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Regreening the planet could lower carbon levels and end use of fossil fuels
There’s a new study out spearheaded by The Nature Conservancy and published in the Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences which presents a series of 20 steps that can be taken to naturally mitigate the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Taken together, the effect on carbon Read More...
From fluffy pillows to concrete: The uses of captured CO2
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are contributing to global warming, so could technologies removing some of the gas from the atmosphere help slow the process? When you tuck yourself into bed tonight - curling up on your memory foam mattress and fluffy pillows - consider this: you could be helping to Read More...
This chandelier improves the air quality in your home
There are lamps that mimic natural light. There are also innovations that filter pollution out of the air in the streets. Now, a designer has combined the two approaches in a “living chandelier”. The chandelier absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and releases Read More...
The entrepreneurs turning carbon dioxide into fuels
In an industrial greenhouse about 30km from Zurich, plump aubergines and juicy cherry tomatoes are ripening to perfection. Growing Mediterranean crops in Switzerland would traditionally be energy intensive but these vegetables are very nearly Read More...
This dome absorbs sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce superfood and oxygen
Architecture doesn’t have to be bad for the environment. Just take the futuristic Algae Dome for example, a four-meter-tall food-producing building that pumps out oxygen in a closed-loop system. Powered by solar energy, the Algae Dome is a sustainable and hyper-local food system that can pop up Read More...
The biggest market for hydrogen as a clean fuel may not be cars—but homes
As in other countries, many people in the UK heat their homes with natural gas, which burns cleaner than oil or coal and thus has been the go-to fuel. In recent years, it has accounted for more than 80% of all the energy consumed on a winter day in Britain, for heat, electricity, and Read More...
Lego invests $155 million in developing bioplastics to make its toys sustainable
Lego has set the target to replace 20 types of conventional plastics used in making its bricks with sustainable materials by 2030 to help curb the company’s total carbon dioxide emissions. The Denmark-based toy maker has invested $155 million into a Sustainable Materials Center, where materials Read More...
Caltech scientists speed up carbon sequestration process by 500 times
Carbon sequestration, or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long-term, could help us fight climate change. It’s a complex chemical reaction, but a team of six scientists led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) just made a breakthrough in speeding up a slow Read More...
Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
Scientists at Caltech and USC have discovered a way to speed up the slow part of the chemical reaction that ultimately helps the earth to safely lock away, or sequester, carbon dioxide into the ocean. Simply adding a common enzyme to the mix, the researchers have found, can make that rate-limiting Read More...
Indian Railways fights air pollution with first train with solar-powered coaches
To reduce the air pollution that has become a plague in many cities in India, the Indian Railways has introduced their first train outfitted with rooftop solar panels. The solar panels will completely power fans, lighting, and display systems in the coaches. In the past, a diesel-fueled generator Read More...