Global CO₂ emissions from wildfires increased by 60% since 2001, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A major new study finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from wildfires have increased 60% globally ...
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Grassland study shows high CO₂ levels have nearly tripled species losses attributed to nitrogen pollution
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Dozens of studies have demonstrated that nitrogen pollution, mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels ...
Microscopic marine organisms can create parachute-like mucus structures that block the absorption of CO₂ from the atmosphere
Marine snow sedimentation with flow field. Artistic rendering of real imaging data collected in the Gulf of Main using a ...
Chemical engineers provide new insights into converting CO₂ into electricity
Credit: ACS catalysis (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03521 Researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Twente, led by ...
Powered by renewable energy, microbes transform CO₂ into proteins and vitamins
Experimental device. Credit: Lisa Schmitz German researchers manage to extract proteins and vitamin B9 from microbes by feeding them only ...
Study sheds light on CO₂ absorption mechanism of cement-based materials
Credit: Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c01714 Carbon dioxide (CO2) are currently one of the main causes of ...
Growing biomethane on peat emits three times more CO₂ than using natural gas, study finds
Growing crops such as corn on peatlands degrades these carbon-rich wetlands and causes significant greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Ross Morrison ...
Improving microbial memory to better recycle excess CO₂
Schematic representation of the upper MVA pathway and summary of C. necator H16-derived strains used in this study. Credit: ACS ...
Study reveals limits of underground CO₂ storage to combat climate change
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from Imperial College London has revealed the limits of how quickly we can develop the ...
Biomass-based polymers can capture and release CO₂ without high pressure or extreme temperatures
Hoyong Chung, an associate professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and postdoctoral researcher Arijit Ghorai have developed a new ...
