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New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
A private-public partnership has paved a section of Minnesota road with an experimental low-carbon concrete mixture that resulted in greater strength and lesser cement...
Climate Models Need an Upgrade: Plants Absorb 31% More Carbon Than Previously Thought
Plants around the world absorb 37 billion more metric tons of carbon than was previously thought, a new study has demonstrated.
It means every tree...
Surfers On Board in Climate Fight After Big Wave Areas Found to be Significant Carbon Stores
Nearly 90 million metric tonnes of planet-warming carbon have been found surrounding surf breaks across the world, making these coastal locations essential climate allies...
New Carbon Fiber Batteries Could Form the Actual Framework of Cars and Airplanes
Cars and planes could soon be built from the world’s strongest batteries, thanks to a ground-breaking innovation from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
Researchers...
‘She saved our lives’: Woman Credits Rescue Dog for Alerting Her to Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels
A woman who rescued a dog from a shelter was amazed and overwhelmed to learn that the Siberian husky returned the favor.
Samantha Griffen might...
World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions By 26 Million Tons in Comparison to Predecessor
A first-of-its-kind report has discovered that altering the ingredients list or manufacturing methods of widely used medication can really cut back on carbon emissions.
They...
Edible Carbon Beads Can Reduce Cirrhosis Liver Disease By Restoring Gut Microbiome
Innovative carbon beads, invented by researchers at University College London, reduce bad bacteria and inflammation in animal models, which are linked to liver cirrhosis...
Hitachi Rail Develops Battery Unit Set to Decarbonize Rail Travel on Retrofitted Trains
The first test trial in Britain's history of a diesel-powered train retrofitted with a battery took place last Friday.
The train's battery unit, which generates...
The ‘World’s Largest’ Vacuum to Suck Up Carbon Emissions Begins Operating in Iceland
A pair of climate-solution firms have just turned on the largest CO2 vacuum in the world, capable of sucking thousands of tons of carbon...
Bill Gates Filled a Pothole With Modern Asphalt Made of Carbon–Captured During Clean Hydrogen Process
Bill Gates has shared a video of himself filling a pothole with Modern Asphalt.
The road repair material is made with carbon that has been...
Premiere of Innovative Low-Carbon Cement: Will ‘Be in That Building for Decades to Come’
Two firms in Boston have just laid the foundations of a large building using a USA-made zero-carbon cement mixture, representing one of the first...
Portland’s New Airport Built with Local Tribal Timber is Inherently Fire Resistant and Less Carbon-Intensive
Oregon is famous for forests, and so it makes sense that the new "Port of Portland" airport terminal is going to be built almost...
Robots That Look Like Manta Rays Will Sink Seaweed to Ocean Floor–Will Help Absorb Carbon
A robotics company is making manta ray-shaped robots that drown seaweed and lock away the carbon it absorbed throughout its life for hundreds of...
1 Million New Seagrass Seedlings Will Protect Sardinia’s Beaches While Storing 35-Times More Carbon Than Trees
To any government reading, there's a plant that provides habitat for nearly all the species of the sea, anchors the sediment on the seafloor,...
Geothermal Power is Finally a Reality After Next-Generation Breakthrough of Carbon-Free Energy in Nevada
A commercial pilot project confirmed a record production of geothermal energy in northern Nevada this week.
Fervo Energy announced it had successfully completed the well...
The First Cargo Ship Running on Green Methanol Weighs Anchor Amidst Merchant Shipping Decarbonization
Global merchant shipping leader Maersk is launching a bio-methanol-powered container ship this week as part of its fast-track decarbonization strategy.
Producing about the same emissions...
Water Cremation May be the Ultimate Low-Carbon End-of-Life Option, But What is it?
In the UK, the nation's largest end-of-life service provider is now going to add "resomation" or water cremation, to its offerings.
Perhaps the most eco-friendly...
Fungi Could Be the Answer to Global Warming as They Store a Third of All Carbon Emissions
GNN is pro-fungus. We report on their value as medicines, building materials, and food, as well as the constantly evolving portrait of their interconnectedness...
Gigatons of Carbon Could be Captured in Offshore Underwater Volcanoes: A Boon for Climate
A new study concludes that an extinct volcano off the shore of Portugal could store as much as 1.2-8.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide, the...
World’s Tallest ‘Hempcrete’ Building in South Africa Captures More Carbon than it Emits
With breathtaking views over Table Mountain, the world's tallest building made of industrial hemp is set to open in Cape Town this June.
At 12...