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A half-pound of this yellow powder can capture as much CO2 as a tree in a year. Is this the secret weapon against climate change we've all been waiting for?

It's like grinding the carbon dioxide capture of trees into a powder.

Meet Mammoth, the world’s largest vacuum that now sucks thousands of tons of carbon out of the air

We'll need many more such Mammoths if we're serious about climate change.

More than 80% of global carbon emissions are produced by only 57 corporate and state entities

A landmark climate report found that the world's major emitters grew their carbon footprint since the Paris Agreement.

Decoding Earth’s climate history. Researchers reconstruct CO2 levels over 66 million years

Understanding shifts in atmospheric CO2 is crucial to gain insight from Earth's past.

CO2 is getting better at trapping heat the more it builds up in the atmosphere

New research shows that carbon dioxide becomes a stronger greenhouse gas as its levels rise, highlighting the critical need for immediate emission reductions.

New metal organic framework can produce valuable chemicals out of factory smoke

Protecting the environment is easiest when it makes economic sense.

We could store car exhaust and use it to fuel our crops, in about a decade or so

I'm always down for more food and less exhaust.

Submersible robots help us better understand ocean health and carbon flows

Good bots.

A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time

"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," the team explains.

Global warming is literally dissolving the ocean's plankton

Global warming's evil twin is acting out, and it's starting to cause major issues.

Even a little extra CO2 is triggering big changes in forests

Rising CO2 is altering how forests recycle water.

An artificial leaf can turn carbon dioxide into fuel

CO2 is the main contributor to global warming

New material selectively captured CO2 molecules and turns them into useful products

Propeller-shaped molecules trap CO2, which can then be used to manufacture useful organic materials.

Earth didn't have a high-carbon atmosphere until 1965, study showed

The increase is quite sizeable.

Could snowball planets still host life? This study claims so

After all, the Earth was once a snowball too.

Iceland researchers trap CO2 into rocks -- but there's a catch

This could be a big part of the battle against climate change.

One Icelandic glacier-volcano duo is emitting 20 times more methane than all other volcanoes in Europe

When glaciers fall to the dark side, methane happens.

Researchers hack corn to grow fatter and absorb more carbon dioxide

Feed me corn!

Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere

This could be big.

How Roman priests walked through the "Gates to Hell" -- and came back

Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.

NASA observatory highlights the importance of studying CO2 on Earth: it's connected to everything

Groundbreaking data allows us to study carbon dioxide in unprecedented detail.

First 'negative emissions plant' that turns ambient CO2 into stone switches on in Iceland

This is still experimental technology but in the future it could prove to be a lifeline.

Waste not, want not: astronauts to turn pee into nutrients, tools on deep-space missions

Stay hydrated up there, ladies and gents.

Replacing beef with beans on Americans' plates might be the fastest way to cut CO2 emissions

If Americans ate beans instead of beef, the U.S. would realize 50 to 75% of its 2020 GHG-reduction targets.

We just breached the 410 ppm threshold for carbon dioxide -- the highest it's been since the mid-Pliocene

From bad to worse.

New protein can increase yields, save farmers millions every year

A tiny protein which can make a big difference!

Scientists want to track ocean heat using magnetic fields

As the Earth heats up, much of the heat sinks into the oceans.

Scientists are trapping more and more CO2 into volcanic basalt

Storing CO2 underground might be one pivotal for our climate future.

Photosynthetic solar cell turns carbon dioxide and sunlight into fuel

Fossil fuels could soon be a thing of the past.

NASA shows how much CO2 we really pump into the atmosphere

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have never been higher: the average global CO2 levels have reached the 400 parts per million (ppm) milestone in the spring of 2015, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced in the first week of November. Secretary-General Michel Jarraud warns that it won't be long before even higher levels of the gas become a "permanent reality."

China pollutes more than previously thought - still way less per capita than the US

According to recently released data from Chinese authorities, the country is burning out even more than previously thought

Massive aquifers beneath the world's deserts might store more carbon than all living plants

Chinese researchers sampled water from an underground aquifer in the Tarim Basin and found these store vast quantities of carbon dioxide as a result of human activities. If the same holds true for all the desert aquifers around the world, the trapped carbon would amount to about a quarter more than the amount stored in living plants on land. Previously, the carbon trapped in aquifers was thought to be negligible. Clearly, this isn't the case and these should not be disturbed so that the carbon doesn't wash up into the atmosphere.

Carbon emissions threaten to destroy pink salmon population

The effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are great and long reaching - a new study has found that pink salmon in the Pacific Ocean are threatened by increasing ocean acidification.

