CO2

Spreading crushed rock on farms could absorb 1 billion tonnes of CO2

Crushed basalt being spread in a field trial of enhanced rock weathering for carbon dioxide removal in Queensland, AustraliaPaul Nelson…

10 hours ago

Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor

Rock samples that formed about 60 million years ago and were collected from far beneath the ocean surface have helped…

3 months ago

Rice University breakthrough keeps CO₂ electrolyzers running 50x longer

A team of researchers at Rice University have discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical…

8 months ago

Scientists create living building material that captures CO₂ from the air

The idea seems futuristic: At ETH Zurich, various disciplines are working together to combine conventional materials with bacteria, algae and…

8 months ago

A catalytic two-step: Transforming industrial CO2 into a renewable fuel

Yale scientists have taken a critical next step in creating a scalable process to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the…

1 year ago

Engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

As the world struggles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers are seeking practical, economical ways to capture carbon dioxide and…

1 year ago

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the Global…

1 year ago

Plant CO2 uptake rises by nearly one third in new global estimates

Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment developed…

1 year ago

Advanced artificial photosynthesis catalyst uses CO2 more efficiently to create biodegradable plastics

A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University that had previously succeeded in synthesizing fumaric acid using bicarbonate and pyruvic acid,…

2 years ago

Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed a way to convert…

2 years ago