CO2 Emissions

New humidity-driven membrane to remove carbon dioxide from the air.

September 22, 2024

Can This Humidity-Driven Tech Capture Billions of Tons of CO2? Newcastle University Shows How

Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a novel humidity-driven membrane to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, potentially revolutionising Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. This innovative approach addresses the significant challenge

Climate·Pollution

WMO Sounds Alarm: Global CO2 Levels Hit Record 50% Above Pre-Industrial Era

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that in 2022, global averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most significant greenhouse gas, were 50% above pre-industrial levels for the first time. This trend continued into 2023. However, the rate of growth

November 18, 2023

Elysian’s 800 km Electric Aircraft to Cut 20% of Commercial Aviation CO2 Emissions by 2033

Aviation·Electric·Mobility

A tech-race has commenced to electrify mobility and many companies are working on battery-electric powered aircrafts too. However, due to the size and weight

Methanol Production Advances with PRIME-Fuel Microreactor Leveraging CO2 and Renewable Energy

Energy·Science

A transformative initiative in renewable energy innovation is initiated by the PRIME-Fuel project. The new fuel is developed by the University of Houston (UH)

Representative image. Microsoft sign, the Mothership, Building 92, Redmond, Washington, USA. Photo Source: Wonderlane (CC BY 2.0).

Business·Nature

Microsoft’s $200M Amazon Reforestation: 4.4M Trees Offset 17M Tons CO₂, 40% AI Surge

Microsoft is spending $200 million to plant trees in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest as its artificial intelligence computers consume more energy than ever before. The company’s energy use jumped 40% in just three

Sunita Somvanshi

February 19, 2025

Energy

UC Santa Cruz Develops 40°C Biodiesel Process to Convert Waste Oil into Fuel in 60 Minutes, Cutting Energy Use by 70%

UC Santa Cruz chemists have created a biodiesel production method using sodium tetramethoxyborate (NaB(OMe)4) at 40°C. The U.S. transportation sector burned through 3 million barrels of diesel daily in 2022. These diesel

Sonali Tiwary

November 18, 2024