Ocean acidification could destroy shelled animals by 2030

Ocean acidification, one of the often ignored dangers associated with climate change is becoming increasingly worrying. As our climate becomes hotter and hotter, the oceans become more and more acidic, and this threatens some animals' ability to create and maintain carbonatic shells.

Scientists find direct evidence that CO2 heats the Earth's crust

When we're talking about CO2 emissions and global warming, we generally mean atmospheric CO2 - where the gas is spewed and generates the greenhouse effect, warming our atmosphere and subsequently, our planet. But a new study conducted by US researchers found that CO2 actually warms the Earth's crust directly; the more CO2 we emit, the hotter our planet will get.

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 that actively reacts with and absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2). Sodium carbonate is typically known as the main ingredient in washing soda, a common household item. The capsules are a lot cheaper and more environmentally friendly […]

New process turns CO2 into alcohol using enzymes

We’ve previously told you how our ancestors’ adaptation to metabolizing alcohol which first happened some 10 million years ago may have been essential to their survival. There’s more to it though. The same enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, dehydrogenase (ADH4), may be eventually used to transform CO2 into alcohol, which could be later used as a […]

Failing carbon policies: we're seeing the largest carbon emissions increase in 30 years

U.N. scientists released a report in which they conclude man-made carbon emissions released between 2012 and 2013 were higher than in any other year since 1984. If this trend is set to continue, the planet will reach a tipping point where global warming will become an irreversible phenomenon that could cause enough sea level rise, drought, and severe […]

Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals

Brown University researchers reported the development of a copper foam which could turn CO2 into useful chemicals such as formic acid – a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. As CO2 emissions continue to grow, scientists are trying to find potential uses to it. The problem with carbon dioxide is that it is extremely […]

Mysterious Siberian craters attributed to methane. Permafrost methane release might have begun

The "mysterious" craters in Siberia have actually been caused by methane seeping from the melting permafrost. No rockets, no meteorites, no aliens - sorry, just global warming at it again.

New Catalyst converts CO2 to methanol 90 times faster than current options

Scientists have found a much more efficient way of converting CO2 into methanol, using a catalyst with oxide nanoparticles. The resulting system makes the conversion almost 90 times faster than currently existing systems.

Carbon dioxide hits 400 ppm for the first time in human history

Carbon dioxide levels throughout the northern hemisphere hit 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history in April – the ominous threshold has been reached, and it continues to go up. Time is running out I’m sad that I was right when I wrote: The Inevitable 2014 Headline: ‘Global CO2 Level Reaches […]

Rising atmospheric CO2 lowers nutrient content in crops

Trying to understand the overall effect of climate change on our food supply can be difficult. Increases in temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) can be beneficial for some crops in some places, but overall changing climate patterns lead to frequent droughts and floods that put a severe strain on yields. It’s not all about production, […]

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 are even dire  – i.e. ocean acidification) causes global warming through what’s commonly referred to as the greenhouse gas effect. Governments and various environmental panels have through out the years issued various policies meant on […]

Some 1,700 US cities under threat of going under-water by 2100

According to a recently published in the journal PNAS, some 1,700 cities in the United States coastal areas are under threat of becoming swept by water as a results of rising sea levels due to climate change. The list of threatened communities spans Sacramento, California – which lies far from the sea but would be vulnerable […]

Forests become more efficient in response to rising CO2 levels

For years scientists have hypothesized that a rise in CO2 levels will cause the world’s forests to use water more efficiently, however only recently was this theory proven after Harvard University researchers performed the most complex study of the sort to date. The team of researchers  led by research  Trevor Keenan and Andrew Richardson actually found the the world’s […]

Record level atmospheric CO2. Reaches 400 ppm for the first time in 3 million years

A bit late with on this story, but considering the importance of this rather unfortunate milestone, it’s best you all hear it again. On the 9th of May NOAA reported CO2 levels of 400.03 parts per million (ppm), which is a level unseen for three million years. This is the first time in human history that atmospheric […]

Global warming will lead to less snow fall in the world

A new climate model has predicted dramatic snow fall decline worldwide as a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide in the next 100 years. Many regions in the world depend on fresh water as a result of snow melt, which means if the study’s predictions hold that dire consequences to the biosphere and climate balance await. […]

Drought caused by global warming puts many forests around the world at risk

Around the globe, local climates are changing. Maybe you haven’t noticed it yet, because in most regions this is a slow and subtle change, but the people that are used to observing the nature around their cities, or the people in agriculture that are deeply connected to the patterns of rain and drought will tell you […]

CO2 emissions might lead to more space junk hazard

Ever increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere are not only hazardous to life on the planet’s surface, but also to human operations in space. A new study has found that an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upper levels could push made-made objects orbiting the planet further away from their trajectories, resulting in a […]