Sunlight could turn CO2 into useful, everyday products
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Atmospheric carbon levels are now 50% higher than pre-industrial times
The rate of accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is simply staggering.
A process that converts pollution into valuable materials is one step closer to being feasible
With this, we're well on the way to turning smokestacks into stacks of cash.
In Iceland, CO2 is sucked out of the air and turned into rock
The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.
A new study says it’s time to start recycling anesthetics
What a time to be alive.
Atmospheric CO2 levels this year could reach 150% of those before the Industrial Revolution
Seriously guys we can’t risk things so soon after 2020.
Wetter, warmer soils will intensify climate change
Warmer, wetter tropical soil increases microbial activity -- which belch out CO2.
Wooden buildings could help stabilize the climate
It all depends on where we get the timber, though.
More atmospheric CO2 could reduce cognitive ability, especially in children
Students could see a 50% decline in cognitive capacity by 2100 if CO2 emissions don't drop.
Carbon emission growth rates go down, overall emissions reach record highs (again)
"When the good news is that emissions growth is slower than last year, we need help," the researchers explain.
New capture technology scrubs atmospheric CO2 on the cheap
Saving money and saving the environment are my two favorite things.
New material selectively captured CO2 molecules and turns them into useful products
Propeller-shaped molecules trap CO2, which can then be used to manufacture useful organic materials.
Mosquitoes hunt first by smell, then by eyesight
They track the CO2 you breathe out.
The Earth has room for a trillion more trees — which might be our best bet against climate change
A new study shows that there's still plenty of room for almost a billion hectares of forest.
The military is the largest emitter in the US Gov’t — in fact, it’s the world 55th largest polluter
War isn't clean, it would seem.
May 2019 sets new record for highest average atmospheric CO2 levels in history
Please, tell me again how this has nothing to do with emissions.
New method of CO2 capture is cheaper, more effective, and “a key step toward closing the carbon loop”
This process might finally allow for commercially-viable CO2 recycling.
Researchers create fuel from water, CO2, and artificial photosynthesis
The technology isn't yet ready for the market -- but it's not far off, either.
One research team proposes swapping atmospheric methane for CO2, and it might be a good idea
It's not the best solution, but it could help.
Atmospheric CO2 reaches record 415ppm — the highest it’s been in millions of years
Not the kind of record we want.
Iceland researchers trap CO2 into rocks — but there’s a catch
This could be a big part of the battle against climate change.
New paper proposes we use air conditioners to make fuel out of thin air
Feasible or not, it's still an interesting idea.
Climate change may make the oceans belch out CO2, study warns
Oh, how the waters have turned.
New process could capture CO2 and make it coal again
"Poetic justice" comes to mind.
New design hotfix could make artificial leaves better than actual leaves
I can hardly beleaf it!
Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels hit new record. Just like in 2017… and 2016
We're really good at setting bad standards.
Rice is losing its nutritional value due to rising CO2 levels
Rice is losing proteins, vitamins, and minerals due to rising CO2 in the atmosphere.
How Roman priests walked through the “Gates to Hell” — and came back
Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.
Every other summer expected to break heat records by 2030
By 2050, virtually every summer will be hotter than anything we've experienced to date.
After three flat-line years, global carbon emissions are back on the rise
A sign that far more ambitious action is required in order to avoid runaway climate change.
Coal formation sucked so much CO2 out of the atmosphere that Earth nearly froze over 300 million years ago
"It is quite an irony that forming the coal that today is a major factor for dangerous global warming once ...
Trump Forest wants to compensate for the POTUS’ climate policy by planting 100 new billion trees
Nope, it's not Trump's idea.
Do volcanoes really emit more CO2 than humans?
Volcanoes emit a significant amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but nowhere near what humans emit.
Scientists call out Pruitt’s false view of climate change
These "alternative facts" go against 150 years of research.
The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed
Humanity gives with one hand and takes with the other. We just take a lot more than we give.
Scientists are trapping more and more CO2 into volcanic basalt
Storing CO2 underground might be one pivotal for our climate future.
Cheap catalyst reverses combustion and turns CO2 into ethanol fuel
And its discovery happened by accident, too.
‘We won’t ever see a month below 400ppm,’ said NASA’s chief climate scientist
We'll have some explaining to do when our kids grow up.
Global warming causes plants and soils to ‘burp’ more CO2
A long-standing assumption that as the planet warms, the biosphere releases more CO2 in a positive feedback loop was confirmed ...
Fastest global emissions rate ever means CO2 levels will never fall below 400ppm in our lifetimes
2016 will go in history as the first year carbon emission stay above 400ppm all year round. I don't think ...
Vegetation on the planet grew by twice the size of mainland USA due to rising CO2 levels
As CO2 builds up in the atmosphere, this warms the planet, acidifies the ocean and melts glaciers. It also promotes ...
Trees trade carbon through their roots, using symbiotic fungi networks
A forest's trees capture carbon not only for themselves, but also engage in an active "trade" of sorts with their ...
Renewable plastic made from CO2 and waste agriculture
Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to ...
Up to Half of All Fish in the Ocean might get ‘Drunk’ on CO2 by 2100
CO2 interferes with neuroreceptors in the brain of fish, causing them to behave as if drunk. By 2100, fish in ...
NASA shows how much CO2 we really pump into the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have never been higher: the average global CO2 levels have reached the 400 parts ...
CO2 in the atmosphere heralds imminent food chain collapse — and it’s gonna start in the oceans
Bad news for us -- and fish.