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March 18, 2024
UK plan to capture carbon ignited by contracts worth over 4bn pounds

London (AFP) Mar 15, 2024
Major UK plans for gas-fired power stations that capture carbon took a key step forward Friday with the award of building contracts worth GBP4 billion ($5 billion). The joint-venture scheme, led by British energy giant BP plus French and Norwegian peers TotalEnergies and Equinor, forms part of UK government plans for a net zero carbon economy by 2050. The facilities, to be built in northern England by a date yet to be specified, come under the Net Zero Teesside Power and Northern Endurance Partner ... read more
Climate: Carbon capture tech is booming, and confusing
Paris (AFP) Mar 15, 2024
Humanity's failure to reduce planet-heating carbon pollution - at record levels in 2023 - has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage. ... more
Direct air capture costs projected higher than previous estimates
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
In a bold move to combat climate change, Switzerland has committed to reducing its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, a target that aligns with the global urgency to address the escalating crisis ... more
Carbon credit scheme sees Indigenous Cambodians harassed, evicted: report
Phnom Penh (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Indigenous Cambodians living in a protected forest say a carbon credit scheme has led to the destruction of their crops and huts, as a two-year Human Rights Watch investigation released Thursday documented forced evictions and criminal charges. ... more
Saskatchewan says won't remit carbon tax to Canada govt
Ottawa (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Canada's Saskatchewan province announced Thursday it will not collect and remit a federal carbon tax on natural gas for home heating, setting up a fight over national climate policy. ... more
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Rock weathering in mountains with moderate erosion revealed as key carbon sink
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2024
A pivotal discovery by researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen and the German Research Centre for Geosciences has illuminated a crucial component of Earth's natural climate regulatio ... more
California man first in US charged with smuggling greenhouse gases
Washington (AFP) Mar 5, 2024
A California man has become the first person in the United States charged with illegally smuggling greenhouse gases into the country, officials said Monday. ... more
Energy-related CO2 emissions hit record levels in 2023: IEA
Paris (AFP) March 1, 2024
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to a record level in 2023, but the growth slowed from previous years thanks to continued expansion of clean technologies, the International Energy Agency said Friday. ... more
Oregon State University makes key advance for capturing carbon from the air
Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 13, 2024
A chemical element so visually striking that it was named for a goddess shows a "Goldilocks" level of reactivity - neither too much nor too little - that makes it a strong candidate as a carbon scru ... more
Understanding how soil traps carbon
Evanston IL (SPX) Feb 12, 2024
When carbon molecules from plants enter the soil, they hit a definitive fork in the road. Either the carbon gets trapped in the soil for days or even years, where it is effectively sequestered from ... more
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Thales Alenia Space completes MicroCarb satellite to map Earth's CO2
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2024
Thales Alenia Space has recently announced the successful completion of the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) phase for the MicroCarb satellite, marking a crucial step towards its launch. This s ... more
STEP Demo pilot plant makes new breakthrough for sCO2 power generation
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2024
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant, a $169 million, 10-megawatt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) test facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San ... more
Expected CO2 levels in 2024 threaten 1.5C warming limit: Met Office
Paris (AFP) Jan 19, 2024
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year will exceed key trajectories for limiting warming to 1.5C, Britain's Met Office predicted Friday, with researchers reaffirming that that only "drastic" emissions cuts can keep the target in sight. ... more
Could diamonds drive Neptune and Uranus' magnetic fields
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2024
Diamonds could form in the relatively shallow interiors of planets like Neptune and Uranus and travel downward, driving the ice giants' magnetic fields, according to new research from an internation ... more
Researchers create first functional semiconductor made from graphene
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds kno ... more
Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds

Gainesville FL (SPX) Jan 16, 2024
Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data. With rising temperatures, escalating droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks taking a toll on trees, researchers warn that forests across the American West are bearing the brunt of the consequences. The study, led by UF Biology researchers J. Aaron Hogan and Jeremy W. Lichstein was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study reveals a ... read more
Capturing greenhouse gases with the help of light
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 15, 2024
If we want to slow down global warming, we need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Among other things, we need to do without fossil fuels and use more energy-efficient technologies. How ... more

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Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers
Upton NY (SPX) Jan 12, 2024
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University have developed a way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas, into carbon ... more
Novel applications for coal in 2D electronic devices
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2024
In a remarkable turn of events for an industry traditionally associated with fossil fuels, coal has been identified as a potential key player in the future of microelectronics. A collaborative effor ... more
Max-Planck-Institute Breakthrough: Integrating Synthetic CO2 Fixation in E. coli
Marburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2024
Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by developing a novel biochemical pathway that converts carbon dioxide ... more
New carbon nitride material challenges diamond's hardness throne
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2023
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with their counterparts from Germany and Sweden, have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery in the field of materials science. Their resea ... more
UK says to launch carbon levy on imports from 2027
London (AFP) Dec 18, 2023
Britain on Monday said it planned to introduce a levy on carbon-intensive imported goods such as cement and iron from 2027. ... more
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