Carbon Removal Technology: MIT Startup’s LEGO-Like Direct Air Capture System
Noya has developed low-power, modular units that can be combined to create facilities for removing millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. In order…
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Rock Solid Carbon Capture: How Farmland Can Fight Global Warming
Field test finds carbon stored in soils even in dry climates. Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon…
Scientists Unveil New Carbon Capture Method That Plucks CO2 Straight From the Air
Leveraging technology powered by humidity, scientists discovered several new ions that facilitate low-energy carbon sequestration. As the global community gradually moves towards decarbonizing industrial operations,…
“Re-Greening” to the Rescue: The Carbon Capture Potential of Deserts
Researchers propose using arid lands combined with specific plants and soils to create effective carbon-capture systems, offering a solution that doesn’t compete with agricultural land…
MIT’s Game-Changing Hack: Energy-Efficient CO2 Capture & Conversion
The findings, based on a single electrochemical process, could help cut emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonize industries, such as steel and cement. In efforts to curb…
Solar-Powered Reactor Converts CO2 and Plastic Waste Into Sustainable Fuels
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable…
Whale of a Tale: The Truth About Whales and Climate Change
A recent study by Griffith University and a team of global researchers found that whales’ contribution to carbon capture is minimal and insufficient to significantly…
Extinct Offshore Volcano Could Store Up to 8.6 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide
A new study suggests that an extinct offshore volcano in Portugal can potentially store 1.2-8.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide, representing 24-125 years of the country’s…
Tiny Ocean Conquerors: How Ancestors of Prochlorococcus Microbes Mastered the Seas on Exoskeleton Rafts
A new study shows that carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin. MIT researchers found that Prochlorococcus, a vital phytoplankton, likely…
Clearing the Air: How Do We Capture and Store CO2?
Scientists and policymakers are pursuing carbon capture techniques like CCUS, direct air capture, and reforestation to mitigate the harmful effects of CO2 emissions, driven by…
A Cost-Effective Solution to Climate Change: Burying Biomass in Dry Landfills
Storing biomass in dry landfills by salting and burying it can economically preserve greenhouse gases for thousands of years. Lowering the worldwide greenhouse gas emissions…
World’s Largest Logjam Found: Storing 3.4 Million Tons of Carbon in the Arctic
The 51-square kilometer (20-square-mile) pileup is an important yet poorly quantified part of the carbon cycle, scientists say. Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their…
Baking Soda Saves the World: New Additive in Concrete Mix Could Slash Carbon Emissions
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete. Concrete’s carbon footprint could be reduced by 15% if sodium bicarbonate is introduced…
Climate Change vs. Forests: The Carbon Storage Showdown
Climate change may jeopardize forests’ carbon storage capacity and the effectiveness of carbon offset projects, according to a new study by University of Utah researchers….
More Efficient Carbon Capture: Cleaning Up the Atmosphere With Quantum Computing
A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no…
MIT Breakthrough: How To Efficiently Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Ocean
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air….
Unleashing the Power of Clay: Is It Key to Capturing Carbon Dioxide From the Air?
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories study clay for snatching carbon dioxide directly from air. Although, the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide — a gas that…
The Least Costly Yet: Scientists Unveil a New Carbon Capture System
Scientists at PNNL are charting a profitable course for carbon capture through carbon upcycling, unlocking a crucial step in the decarbonization process and moving closer…