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New Scientist on MSN1d
Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN5h
From air to stone: Fig trees fighting climate change by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Researchers have found that certain fig trees native to Kenya have the remarkable ability to partially turn themselves into ...
Illegal loggers profit from Brazil’s carbon credit projects
How a system designed to protect the world’s biggest rainforest is funding businesses with a track record of illegal ...
Chemistry World5h
Carbon in an ice world
Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution
A 2021 study also found the carbon capture process emits significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s ...
Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
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Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts
Despite record investments in renewables and net-zero pledges, global carbon emissions reached an all-time high in 2024 ...
Massive Burps of Carbon Dioxide Led to Oxygen-less Ocean Environments in the Deep Past
New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that ...
Upstream Online7h
UK backs fourth carbon capture project
The UK’s National Wealth Fund announced a £28.6 million ($39 million) investment for the Peak Cluster carbon capture and ...
Reeves pours millions into Peak District carbon capture scheme
Rachel Reeves’s National Wealth Fund is pouring millions of pounds into a major carbon capture scheme in the Peak District as Labour ploughs ahead with its ambitious net zero push.
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How carbon capture works and debate about whether it's a future climate solution
Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that ...