Page-2 of Topic: Carbon dioxide
High natural gas usage contributing to record high CO2 levels
Recent reports show that the level of carbon dioxide emission continues to grow despite the decline in coal consumption. The carbon dioxide emission is set to rise by...
MIT researchers develop new technology to remove CO2 from air
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States (US) have developed a new technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from a stream of air, virtually at any...
Key Facts: Deep Carbon Observatory
The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global research program to outreach carbons role on Earth. It is a community of scientists including physicists, biologists, geo – scientists...Land Use and Climate Change
Since land acts as both the source as well as a sink of carbon, Land use, and changes in land use forms an integral part of the conversation...
Carbon dioxide levels and Global Warming
The global concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at dangerously higher levels. The higher the concentration of carbon dioxide, the greater the greenhouse gas which causes...
State of the Global Climate in 2018
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) unveiled the State of the Global Climate in 2018 Report. The highlights of the report are: Extreme weather events impacted close to 62 million people in 2018...Researchers of South Korea develop a system that can produce electricity and hydrogen fuel from carbon dioxide
Scientists from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea have developed a system that can produce electricity and hydrogen fuel from carbon dioxide. The...European Union announces to become world’s first climate neutral economy by 2050
The European Union has recently announced a long-term vision on combating climate change that aims to transform the bloc into the first carbon neutral major economy by 2050...South Africa hosts 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change
The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa. India was represented by Union Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. In it, Dr Vardhan...
CarbFix Project: World’s first negative emissions carbon-capture plant begins operations in Iceland
The world’s first negative emissions plant under the CarbFix Project to turn atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. It is intended to...World’s first negative emissions plant that turns CO2 into stone opened in Iceland
The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns carbon dioxide (CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. In it, the CO2 is captured from ambient air,...
