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Carbon sponge could soak up coal emissions
Feb 14, 2013 (SPX)
Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, then releases ...
A sensitive, affordable sensor to detect tiny amounts of CO2
Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at the Universities of Toronto and St. Francis Xavier are developing an affordable, energy efficient and ultra-sensitive nano-sensor that has the po...
New Zealand carbon cap-and-trade slammed
Feb 12, 2013 (UPI)
A New Zealand forestry expert says the country's greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme is "irrational" and damages its environmental credentials. University o...
Routes towards defect-free graphene
Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)
A new way of growing graphene without the defects that weaken it and prevent electrons from flowing freely within it could open the way to large-scale manufactu...
Carbon price drop deemed 'wake-up call'
Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)
A sharp drop in carbon allowance prices is a "wake-up call" showing European Commission reforms need to be implemented, the European Union's climate action chie...
Japan manufacturers make big emissions cuts: survey
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's big manufacturers reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 15 percent annually on average over the past five years compared to 1990, according to a su...
Black carbon larger cause of climate change than previously assessed
Jan 17, 2013 (SPX)
Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first q...
New properties of graphene: Breakthrough in technology
Jan 15, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Graphene purifies water from radioactive materials. Scientists at the Chemistry Faculty of Moscow State University and Rice University in the US discovered grap...
IEA issues call for CCS development
Jan 04, 2013 (UPI)
The International Energy Agency called for more support of carbon capture technology this week in the wake of an EU move to cut funding for CCS development. The...
New Methodology for Use in Grassland and Farmland Soil Carbon Offset Projects
Jan 04, 2013 (SPX)
SCS Global Services (SCS) has evaluated a new modular methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration ability of soil under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS...
Researchers Reveal Structure of Carbon's 'Hoyle State'
Dec 11, 2012 (SPX)
A North Carolina State University researcher has taken a "snapshot" of the way particles combine to form carbon-12, the element that makes all life on Earth pos...
Cork the key to unlocking the potential of graphene
Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have taken inspiration from one of the oldest natural materials to exploit the extraordinary qualities of graphene, a material set to revolutionise f...
Daimler plans board member for China business
Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)
German auto giant Daimler plans to expand its board to include a member solely responsible for the company's China business to help iron out management troubles...
New global CO2 emissions record in 2011: institute
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
Global carbon dioxide missions hit a new record last year at 34 billion tonnes, with China still topping the list of greenhouse gas producers, a German-based pr...
Brussels moots pollution credit cut to up carbon price
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
The European Commission proposed Monday cutting the pollution credits auctioned to firms in 2013-2015 in order to raise the price of carbon and make investment ...
Capturing carbon with clever trapdoors
Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)
A team of Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) researchers based at the University of Melbourne have developed a novel method of...
Japan's Nissan cuts full-year profit forecast by 20%
Nov 06, 2012 (AFP)
Nissan on Tuesday slashed its full-year profit forecast by 20 percent as it pointed to the effect of a strong yen, weakness in Europe and slumping sales in Chin...
The graphene-paved roadmap
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
Writing in Nature, Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov and an international team of authors has produced a 'Graphene Roadmap' which for the first time...
Light might prompt graphene devices on demand
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
Rice University researchers are doping graphene with light in a way that could lead to the more efficient design and manufacture of electronics, as well as nove...
Researchers develop rapid method to measure carbon footprints
Sep 18, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have developed new software that can rapidly calculate the carbon footprints of thousands of products simultaneously, a process that up to now has b...
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