Iceland Unveils the Largest Carbon Removal Facility on Earth
At the year's end, the Climeworks facility is expected to have the capability to capture approximately 36,000 tons of CO2 annually.
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Waste Heat Generated from Electronics to Warm Finnish City in Winter Thanks to Groundbreaking Thermal Energy Project
It will be the largest in the world by all standards and contain enough thermal energy to heat a medium-sized city all winter.
Researchers Create Nanogenerator Capable of Using Greenhouse Gas to Produce Electricity
One day, according to Brisbane Times, Dr. Wang saw it was consuming CO2 in the laboratory air to make electricity.
This Startup Uses Volcanic Rock Dust to Capture Carbon on Farms
At its best, 3 tons of rock dust can capture 1 ton of CO2, a return that if done at scale has almost an unlimited ceiling of carbon removal.
Jet Fuel Derived From Used Cooking Oil Certified Airworthy for Large-Scale Production in China
Compared to traditional petroleum-based aviation kerosene, bio jet fuel can reduce carbon emissions by up to 50% the entire lifecycle.
Australia's Ocean Kelp Forest is Growing at Light Speed-Rivaling the Mighty Amazon for Absorbing CO2
Sea forests from the temperate zones contain kelps that can grow 11-times faster than wheat, corn, or rice.
New Wyoming Carbon Capture Project Will Eliminate 5 Million Tons of CO2 Per Year
Project Bison is slated to be fully-operational by 2023 in a state that has long been a stronghold for fossil fuel industries.
A Dozen Airlines Team Up for Half-Million Ton Carbon Capture Technology
Their hope is that Carbon Engineering's carbon capture technology can provide secure, verifiable carbon removal credits to offset emissions.
NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide-the Building Block of Life-in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for First Time
For all the grief carbon dioxide gets down here on Earth, its detection in the atmosphere of an exoplanet has scientists elated.
Engineers Turn Water into Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Using Solar Radiation
5% of human emissions are generated through kerosene use in aviation, which currently has no alternative for long haul jetting.
UK's Largest Carbon Capture Project Will Turn 40,000 Tons of CO2 into Baking Soda
At ten times more productive than similar carbon capture methods, Tata will reduce its enterprise-wide emissions by 10%.
Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Fertilizer Set to Take Root Across the World as 'Biochar'
Biochar isn't like hydroponic or vertical farming-it doesn't change the picture of a garden, and, in reality, it's quite straight forward.
He Planted a Giant Sequoia in the UK to Offset His Carbon Footprint for Life - And 700 More to Make a Forest
Henry Emson realized that planting a sequoia tree would make triply-sure his family's impact on the climate was taken care of.
Former NBA Star Rick Fox is Manufacturing Concrete That Absorbs More CO2 Than it Creates
It all happened back in 2019 when Fox received a call from his manager just after Hurricane Dorian smashed into Fox's home on the Bahamas
World's Tallest 'Hempcrete' Building in South Africa Captures More Carbon than it Emits
Made from water, lime, hemp, and a cement binder, the blocks from Afrimat Hemp are made of entirely South African hemp.
Instead of Demolishing its Tallest Building, Australia Holds Contest to 'Upcycle a Skyscraper' Saving Tons of CO2
By grating a second tower onto the existing core of the AMP Center and not demolishing it, 12,000 tons of CO2 were saved.
Volcanic Microbe Discovered Can Eat CO2 'Astonishingly Quickly' to Cut Climate-Heating Gases
Scientists hope to be able to harness the creature's powers to create carbon-capture ponds to aid in pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere.
When Life Gives You Carbon… Make a Factory for Producing Carbon-Negative Concrete
One of the most ubiquitous of human building materials, concrete is also one of the most carbon-intensive manufacturing methods in society.
More Efficient Way to Suck Up CO2 From Air By Storing it in Baking Soda and Water
The increased performance and the addition of the copper opens up a new possibility for where the absorbed CO2 can be placed—in the ocean.
Researchers Can Now Make Clean Hydrogen Fuel By Pulling it Directly From Seawater-No Filtering Required
Researchers in Australia have successfully split seawater to produce cheap and green hydrogen for fuel without pre-treatment.
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