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New Potted Carbon planter captures CO2 with style

As worldwide anxiety about the climate crisis soars, conscious consumers are embracing the idea of carbon...

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New bill regulating carbon offset market could attract farmers

Some farmers are turning to carbon capture to make cash outside of traditional farming practices. A new Senate...

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Fake trees could help in the fight against climate change

One of the best ways to fight climate change is to invest in trees and plants. Branches and leaves help trap carbon...

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Valser is using carbon capture technology to carbonate its beverages

Valser, a Coca-Cola-owned brand of sparkling water based in Switzerland, is embracing new climate capture technology....

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Carbon Engineering cuts cost of carbon capture to less than $100 per ton

Carbon Engineering, a British Columbia-based company that has the financial backing of Bill Gates, has released...

NET Power's 50 megawatt Demonstration Plant in La Porte, Texas

NET Power's zero-emissions natural gas plant could change the game

Last week, NET Power officially began operations at its 50-megawatt, emissions-free natural gas power plant in...

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Bio-inspired membrane captures 90% of CO2 in power plant emissions

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new biologically inspired membrane that can capture...

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Scientists create efficient fuel cell powered by solid carbon

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have created a new fuel cell that generates clean, efficient electricity...

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18-year-old invents cheaper CO2 capture tech to fight climate change

Even with quick-paced developments in renewable energy, the world still produces the vast majority of its power...

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World's first zero-emissions fossil-fuel plant expected to go live in 2018

North Carolina-based NET Power is pioneering a novel approach to capturing carbon dioxide in its reportedly zero-emissions...

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China is fighting desertification with a Great Green Wall of trees

In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create...

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World's first commercial carbon-sucking plant goes live in Zurich

Carbon capture is essential to the fight against climate change and keeping temperatures below a two-degree-Celsius...

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Groundbreaking technology affordably captures CO2 from fossil fuel plants

What if fossil fuels could be burned without pouring emissions into the air? Many people consider that idea to...

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World's largest CO2 sink stores 27,000 grams of carbon per square meter

Natural areas that capture and store carbon on Earth are becoming an increasingly precious resource, and researchers...

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Breakthrough technology turns coal plant CO2 into baking powder

When it comes to mitigating the impact of modern civilization on our planet’s environment, many scientists and...

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