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Biden administration pledges billions of dollars toward 'essentially a giant vacuum'

The Biden administration is putting its money where its mouth is by throwing $3.5 billion behind projects designed to reduce climate change effects.

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Forests are now growing larger and faster due to more carbon dioxide

A new Ohio State University study has shown that trees are growing significantly larger due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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NASA has created oxygen on the surface of Mars multiple times

NASA has successfully created oxygen using resources found on the Red Planet, paving the way for future human colonists and their hopeful survival.

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NASA's Webb discovers CO2 on a planet outside of our solar system

NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence for carbon dioxide being present in an exoplanet called WASP-39 b atmosphere.

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Prototype electric car captures carbon from the air while driving

A student team has developed a prototype electric vehicle called Zem that is almost carbon neutral and captures CO2 from the air.

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Carbon offsetting reforestation company accidentally starts wildfire

Reforestation company Land Life inadvertently triggered two separate forest fires in Spain within a month while planting trees.

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New NASA video tracks the 'atmospheric fingerprint' of COVID-19

NASA researchers used its many satellites to identify an 'atmospheric blueprint' of emissions associated with Covid-19 lockdowns.

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Strange veiny Martian terrain captured by NASA satellite

Strange polygonal structures have arisen on the surface of Mars due to erosion by water ice and dry ice formation and sublimation.

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World's first 'carbon dioxide battery' facility opens in Italy

Energy Dome has launched its first CO2 Battery facility in Sardinia, Italy, which can store energy long-term with >75% efficiency.

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Elon Musk responds to user who was exposed to huge CO2 levels by Tesla

Elon Musk has responded to a complaint from Tesla user Jeremy Chrysler on Twitter about spiking carbon dioxide concentrations.

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New carbon capture system has 99% efficiency, and is twice as fast

Researchers from Japan have created a new direct air capture system that can change 99% of carbon dioxide in the air into a solid.

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NASA scientist unveils 'absolutely bonkers' plan to terraform Venus

NASA researcher Alex Howe has proposed a way to terraform Venus involving the construction of a large floating artificial surface.

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This world-first project is producing gasoline from carbon dioxide

A project developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics can produce gasoline exceeding 90 octane from carbon dioxide.

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Global carbon dioxide emissions rebounded to highest ever in 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy production reached their highest ever levels in 2021, rising to more than 36 billion tonnes.

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This company is extracting atmospheric CO2 and turning it into diamond

Aether Diamonds has developed a method to turn carbon dioxide extracted from the atmosphere into sustainably produced diamonds.

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Bitcoin carbon emissions have risen steeply since U.S. mining shift

The carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining operations has increased due to the use of more fossil-fuel-sourced electricity in the U.S.

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Bioengineered bacteria convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

LanzaTech and Northern University researchers have used Clostridium autoethanogenum to ferment carbon dioxide to acetone and IPA.

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Carbon dioxide converted into fuel with solar power in breakthrough

Lund University researchers have used a covalent organic framework and solar energy to convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.

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The World Wildlife Fund has canceled its NFT project after only a day

The World Wildlife Fund UK has ended its NFT project 'Tokens for Nature' in response to criticism over its environmental impact.

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99% of carbon dioxide scrubbed from air with this 'game changing' tech

New technology from the University of Delaware has enabled carbon dioxide capture with 99 percent efficiency from the atmosphere.

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Trees will likely be smaller and capture less carbon in future forests

Future forests will likely have smaller trees due to global warming, meaning a reduced absorption of carbon dioxide from the air.

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Carbon-tax rebates found to be largely misunderstood by general public

Published in Nature Climate Change are the findings of a new survey of Canadian citizens and the perception of carbon tax rebates.

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Research shows we're adapting to climate change, but not quick enough

Researchers from Concordia University have reviewed the literature on climate change adaptations, which show inconclusive results.

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ExxonMobil is targeting 'net zero' operational emissions by 2050

ExxonMobil has pledged to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to net-zero by 2050, but hasn't included Scope 3 emissions.

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EU report: 2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record

The European Union's (EU) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed 2021 to be the fifth-hottest year globally on record.

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Extremely hot years predicted for almost all countries every two years

New research predicts ninety-two percent of countries will experience extremely hot annual temperatures every two years by 2030.

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E-scooter and e-bike fleets may not be as eco-friendly as we thought

New research from ETH Zurich shows how publicly accessible e-scooters and e-bikes may negatively affect net carbon emissions.

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Carbon dioxide taken from factory emissions made into useful products

A new metal-organic framework can turn carbon dioxide emissions scrubbed from factory flue gases into useful cyclic carbonates.

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Conferences can cut their carbon footprint hugely by shifting online

A new paper shows how conferences moving online can significantly reduce their carbon footprint and help to combat climate change.

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Scientists found massive new source of greenhouse gases warming Earth

Researchers have identified a new source of greenhouse gas emissions as permafrost melts due to Earth's rising temperatures.

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Elon Musk reveals plans on converting CO2 into fuel

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed his plans on developing technology capable of converting CO2 into usable fuel.

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Catalytic technology has converted methane into more useful chemicals

New technology to convert the greenhouse gas methane into more valuable products has been developed, helping fight climate change.

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Study finds when Earth's oxygen will run out and become uninhabitable

A study has found just how long it will be until Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere is depleted and the planet becomes uninhabitable.

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'Is there oxygen on Mars?', NASA's answer may surprise you

NASA has answered what could be considered as one of the most popular questions about the Red Planet - 'Is there oxygen on Mars?'

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NASA shocks everyone with the most detailed map of LA's air pollution

NASA has used its Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 instrument to create the most detailed map ever of Los Angeles' air pollution.

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The Amazon rainforest is now adding to climate change, says experts

A new study pushed in the journal Nature Climate Change, the Amazon rain forest is now adding to the global climate change problem.