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July 18, 2022
Microsoft, Climeworks sign 10-year carbon removal deal
Microsoft has signed a 10-year carbon removal deal with Swiss direct air-capture company Climeworks to remove 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from air.
July 14, 2022
UK government invests £54M in carbon removal tech projects
The UK government has invested over 54 million pounds ($65 million) in 15 projects that develop carbon emissions removal technology.
July 05, 2022
Australian direct air carbon capture tech company secures US$700,000 deal
An Australian prototype carbon capture and storage machine has secured a US$700,000 contract and this deal is thought to be the first time an Australian company has obtained a deal to remove CO2 using direct air capture (DAC) technology.
May 30, 2022
Japan creates world’s fastest system to remove carbon dioxide from air
Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have developed a new way to capture carbon emissions. The technology, using isophorone diamine (IPDA) in a “liquid-solid phase separation” system, can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with 99% efficiency.
April 15, 2022
Scientists use AI to speed up climate change mitigation
A group of scientists has developed a new AI-based technology that can help lock up greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in porous rock formations faster and more precisely than ever before.
March 21, 2022
Coffee grounds and hydrogen could be pathway to green steel
The Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Center at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has recently published three research papers, showing that waste coffee grounds and hydrogen may be utilized to produce green steel.
March 17, 2022
Hemp rebar could be eco-friendly alternative to easily corroded steel
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in the United States have developed a hemp-based alternative to steel rebar. Researchers believe that the new option can avoid corrosion while reducing carbon emissions from construction, according to
March 07, 2022
UK’s new low carbon cements can cut carbon emissions by 4m tonnes per year
New low-carbon cements with up to 60% lower embodied CO2 emissions than Portland cement, the current market leader in the UK, have been created and tested thanks to Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, a UK government-backed research program.
January 20, 2022
New CO2 conversion technology offers new route for carbon storage
As climate crisis worsens, reducing carbon dioxide emissions becomes the world’s primary task. Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, have developed a new method to instantly convert carbon dioxide into solid carbon that can be
January 14, 2022
Built of hemp, France’s Pierre Chevet sports hall may become a carbon sink
Located in Croissy-Beaubourg, France, the Pierre Chevet sports hall is made from hempcrete (a mix of hemp, lime, and water) blocks and has become the world’s very first carbon-negative public building.