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Engineered Bacteria Uses Sunlight to Turn CO2 Emissions into Methane
Scientists have engineered a bacterium that can take carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuel in a single enzymatic step.
The process...
In Historic Turn, Global Economy Grows While CO2 Emissions Stay Same
A key stumbling block in the effort to combat global warming has been the previously intimate link between greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth.
Now,...
Booming Wind and Solar Power Has Slashed Europe’s CO2 Emissions
Windmills and solar panels are helping to clean the air in Europe – and causing greenhouse gas emissions to plummet.
Renewable energy in place of...
Surprising Study Finds Spectacular Fjords Are Keeping CO2 From the Air
Tourists are drawn to the stunning beauty of fjords, but you may be surprised, like scientists were, to discover the role these coastal regions play...
Audi Produces New Fuel From CO2 and Water
Instead of dumping more CO2 into the environment through its tailpipes, this German car company is recycling carbon dioxide to make green fuel.
Audi has successfully created a high-quality...
Baking Soda Could Eliminate CO2 Emissions From Atmosphere
A novel class of materials that enable a safer, cheaper, and more energy-efficient process for removing greenhouse gas from power plant emissions has been...
Shanghai Carbon Emission Market Cut 5Mil Tons of CO2
200 firms in Shanghai's carbon emissions trading scheme cut their CO2 output by 5.3 million tons in 2013, according to state-owned media in China.
U.S. CO2 Emissions Fall to Lowest First-quarter Level in 20 years
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy use in the first quarter of this year fell to their lowest level in the US in 20...
Sony Achieves 31 Percent Reduction in CO2 Emissions
Sony, a global leader in electronics, has announced its success in achieving a whopping 31 percent reduction in CO2 emissions worldwide, surpassing by a...
Best Of Both Worlds: Geothermal Energy That Sucks CO2 From The Atmosphere
Work by scientists at the University of Minnesota could result in a new way to capture heat from underground geothermal sources, which lets us...
U.S. Car Fuel Economy Up, CO2 Drops for Sixth Year
A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency found that C02 emissions have decreased while fuel economy has increased every year since 2005, reversing...
Global CO2 emissions Down 1.3 percent in 2009
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 fell 1.3 percent, marking the first such decline in a decade, German renewable energy institute IWR said...
Canadian Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2 in Algae
The process of manufacturing cement is both energy intensive and dirty. Globally, it emits roughly five percent of greenhouse gas emissions annually. But a...
Sun-powered Device Converts CO2 into Fuel
Powered only by natural sunlight, an array of nanotubes is able to convert carbon dioxide into natural gas at unprecedented rates. The device...
Hydrogen in Every Home: Japanese Slash Energy Use and CO2 Emissions
Trials by companies including Panasonic and Toyota are underway at 3,000 homes throughout Japan, to bring mini hydrogen power plants into backyards that...
Sun-powered Device Converts CO2 into Fuel
A new device can take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel, says Craig Grimes (right), a researcher at Pennsylvania...
New Machine Scrubs CO2 From the Air
University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide directly...
21 US Cities Will Measure and Disclose their CO2 Emissions
Twenty-one US cities, including New York and Denver, have announced they will measure their greenhouse gases emissions, in a joint effort to seek ways...
U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 1.3% in 2006
Preliminary estimates by the U.S. government show carbon dioxide emissions — the number one contributor to global warming — dropping 1.3 percent in 2006, mostly due...
CO2 in the Air? Why Not Suck it Out? A New Machine Does Just That
Just before his death in 2006, Gary Comer, founder of Lands' End, funded a start-up company to develop ways to pull CO2 out of...