Confining Systems
Jul 24, 2024 (SPX)
Traditionally, CO2 is injected into a reservoir capped by an impermeable rock layer, known as caprock, which prevents the gas from escaping. This approach, borr...
Innovative Study Evaluates Practicality of Converting Captured CO2 to Fuel
Jul 23, 2024 (SPX)
Despite over a dozen direct air capture facilities currently operational globally, significant technological challenges remain, particularly regarding the high ...
UK royal family sets out path to net zero
Jul 23, 2024 (AFP)
Other environmentally friendly initiatives include the electrification of the royal family's luxury fleet of vehicles, including the Bentley State Limousines. K...
New Membrane Uses Humidity to Capture Carbon Dioxide from Air
Jul 22, 2024 (SPX)
"Dilute separation processes are the most challenging separations to perform for two key reasons. First, due to the low concentration, the kinetics (speed) of c...
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