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New Scientist on MSN1d
Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...
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From air to stone: Fig trees fighting climate change by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Researchers have found that certain fig trees native to Kenya have the remarkable ability to partially turn themselves into ...
Chemistry World1h
Carbon in an ice world
Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...
Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution
A 2021 study also found the carbon capture process emits significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s ...
Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Massive Burps of Carbon Dioxide Led to Oxygen-less Ocean Environments in the Deep Past
New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that ...
Two-step system makes plastic from carbon dioxide, water and electricity
What if a machine could suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, run it through a series of chemical reactions, and essentially spit out industrially useful plastic?
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For some Western firms, China is the place for carbon dioxide utilization
Waste gases from China’s huge industrial clusters offer another opportunity for turning CO 2 into chemicals. That’s the ...
Upstream Online3h
UK backs fourth carbon capture project
The UK’s National Wealth Fund announced a £28.6 million ($39 million) investment for the Peak Cluster carbon capture and ...
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How carbon capture works and debate about whether it's a future climate solution
Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that ...