Carbon emissions
Hydrogen from scrap: Turning soda cans and seawater into clean energy
A scalable and sustainable path to green fuel.
MIT turns mud into gold: Good old mud can lower building costs
Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork.
New device produces ammonia from thin air, cutting carbon emissions
The device could enable farmers to generate fertilizer directly from the air.
New reactor could make direct air capture more energy-efficient
It has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption for direct air capture.
Developing advanced carbon dioxide-absorbing building materials
Carbon dioxide absorption using cement-based materials.
New tool analyzes embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings
Notre Dame researchers create new tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago.
New electric reactor generates immense heat, cuts industrial emissions
New type of thermochemical reactor that is capable of generating the immense amounts of heat.
Switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel poses potential health risks
Its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health.
Weaker ocean circulation could release more carbon into the atmosphere
New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean's role in storing carbon.
World’s first process for making zero-emissions cement
The cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges.
Charged charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
Sponge-like materials to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
NASA to design sustainable jet engine core for future airliners
The agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine.
Climate change: Impact on skiing regions and snow cover
Snow scarcity may push popular ski hubs to more remote areas and threaten livelihoods of local populations.
UCLA to build world’s largest ocean-based carbon removal plant
It will be able to remove 10 metric tons of CO2 and produce 300 kg of hydrogen daily.
New microwave reactor can cool down industry’s energy usage
The system uses microwaves to reduce industrial heat and carbon emissions.
Global warming could surge the CO2 emissions from soil microbes
Microbial CO2 emissions in the polar regions will increase twice as much as in the rest of the world.
New catalysts could be key for the hydrogen economy
Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel.
Breakthrough in estimating fossil fuel CO2 emissions
A major breakthrough - detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more quickly and frequently.
Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels
Electric vehicles dominate when indirect supply chain emissions are accounted for.
Carbon beneficial forest management using innovative wood
Innovative wood use can enable carbon-beneficial forest management in California
Researchers reused concrete to build a footbridge
Building out of concrete but without pouring concrete.
Wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year
Assessing the threat of invasive species is an important tool for reducing carbon emissions.
Microbial seasonality in the soil leads to more carbon emissions
Modeling shows fluctuating soil microbial populations impact how much carbon is released from soil.
First synthetic membrane to separate crude oil and crude oil fractions
New membrane could cut emissions and energy use in oil refining.
Mountain streams emit a surprising amount of CO2
For the first time, an EPFL-led team of scientists has measured the total amount of CO2 emissions from mountain streams worldwide. This research builds...
Frogs could vanish from ponds due to climate change
A deadly frog disease is spreading due to climate change. It is predicted that the entire frog population may vanish in the next 5...
Scientists turn carbon emissions into usable energy
Carbon emissions contribute to climate change, which can have serious consequences for humans and their environment. Carbon emissions, in the form of carbon dioxide,...
Double whammy of groundwater in India- Decrease in reserve and increasing carbon emissions
Over-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to a rapid decline in groundwater...
A Method to Convert Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Fuel
MIT scientists have recently developed a novel method that could potentially convert carbon dioxide emissions into useful fuels for vehicles. They have developed a new...