Direct air capture: how advanced is technology to suck up carbon dioxide – and could it slow climate change?: Humanity must remove up to 660 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO?) from the atmosphere by the end of the century to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s according to the most recent report by the …
The UK carbon dioxide shortage still hasn’t been resolved – here are some long-term answers: The UK’s supply of carbon dioxide (CO?), which is essential for everything from critical NHS operations to keeping food fresh while being transported, remains in jeopardy. It was recently ensured for the second time in a few months thanks to a …
South Africa in the news: These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide: Forests are sequestering more carbon than they emit globally. Bu a new UNESCO report shows some of the world’s most precious forests are turning into emitters.: “South Africa” – BingNews HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters …
Dung beetle experiment suggests carbon dioxide is bad for insects too: Dung beetles Marcus Byrne Insects are a vital cog in the great wheel of nature. They outnumber humans a billion to one and make up more than 75% of animals on earth. It’s no wonder that they are the primary providers of essential ecosystem …
Belgium has mandated carbon dioxide monitors in certain venues to help fight COVID – but how useful are they?: The Belgian authorities recently made it mandatory for people who manage hotels, restaurants, bars, banquet halls and fitness centres to monitor carbon dioxide levels at their venues. You might think this has something to do with …
Carbon dioxide lasts for centuries – so should carbon offsets: If a forest goes up in smoke, what about the offset? Christian Roberts-Olsen / shutterstock Carbon dioxide, once emitted into the atmosphere, stays there for hundreds of years. When someone uses an offset to counteract emissions they need to make sure the offset they buy …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s first supercritical carbon dioxide encapsulation facility to be established at the CSIR: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been awarded R25.9-million by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to establish South Africa’s first pilot-scale supercritical …: “South Africa” – BingNews SA picks preferred bidders …
Carbon dioxide feeds plants, but are earth’s plants getting full?: lowpower225 / shutterstock Plants do a lot of work for us, producing the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even some of our medicine. But when it comes to removing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we may have been overestimating their ability. Photosynthesis …
South Africa in the news: Load-shedding’s silver lining: Lower levels of sulphur dioxide air pollution: Analysis of Nasa data shows that although SO2 emissions around the world have fallen by abouts 6%, the levels are high enough to harm the health of billions of people …: “South Africa” – BingNews Glasgow get on the board …
Just how sensitive is the climate to increased carbon dioxide? Scientists are narrowing in on the answer: NASA/Reid Wiseman At the dawn of the industrial revolution, the Earth’s atmosphere contained 278 parts of CO? per million. Today, after more than two and a half centuries of fossil fuel use, that figure is around 414 parts …
Will rising carbon dioxide levels really boost plant growth?: Shutterstock Plants have become an unlikely subject of political debate. Many projections suggest that burning fossil fuels and the resulting climate change will make it harder to grow enough food for everyone in the coming decades. But some groups opposed to limiting our emissions claim that …