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The Earth's mangroves could end up emitting 500 times more carbon by the end of the century, study warns
Despite covering a mere 0.1% of Earth's surface, mangrove forests play a critical role in regulatin…
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Wetlands in the icy Arctic have begun releasing 9% more planet-warming methane in the past two decades: study
While headlines may remain fixated on carbon dioxide, there is another accomplice aiding the gas in…
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Many companies are looking into carbon dioxide removal to achieve their net zero emission targets. But will it help?
Many companies, such as Microsoft, are moving towards such carbon capture technologies to minimise …
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City farms emit six times more greenhouse gases compared to typical agricultural fields: study
Urban farming is tricky. While futuristic hydroponic systems with multi-level vertical farms might …
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Satellites can now find the sources of methane leaks. The tech will reshape global climate accountability.
New satellite technology makes it easier to detect methane leaks and to fight the climate crisis. T…
Catherine Boudreau
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More than one-third of worldwide annual emissions are being sequestered into the soil by fungi!
Recent research has shown that the massive underground network of fungi could end up storing about …
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India lost more than a million hectares of forest cover in 17 years — that’s more than four times the size of Goa
According to a recent study pushed out by a global research firm World Resource Institute (WRI) …
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Microsoft intends to lock 12,000 tons of carbon to the bottom of the ocean, using algae!
Using this technology, Microsoft intends to remove up to 12,000 tons of carbon equivalent within tw…
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If India’s solar energy is cheaper than coal, why isn’t the industry thriving?
Here are some of the recent trends that could slow down the solar energy sector in India: …
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The first US commercial plant has started to pull carbon from the air. It's able to suck out 1,000 tons annually and plans to expand.
Heirloom Carbon Technologies launched the first US plant for carbon capture, potentially helping st…
Maiya Focht
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How the circular economy could solve the smartphone-waste problem — and curb the manufacturing industry's carbon footprint, too
Manufacturing is the third-largest contributor to US greenhouse-gas emissions, accounting for 25% o…
Freya Graham
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I asked ChatGPT about its carbon footprint, and for now, it's a mystery
The artificial-intelligence tool offered up a rather human answer about its carbon footprint: It de…
Catherine Boudreau
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World’s richest cricket board and league are trying to be sustainable and carbon-neutral in a cricket-crazy nation! Here’s how they plan to achieve it
Estimates suggest that a cricket field requires 15,000-20,000 litres of water every day, which can …
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OPINION: Time to scale-up nature-based solutions to forge a low-carbon and climate-resilient future for India
A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (I…
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Increase in carbon emissions could lead to the deaths of 83 million more people in the next 80 years, new study says
The study found that the carbon emissions created by 3.5 average Americans during their lifetime co…
Vanessa Gu
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This CEO is making climate-solution tools more accessible with an app that tracks and personalizes your carbon footprint
Sanchali Pal wanted to simplify climate-accountability measures. So she founded Joro, an app that a…
Brea Cubit
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Elon Musk is right. Bitcoin could erase Tesla's strides toward a carbon-free future
Tesla suspended vehicle purchases made using bitcoin just three months after introducing it and it …
Grace Kay
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A different kind of emergency engulfs Delhi as air quality drops again
A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe plus" or "emergency"…
PTI
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The relatively small upside of India's economic slowdown
Slow economic growth in China and India and some other parts of the world is expected to lessen the…
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Tata Motors and Tata Power have jointly set up India's largest solar carport, aims to reduce 7,000 tonnes of carbon emissions
Tata Motors and Tata Power have jointly set up India's largest grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter …