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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.

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