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Germany is moving ahead with controversial carbon capture

Opponents say that carbon capture and storage is unproven and not as effective as reducing emissions by switching to renewables.

Earth News

Industry backers say Europe needs a carbon capture tsar

With real-world development lagging far behind the rhetoric of policy makers in Brussels, industry groups and big oil agree the EU needs a 'CCS tsar' to make the case for a climate solution that still attracts a lot of mistrust

Ecotech

Iceland: See inside the world’s biggest plant sucking CO2 from the air

Climeworks is harnessing Iceland’s geothermal power, while gearing up for megatonne capacity around the world.

Ecotech

How climate change is threatening one of Portugal’s best carbon sinks

For each kilogram of cork produced, the trees can capture 73 kg of CO2, according to Portugal's leading cork company.

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Earth News

Scientists warn about rise of greenhouse gas 24,000x stronger than CO2

An electrifying China is largely behind the increase in emissions of SF6, which is used to insulate power lines.

Earth News

These 20 airports produced as much CO2 as 58 coal power stations

New research takes stock of the impact of passenger flights and, for the first time, air freight at 1,300 airports around the world.

Earth News

‘Time has run out’: Why is Germany planning to store carbon undersea?

Campaigners have criticised the underground carbon storage plan as 'expensive' and encumbering for future generations.

Ecotech

Carbon capture key to net-zero goal, but climate chief urges caution

A warning from the climate commission Wopke Hoekstra that carbon capture is no magical cure for global heating comes as new policies show the EU is banking on a huge and rapid deployment of the 'unproven' technology to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century.

United Arab Emirates

Fossil fuels and adapting to climate are still sticking points at COP

Negotiators are urged to narrow down their options in order to agree on how to save the planet from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes.

Earth News

Is the UAE’s blue ammonia really ‘low carbon’? Experts aren’t so sure

COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber promotes blue ammonia as a decarbonisation solution. We spoke to various experts who disagree.

Ocean

Could Europe's coastal wetlands address our climate change concerns?

In partnership with the European Commission

From Ireland's salt marshes to the Netherlands' peatlands and Italy's underwater seagrass; Ocean investigates whether Europe's coasts could hold the answer to our carbon questions.

Ocean

Interview: What makes salt marshes such effective carbon capturers?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks with Dr Grace Cott from the University College Dublin's Blue Carbon group and Andrea Fuchs, an environmental scientist about why coastal wetlands are more effective than tropical forests when it comes to fighting climate change.

Ecotech

78% of carbon capture projects are used to boost oil production

Here's why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change.

Earth News

Why is this Irish climate startup spreading concrete dust on farmland?

Concrete dust could permanently sequester up to 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

World News

Air traffic is booming again and environment activists aren't happy

A strong rebound in air traffic reflects a healthy economic dynamic and a renewed ability for people to travel, it runs counter to ambitions to reduce CO2 emissions set out by public authorities.

Denmark

Denmark inaugurates CO2 underwater graveyard

Denmark is the first country to open an underwater burial site for CO2 and also import the gas from other countries.

Nature

Watch divers in Denmark hand plant carbon-sequestering seagrass

Underwater gardeners in Denmark are hand planting carbon-capturing seagrass meadows.

Tech News

How can businesses fight climate change? We ask the experts

Remote work, a circular economy and climate dividends. This is how small and large companies can go green.

Ecotech

Waiters in this restaurant wear aprons which absorb CO2 from the air

A restaurant in Stockholm is trialling cotton aprons that capture carbon dioxide from the air, before using it in their greenhouse.

Ecotech

This plant captures CO2 from the air to 'reverse' climate change

The Orca plant is expected to capture 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.