The Amazon in Crisis: New Study Reveals Alarming Extent of Human Impact
A new study recently published in Science reveals that the Amazon rainforest has been damaged to a much greater extent than previously thought, with over…
Carbon Emissions News
“Shattering Records” – Wildfires in 2021 Emitted a Record-Breaking Amount of Carbon Dioxide
A study led by UC Irvine found that forest fires in northern latitudes are the primary source. An international team of researchers, led by Earth…
NASA Space Mission Reveals Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Countries Around the World
A pilot project has estimated emissions and removals of carbon dioxide in individual nations using satellite measurements. A NASA Earth-observing satellite has helped researchers track…
Bad for Planet and Health: New Study Reveals Alarming Truth About Keto and Paleo Diets
The keto and paleo diets were discovered to be the least sustainable and received the lowest diet quality scores among the six popular diets that…
Cambridge Research Shows Potential for 80% Reduction in Carbon Emissions From Fertilizers by 2050
Researchers have calculated the carbon footprint for the full life cycle of fertilizers, which are responsible for approximately five percent of total greenhouse gas emissions…
Good News: Significant Reductions in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Possible
The utilization of multiple mitigation strategies for natural gas-generated electricity may be crucial. Approximately 25% of the global electricity supply is generated by natural gas-fired…
“Make or Break Moment” – Strong Policies and China Hold Key to Achieving Coal Exit
“It’s really a make-or-break moment,” says Stephen Bi from the Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Potsdam University, lead author of the study to…
Climate Conundrum: Building Green Energy Facilities May Produce Substantial Carbon Emissions
However, speeding the transition might nearly cancel the effect. First, the bad news: Nothing is free. Moving the world energy system away from fossil fuels…
Uncovering the Hidden Sources of City Methane Emissions: Researchers Reveal Unrecognized Contributors to Global Warming
Montreal’s municipal greenhouse gas inventory presents an incomplete picture of methane emissions. Cities are responsible for almost 1/5th of the global methane emissions caused by…
Bitcoin Is As Costly to Environment As Beef Production
Taken as a share of the market price, the environmental costs of mining the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin are more comparable to the climate damages of…
Lights, Catalyst, Reaction! Photoreduction of CO2 Into Transportable Fuel
Converting CO2 to Formic Acid Using an Alumina-Supported, Iron-Based Compound Photoreduction of CO2 into transportable fuel like formic acid (HCOOH) is a great way of…
Trees Might Not Be As Effective at Combating Climate Change As We Thought
Questions remain about what variables limit tree growth New research from an international team of researchers reveals that tree growth seems to be restricted by…
Liquid Platinum at Room Temperature: The “Cool” Catalyst for a Sustainable Revolution in Industrial Chemistry
Catalysts are substances that can speed up chemical reactions, which is very important for industrial chemistry. However, for some reactions, platinum makes an excellent catalysts,…
Wildfire, Drought, and Insects: Climate Change Increases Risks of Tree Death
Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After all, trees take in carbon dioxide, offsetting some of…
Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Would Save 50,000 U.S. Lives and $600 Billion Each Year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600…
Patent-Pending Technology Converts “Waste” Carbon Into Valuable Chemicals and Useful Elements
Patent-pending process removes biofuel contaminants from wastewater using an additive-free process that generates hydrogen to fuel its own operation The holy grail of biofuel researchers…
A Better Way To Separate Gases: New Kind of Membrane Works With 1/10 the Energy and Emissions
A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions. Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural…
Importing Canadian Energy To Drastically Reduce Carbon Emissions
Power flowing both ways across the Canada–U.S. border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050. The urgent need to cut carbon emissions has prompted…
