Carbon Footprint

July 13, 2023

Two Caltech Startups are Harnessing the Ocean’s Carbon Capture Potential: Calcarea & Captura

Calcarea and Captura, two Caltech-supported companies along with a handful of other start-ups, are taking on climate change by shifting their carbon capture and storage focus to the oceans. Originally, Carbon capture

Climate·Energy·USA

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 a significant overhaul of energy, transportation, and industry,

February 12, 2023

Wet Pet Food Causes 8 Times More Carbon Footprint Than Dry Food

News·Sustainability

One of the pivotal factors that have an impact on the environment is food production as it is responsible for approximately one-quarter of it.

The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Climate Damages Shot Up 126 Times Since 2016

Climate·Technology

The Dark Side of Bitcoin: Highlights Through December 2021, BTC had a market value of over $960 billion (US$) and a global market share

Apple New Worldcenter Store in Miami. Photo Source: Apple

Architecture·Sustainability

Apple’s Miami Store: Mass Timber Design Reduces Carbon Footprint

Apple’s newest store in Miami shows how wooden buildings can work in modern retail. The Miami Worldcenter store, which just opened, is built mainly with wood from nearby sources – a first

Rahul Somvanshi

January 27, 2025

Bhutan's landscape is about to transform with Gelephu Mindfulness City, stretching across 1,000 sq km. P>C Google

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City Targets Negative Carbon Footprint in Urban Sustainability Drive

On the 116th National Day of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk announced an inspiring city-wide design-led sustainability approach known as Gelephu Mindfulness City. This futuristic-sustainable city has been designed in collaboration

Karmactive Staff

January 17, 2024

Energy·Entertainment·Mobility

‘Mr. Bean’ Actor Rowan Atkinson Regrets Opting for Electric Cars : The Great EV Debate

Recently, Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian popularly known as Mr. Bean, expressed feeling duped for buying an electric car in an opinion piece in the Guardian. Atkinson argues that keeping internal combustion

Rahul Somvanshi

June 7, 2023

Climate·Nature·Science

One of the World’s Largest Carbon Time Bombs: Unveiling the Massive Logjam Hidden in the Arctic

The Mackenzie River Delta in the N.W.T. is home to the world’s largest known cumulative logjam. Unfortunately, this logjam is storing a huge amount of carbon. Driftwood is abundant in the Arctic, providing

Karmactive Staff

June 6, 2023

Climate·USA

Elon Musk vs Bill Gates: The Clash of Titans Over Philanthropy and Climate Change

Bill Gates is facing sharp criticism from an infrastructure advocacy group for his persistent use of private jets despite his vocal claims for climate change mitigation efforts. Grow America’s Infrastructure Now posted

Rahul Somvanshi

March 30, 2023

Climate·Nature·Technology

Can Genetically Modified Trees Help Fight Climate Change?

Barely a week ago, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just any trees, though some of

Govind Tekale

March 13, 2023

Energy·USA

Energy Emissions Will Fall By 2025, But Very Slowly

At the rate of emissions seen in 2022, the world will exceed the benchmark of 1.5* Celsius warming over pre-industrial levels in the next nine years, according to a report of the

Govind Tekale

March 7, 2023

Nature

Peatlands, The Terrestrial Carbon Sinks Of The Planet – India & Africa

Mire or Peatland is a wetland area dominated by living peat-forming plants. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and deprived oxygen. All

Barkha Pawar

March 12, 2022