Tropical Forests Now Have a Serious Carbon Footprint Problem

A new study published today finds that less eye-catching human impacts are more harmful than has been assumed, and are actually causing tropical forests to now emit more carbon than they capture—making them a carbon source rather than a carbon sink.

Revolutionary new materials for troubled carbon times

Researchers develop a material that will potentially revolutionize carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Splitting Carbon Dioxide Could Lead to a New Source of Clean Fuel

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a method for splitting carbon dioxide using solar energy, which could help provide a way to turn the greenhouse gas into fuel.

World’s first commercial carbon-sucking plant goes live in Zurich

A company has unveiled the world’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) commercial plant on top of a waste recovery facility in Zurich, Switzerland.

Breakthrough technology turns coal plant CO2 into baking soda

At one coal-fired power plant in southern India, Carbon Clean Solutions is capturing CO2 and turning it into baking powder for the first time at a large-scale industrial operation.

First 'porous liquid' invented

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have made a major breakthrough by making a porous liquid - with the potential for a massive range of new technologies including 'carbon capture'.