Carbon Emission

February 12, 2023

California’s Climate Plan: Innovations, Opposition, and Implications

California is taking an ambitious new approach to climate change, with a plan to eliminate the state’s greenhouse gas footprint by 2045 and cut emissions beyond its borders. This goal will require

Climate·Nature·Science

How Fungi Are Saving the Planet from Carbon Chaos: Nature’s Hidden Heroes

“According to a study published in Current Biology, fungi play an important role in combating climate change by absorbing over a third of global fossil fuel emissions. The amount of carbon emissions absorbed by fungi is equivalent to China’s carbon

June 10, 2023

Shock! General Motors Pulls The Plug On Popular Bolt Electric Car

Mobility

By the end of 2023, General Motors has claimed to stop production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. The decision to end the Bolt’s

Bottom Trawling’s 370M Metric Tons of CO2 Hidden Emissions Revealed

Climate·Marine Life

A recent study led by Trisha Atwood from the Quinney College of Natural Resources reveals that bottom trawling is one of the major causes

Representative Image. Road Construction. Photo Source: Eurovia UK (YouTube)

Materials

Worcestershire Cuts 74% CO₂ with £8M RECOFOAM® Footways Made from 97% Recycled Material

Worcestershire’s streets are getting an eco-friendly makeover with RECOFOAM®, an innovative material that’s changing how we build our footways. As someone who’s watched sustainable construction evolve over the years, I can tell

Karmactive Staff

November 23, 2024

The reactor is made up of a cathode set up to perform oxygen reduction, an oxygen evolution reaction-performing anode and a compact yet porous solid-electrolyte layer that allows efficient ion conduction. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

Pollution·Science

CO2 Capture at 98% Efficiency: Rice Engineers Develop Low-Energy Device for Emission Control at the Flip of a Switch

As COP29 is in progress at Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, there is happy news for lovers of nature. Rice University engineers have developed a new technology to lower the cost of capturing

Rahul Somvanshi

November 16, 2024