ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEGlobal emissions are expected to drop by roughly seven percent this year compared to what was recorded in 2019. That's equivalent to roughly 2.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide.
Forests and woodlands around the world have a major role as natural carbon sinks, absorbing nearly one-third of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Scientists believe that old asbestos mining sites also have the potential to be carbon sinks.
Currently accounting for 3 percent of new car sales, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are sold as low-carbon alternatives to fossil fuel and conventional hybrid cars. But a new report threatens to shatter their green credentials.
Tropical soils play a significant role in the Earth's natural carbon cycle. Scientists measure how much worse carbon emissions have gotten in recent years by keeping track of soil temperatures.
Placing an order at a nearby or local shop can curb the carbon dioxide emissions you're getting from online shopping. Certainly, if you order items to be delivered right to your doorstep from a local store, you help minimize carbon footprints.
The findings of this research can be vital in creating climate models that will help scientists understand the planet more especially now when Earth is facing climate change.
As the global temperature continues to rise, the final hope of our planet is up to us, Without a doubt, the effects of climate change are already here.
The team effort resulted in the production of synthetic fuel, which they plan to scale up later on. (Photo : Image from Pipeline Journal) The Power-to-X, or P2X, Kopernikus project is a four-way collaboration among four different institutions with the aim to produce synthetic fuel from renewable materials.
Surpassing a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction. Daniel Rothman, professor of geophysics and co-director of the Lorenz Center in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, has found that when the rate at which carbon dioxide enters the oceans pushes past a certain threshold - whether as the result of a sudden burst or a slow, steady influx - the Earth may respond with a runaway cascade of chemical feedbacks, leading to extreme ocean acidification that dramatically amplifies the effects of the original trigger.
Study reveals how to create oxygen from carbon dioxide Oxygen is necessary in sustaining life and considered as a precious gem since it cannot be found in space.
Evidence suggests that indoor air has a negative effect on our decision-making skills You may have noticed after hours of being cooped up in a meeting room, the air becomes warmer and stuffier compared to the rest of the office.