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Oceans struggle to absorb Earth's carbon dioxide as microplastics invade their waters
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth's temperature. Defined as tiny plastic fragments smaller than five millimeters in size, microplastics have become ubiquitous. They are found almost everywhere, from deep ocean waters, freshwater sources, air, soil, Arctic ice, and even human bodies. Their pervasiveness poses serious risks to the environment. They carry toxins that living creature ... read more |
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Helsinki chemists develop low temperature direct air capture fluidBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers in the University of Helsinki's chemistry department have developed a new liquid compound that captures carbon dioxide directly from untreated ambient air while leaving other major atmos ... more 
Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global -- is it working?Paris, France (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 The EU's carbon border tax was designed to do more than clean up its own economy: it hoped to encourage trading partners to put a price on pollution as well. ... more 
CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platformEsbjerg, Denmark (AFP) Dec 22, 2025 In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon be buried under the seabed in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project nearing completion. ... more 
Field work on South Africa's "living rocks" reveals rapid carbon capture in extreme conditionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 South Africa preserves some of the oldest traces of life on Earth in rocky, layered formations known as microbialites, which resemble coral reefs but are built by microbes that turn dissolved minera ... more |
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Ecosystems face new carbon challenge from dissolved organic matter shiftsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Global temperature increase is affecting dissolved organic matter, or DOM, found throughout the world's rivers and soils. Recent research led by Kunming University of Science and Technology with col ... more 
MIT startup Mantel pioneers breakthrough system for capturing CO2 and delivering usable steam to industriesCambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Mantel, founded by MIT alumni, developed a system that captures CO2 from factories and power plants while delivering steam to customers. If there was one thing Cameron Halliday SM '19, MBA '22 ... more 
New standards needed to manage marine carbon removal effortsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Oceans are central to the effort to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, scaling up technologies that harness the ocean's carbon absorption capacity is not yet feasible according to a ... more 
Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30: NGOBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 Companies and groups backing carbon-capture technology, which critics slam as an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels, have deployed more than 500 participants to the COP30 climate talks, according to a list compiled by an NGO and shared exclusively with AFP. ... more 
UN regulator says shipping still wants to decarbonize -- despite US threatsBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 15, 2025 Threats, intimidation, harassment - the tactics deployed by US negotiators to stall a global deal on shipping pollution last month sent chills through climate diplomats ahead of the COP30 summit. ... more |
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Carbon-rich waters are becoming even more acidic as atmospheric CO2 levels rise
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025 The waters bordering North America could soon be inhospitable to critical marine creatures if the Northeastern Pacific Ocean continues to acidify at the current rate, a new study shows. Earth's oceans have become approximately 30% more acidic since the industrial revolution began more than 200 years ago. Acidification changes marine chemistry and depletes key minerals that calcifying organisms, such as corals and clams, need to build their skeletons and shells. The Northeastern Pacific is naturall ... read more 
COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cutsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2025 An analysis of national climate plans released at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil warns that countries are failing to carry out core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing def ... more |
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Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy useChicago IL (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a nanofiber air filter designed for building ventilation systems that captures airborne carbon dioxid ... more 
Fossil fuel emissions projected to reach new peak as carbon sink is weakenedLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are expected to rise by 1.1 percent in 2025, hitting a record level according to the Global Carbon Project's latest analysis. This year's estimate places fo ... more 
Inexpensive materials transform waste carbon into energy-rich compoundsSt Louis MO (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Turning waste carbon into useful products is a vital part of sustainable manufacturing. Recycling carbon dioxide creates carbon monoxide, which through electricity can be converted into energy-rich ... more 
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy useBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria evaluated the carbon footprint of travel to global nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) conferences, revealing that a single transcontinenta ... more 
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit schemeNairobi (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen - dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" - could destroy her community's way of life. ... more |
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