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March 31, 2022
Cost-effective Nuada system could be game changer for carbon capture
North Ireland-based company MOF Technologies said it has developed a new modular technology which will revolutionize the industry by cutting carbon capture prices to as low as 13 pounds per tonne of carbon dioxide.
March 24, 2022IATA launches industry standard to measure per passenger carbon emissions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced on Tuesday the launch of the IATA Recommended Practice Per-Passenger CO2 Calculation Methodology, which aims at calculating the amount of carbon emissions produced by a passenger on a specif
March 18, 2022Google-backed carbon footprint tracker may be game-changer for small businesses
As businesses around the world struggle to figure out how to manage their environmental footprints, Normative, a Swedish start-up backed by Google, has released a free version of its carbon emissions tracker.
March 17, 2022Hemp 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, 2022UK’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.
February 25, 2022Carbon Trust rolls out new net zero certification scheme for businesses
UK-based organization Carbon Trust launched on Tuesday a new certification scheme designed to certify businesses' net zero goals and strategies.
February 18, 2022Google Cloud launches tool to help firms reduce carbon footprint
Google Cloud, after analyzing collected data from its whole customer base in 2021, has recently announced that it has broadened scope of Active Assist to assist its clients in reducing their carbon footprint.
February 15, 2022World Shipping Council outlines six zero-carbon shipping pathways
The World Shipping Council (WSC), a Washington, D.C.-based trade group that represents international liner shipping, is releasing for the first time concrete regulatory and economic pathways that it believes the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO
January 28, 2022Low-cost artificial leaf captures 100 times more carbon than other systems
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a low-cost artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide 100 times more efficiently than current systems. This artificial leaf works in the real environment, unlike other carbon capture syst
January 20, 2022New 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