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Beauty giant to make perfumes with ethanol made of recycled CO2 emissions

March 6, 2021 by Vlad Harabara

The world’s largest fragrance company, Coty, will soon start making perfumes with alcohol made from recycled carbon emissions. Producing the fragrance lines for luxury brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, and Calvin Klein, Coty has recently partnered with biotech company … [Read more...] about Beauty giant to make perfumes with ethanol made of recycled CO2 emissions

Scientists use renewable energy to turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel

January 20, 2021 by Vlad Harabara

While we work towards a future where all vehicles are electric, it's important we find greener ways to fuel the combustion vehicles in service today. With that in mind, researchers have figured out a way to make fuel for gas-burning cars using renewable energy. The novel process … [Read more...] about Scientists use renewable energy to turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel

Report: Global emissions dropped 7 percent in 2020

December 16, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Now that 2020 is finally coming to a close, we are now able to see just how impactful imposed lockdowns and restrictions were on global carbon emissions this year. According to the Global Carbon Project, the pandemic saw emissions cut by an estimated 2.4 billion metric tons, … [Read more...] about Report: Global emissions dropped 7 percent in 2020

This startup captures carbon and uses it to make greener cement

November 12, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

While carbon capture technology is capable of doing what its name implies, it hasn’t proven itself feasible because there’s not a large enough market for captured CO2 to justify the huge cost. Some companies within the industry have experimented with turning the CO2 into jet … [Read more...] about This startup captures carbon and uses it to make greener cement

This company is creating ethical diamonds from captured CO2 and rainwater

November 2, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Diamonds may be beautiful, but the industry behind it is not. To start with, there are the terrible environmental consequences that come with mining for diamonds. The Guardian reports that to get just one carat (0.2 grams) of a traditional diamond, miners could excavate up to … [Read more...] about This company is creating ethical diamonds from captured CO2 and rainwater

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