Detecting specific gases in the air is possible using a number of different existing technologies, but typically all of these suffer from one or more drawbacks including high energy cost, la... Read more
Lab experiments have uncovered a new material that soaks up carbon dioxide and methane There is a new sponge that researchers hope could absorb greenhouse gases from power plants one day. In... Read more
Breeding crops with roots a metre deeper in the ground could lower atmospheric CO2 levels dramatically, with significant environmental benefits, according to research by a leading University... Read more
One Possible Future for the Atmosphere New computer modeling work shows that by 2100, if society wants to limit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to less than 40 percent higher than it is tod... Read more
Image via Wikipedia With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming Wetlands from Bangladesh to Florida submerged. Drought and dev... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The Technische Universität Darmstadt has dedicated a pilot plant for capturing carbon dioxide contained in flue gases of power plants. Its Institute for Energy Systems an... Read more
Image via Wikipedia It’s the reason why chemists envy green plants: by using photosynthesis, plants can easily fix the carbon dioxide that is so plentiful in air to make biomass, or organic... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new technique to shatter shale and get the gas within offers promise–and peril. That’s the sound of fracking—pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals a mi... Read more