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Scientists are creating a plant that thrives on guzzling carbon dioxide
The institute that developed the first safe polio vaccine is now off to tackle another life-threatening problem: climate change. To do so, they are attempting to create the “Ideal Plant”—one that thrives on consuming lots of carbon dioxide and storing it in its roots. The scientists behind Read More...
Scientists create a new type of bioplastic made out of olive seeds
A team of scientists from Istanbul has discovered a new way to produce bioplastic by using the cellulosic agent found in olive seeds. According to researchers, just one kilogram of this bioplastic, which is already being used in electronics and food packaging, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by Read More...
Why we should start constructing more buildings with high fiber materials
You may have heard that eating more fiber is a great way to improve your health, but did you know that constructing buildings with a lot of fiber can be good for our planet’s health? According to a new report, high fiber buildings are beneficial for the environment because they significantly Read More...
Sparkling water made with carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere
Valser, a Swiss sparkling water brand owned by Coca-Cola, will soon sell beverages containing carbon dioxide that comes directly from the atmosphere. Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland, a vendor that makes Valser water, has partnered with Climeworks, which specializes in removing carbon dioxide from the Read More...
This non-profit is reviving world’s largest trees to help fight climate change
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, a US nonprofit, is on a quest of propagating the world’s most important old growth trees before they are gone, to help fight climate change. Arborists from the nonprofit are archiving the genetics of ancient trees in living libraries by cloning the saplings Read More...
Will carbon capture technology help us combat climate change in the future?
Extracting vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could help to limit global warming. The only problem is capturing carbon is currently very costly. That’s why it’s good news that Climeworks, a Swiss company that wants to capture 1 percent of man-made carbon dioxide emissions by Read More...
Start-up to revolutionize the concrete industry by making it more sustainable
A North Carolina based start-up is working on revolutionizing one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions - the concrete industry. The material is second only to water as the most consumed resource on Earth, and its key ingredient - cement - is the sources of about 8 percent of the world’s Read More...
This company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe
At a major climate meeting in Poland, nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal on dramatically reducing carbon emissions. But a recent U.N. report found that may not be enough to avoid dangerous impacts from the warming climate. In fact, the world is falling so far short of what's needed, it Read More...
Italy’s fashion capital wants to plant 3 million trees by 2030
Milan has an ambitious plan to plant 3 million trees by 2030 in an attempt to relieve Italy’s fashion capital of air pollution and offer a more green touch to the cityscape’s grey-predominant architecture. The scheme is estimated to increase the number of trees by 30 percent which would absorb Read More...
Grasslands more reliable carbon sink than trees
Forests have long served as a critical carbon sink, consuming about a quarter of the carbon dioxide pollution produced by humans worldwide. But decades of fire suppression, warming temperatures and drought have increased wildfire risks — turning California’s forests from carbon sinks to carbon Read More...