Soil Fungi May Be a Carbon Pool
New research suggests that mycorrhizal fungi take in 13 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, playing a prominent role in Earth’s carbon cycle.
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Carbon Removal Tech Would Use More Energy than All Homes Combined, Shell Finds
It would take more energy than all the world’s houses will consume in 2100 to power a fledgling technology that captures enough carbon dioxide from the air to limit global heating at 1.5°C, according to...
Carbon Technology Captures Billions in Funds
Carbon removal technology is capturing more than just greenhouse gases. It’s also sucking up billions of investor dollars.
Fossils Should Pay Trillions to Store Carbon through 2050, Ex-Industry Execs Say
A recent paper calculates the cost and emission reduction potential of a “carbon takeback obligation” that would require fossil producers to permanently store a tonne of carbon for every tonne they take out of the...
Hydrogen Patents Reveal Shift Toward Cleaner Technologies
A new study analyzing patents in Europe shows “a clear shift of innovation from traditional, carbon-intensive methods to new technologies with the potential to decarbonize hydrogen production.”
It’s a Wrap: 9 Ways GE Put Words Into Action at COP27
We are in a critical decade of action that will support the energy transition to drive decarbonization. More than 100 heads of state and over 35,000 participants came together in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for two...
EU Proposes Immediate Loss and Damage Fund, Emissions Peak Before 2025
A dramatic new offer from the plenary floor at COP 27, in which rich countries would immediately set up a loss and damage fund in exchange for a pledge to peak greenhouse gas emissions before...
‘Explosion’ in Number of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at Cop27 Climate Summit
Oil and gas industries have 636 representatives at Egypt conference – a rise of more than 25% on previous year.
UN Experts Demand Crackdown on Greenwashing of Net Zero Pledges
High level group releases report at Cop27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners’.
