carbon dioxide

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, issued a dire warning — 'Nature has so far balanced our abuse. This is coming to an end.'

22 October 2024, 13:32 IST

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

22 October 2024, 13:32 IST

Gases carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide detected on Pluto's largest moon

Once considered the ninth and last planet of the Solar System, Pluto was demoted to a 'dwarf planet' status in 2006, when members of the International Astronomical Union voted to scientifically define a 'planet' for the first time.

02 October 2024, 12:20 IST

Gases carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide detected on Pluto's largest moon

02 October 2024, 12:20 IST

A giant carbon dump gives glimpse into net-zero future

Of the emissions that need to be eliminated to achieve net zero in 2050, 'Bloomberg NEF' projects CCS accounting for 16 per cent of them. The amount being captured annually by 2050, more than 8 gigatons, would be bigger than the total energy-related emissions of the Americas today.

08 July 2024, 09:23 IST

A giant carbon dump gives glimpse into net-zero future

08 July 2024, 09:23 IST

Finland company turns electricity and carbon dioxide into edible protein: Report

The company has invested over 42 million Euros to build its first biomass factory, Factory 01, as a proof of concept. The facility is equipped with a 20,000-litre fermentation tank that can produce 160 tons of edible biomass a year, enough to produce six million meals.

01 July 2024, 07:36 IST

Finland company turns electricity and carbon dioxide into edible protein: Report

01 July 2024, 07:36 IST

170-strong bison herd can store CO2 emissions equivalent to 43K US cars: Climate crisis study

More in-the-field research into the models used in the research will help us understand the role that large mammals play in capturing and storing carbon dioxide through their interactions with the ecosystem.

18 May 2024, 10:43 IST

170-strong bison herd can store CO2 emissions equivalent to 43K US cars: Climate crisis study

18 May 2024, 10:43 IST

Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’

Human-generated CO₂ mainly enters the ocean as it dissolves at the surface. However, biological processes that transfer vast quantities of CO₂ from the surface to the deep ocean play a critical role in the ocean’s natural carbon cycle.

16 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’

16 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Study identifies 10 fold faster rise in rate of CO2 emission seen during Ice Age

The faster rates could outweigh the rates at which the Southern Ocean can absorb human-released CO2, the study found.

14 May 2024, 12:34 IST

Study identifies 10 fold faster rise in rate of CO2 emission seen during Ice Age

14 May 2024, 12:34 IST

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

“It's a new milestone and it helps reinforce the point that CO2 is still rising faster than ever overall in the atmosphere,” said Ralph Keeling, director of the CO2 Program at the University of California at San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which has tracked the gas at Mauna Loa Observatory since the 1950s.

11 May 2024, 04:10 IST

Carbon dioxide just took an ominous, record-breaking jump

11 May 2024, 04:10 IST

That landfill you’re ignoring? It oozes methane

While oil and gas production and agriculture are the biggest sources of methane pollution, landfills place a close third, said the Science study’s lead author, Dan Cusworth, a climate scientist at the University of Arizona and the project scientist for the nonprofit organization Carbon Mapper.

22 April 2024, 05:15 IST

That landfill you’re ignoring? It oozes methane

22 April 2024, 05:15 IST

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

The study also found that when forestation was implemented alongside other strategies to tackle climate change, such as reducing fossil fuel emissions, the negative impacts of these indirect effects were lower.

23 February 2024, 09:12 IST

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

23 February 2024, 09:12 IST