In Iceland, CO2 is sucked out of the air and turned into rock
The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.
Tag: carbon capture
World’s largest carbon capture plant opens up in Iceland
It can suck up to 4,000 tons of CO2 every year.
Scotland is building a massive plant capable of removing one million tons of CO2 from the air every year
The technology won't save us from climate change -- but it can play a role.
Carbon capture could be worse than initially thought, study shows
Using carbon capture only reduces a small fraction of the emissions
“Algae forestry” could take CO2 straight out of the air and put it on your plate
More food, less emissions... but it's all about the money.
Could Oman’s mountains hold the key to reversing climate change?
A billion tons of CO2 have been trapped by these mountains where the only exposed sections of the Earth's mantle ...
Scientists turn CO2 into rock in Iceland
Turning air into rock.
Copper clusters could revolutionize CO2 capture and turn it into fuel to boot
The chemical reactions used to make methanol from carbon dioxide rely on a catalyst to speed up the conversion, and ...
Fjords are good at fighting global warming, study finds
While fjords are admired worldwide for their unique beauty, a new study has found that these natural ecosystems also act ...
Climate change reversal hacks shunned in report. “Wake up and cut emission!”
Mitigating climate change is on the agenda of every world government, but somehow little is done to curb global warming. ...
Washing soda could be used to capture CO2 fired by power plants
Lawrence Livermore scientists have devised tiny capsules made up of a highly permeable polymer shell and a sodium carbonate solution ...
Carbon capture of the future might turn CO2 into construction materials
We all know that CO2 dumped in the atmosphere (consequences in the ocean, where the most carbon winds up actually ...
