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Environment Apr 24, 2023

Border tax on carbon dioxide offers huge opportunity to fight climate change, say researchers

A tax on CO2 emissions from products entering the EU offers unprecedented opportunities in the fight against global warming. That is the conclusion of research on which Leiden environmental scientist Hauke Ward collaborated. ...

Economics & Business Apr 14, 2023

Graduates' activities produce more carbon dioxide and their ecological commitment is primarily symbolic, says research

Middle-class UK graduates produce more CO2 emissions in their daily activities than non-graduates and their ecological commitment is primarily "symbolic", new research says.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 13, 2023

Reviewing and evaluating recent electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction with ionic liquids

The increasing CO2 emission as the chief culprit causing many environmental problems could be addressed via electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to the added-value carbon-based chemicals. Due to the unique advantages, ionic ...

Plants & Animals Apr 11, 2023

Research uncovers how plants pass 'memory' of high carbon dioxide to their offspring

New research lead by Keith Slotkin, Ph.D., a member of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, opens the door for scientists to equip plants with the tools they need to adapt to rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), high ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 5, 2023

Opening a new frontier: PdMo intermetallic catalyst for promoting carbon dioxide utilization

Being the most abundant and persistent greenhouse gas emitted, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the key driver of climate change. To address the pressing problems associated with climate change and fossil fuel depletion, scientists ...

Materials Science Apr 4, 2023

Porous material for selective trapping of carbon dioxide and toxic gases

A research team at POSTECH has successfully synthesized a new hybrid material that effectively captures carbon dioxide and other toxic gases through its porous organic-inorganic structure.

Earth Sciences Mar 31, 2023

At the end of the dry season: Carbon dioxide pulses over Australia

End-of-dry-season CO2 pulses recur each year in the atmosphere above the Australian continent, a discovery made by an international research team led by environmental physicist Prof. Dr. André Butz of Heidelberg University.

Analytical Chemistry Mar 30, 2023

Using operando Raman spectroscopy to investigate converting carbon dioxide to ethanol on Ag nanowires

In a study, published in the journal Science China Chemistry and led by Prof. Pingping Fang (School of Chemistry, Zhejiang University) and Prof. Jianfeng Li (College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University), ...

Earth Sciences Mar 27, 2023

Alkalinity affects uptake of carbon dioxide and contributes to long-term buffering capacity of oceans, suggests model

If climate change causes more rain, this promotes the weathering of rocks and thus the erosion of the soil. The dissolved substances reach the sea via rivers. A new model from Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon shows that the process ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 24, 2023

New strategy boosts acidic carbon dioxide electrolysis performance

Renewable electricity-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis can convert CO2 into valuable fuel and chemicals. However, one of the key challenges hindering CO2 electrolysis toward practical application is the severe carbon ...

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