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Light up the life of 1 billion people
An Indian energy research organization has just begun to implement a project that brings cheap solar light to 1 billion people in India, Africa and underdeveloped countr…
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For the first time Germany stores CO2 into the ground
Last Monday, CO2 was first pumped into a gas storage site at Ketzin near Potsdam (Germany). This storage can be a pioneer for the future giant storage.
Environment
Clean energy is not necessarily clean
Wind turbines or solar collectors do not emit CO2 when turning sunlight or wind into electricity. But the production of these devices consumes a lot of materials and emi…
Environment
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is the highest in 800,000 years
The conclusions of researchers at the University of Berne - Switzerland published in the journal Nature on May 15 show that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is…
Environment
CO2 gas from large chimneys can be effective in producing DVDs and CD-ROMs
Chemists say CO2 emissions from large chimneys to reduce global warming in the future could become a valuable raw material in the production of DVDs and bottles of drink…
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Comments on carbon dioxide emission reductions are overly optimistic
According to a commentary on a new study in Nature on April 3, the reduction of global carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in the next century will become a much bigger chall…
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Technology breakthrough in the fight to cut greenhouse gases
Newcastle University scientists are opening a breakthrough technology in the struggle to cut greenhouse gases. The research team at Newcastle University led by Professor…
Environment
The new 'weapon' against global warming
At the UN Climate Conference taking place in Bali (Indonesia), Asian scientists introduced a kind of
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Fabrication of new CO2 separators is more than 500 times more effective
Scientists at Hanyang University (South Korea) and the University of Texas (USA) have successfully created a type of filter that only allows CO2 and other small molecule…
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Boats discharge CO2 twice as much as airplanes!
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from boat transportation are twice as much as air transport and have increased sharply in the last 6 years, according to a recent report b…
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Natural filters reduce CO2 absorption
Global economic growth causes atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to rise faster than expected because forests and oceans are having difficulty absorbing emission…
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Reduce emissions? Just bury CO2
Collecting CO2, burying it in the ground, the ocean floor ... is one of the solutions to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the air, being applied initially in some count…
Environment
Climate change causes more flooding
The results of a new study published in the journal Nature show that global climate will increase the risk of flooding more than previously anticipated.
Environment
'Green' plane
Aircraft can affect the climate because using kerosene oil should release toxic gases, contributing to promoting the greenhouse effect. In the future, this situation wil…
Environment
Just with your hands, you can reduce tons of CO2
Save electricity, reduce kitchen waste, ride bicycles or use public transport ... The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a series of things to do for…