Scientists create 'artificial leaf' that turns carbon into fuel
Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.
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Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.
Nov 04, 2019
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A quartet of researchers from ETH Zürich has conducted an analysis of the factors and costs associated with switching bulk cargo ships from fossil fuels to other, cleaner energy sources. In their paper published in the journal ...
Jan 25, 2022 report
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The steel industry risks doubling its share of the global carbon budget if it fails to make multi-billion pound investments in emission limiting technology over the next five to 10 years, a new study led by a University ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Over the last ten years, global demand for concrete has grown three-fold and for steel two-fold. Both are responsible for approximately 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), 75% of which is associated with buildings ...
Feb 03, 2021
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Over the past two centuries, millions of dedicated people—revolutionaries, activists, politicians, and theorists—have been unable to curb the disastrous and increasingly globalized trajectory of economic polarization ...
Sep 06, 2019
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California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in 15 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, establishing a timeline in the nation's most populous state that could force U.S. automakers ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Ships have a significant environmental impact during building, operation and when they're scrapped, but new approaches and composite materials to replace steel—still popular due to its strength and low cost—could make ...
Apr 13, 2021
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There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report by the World Meteorological Organization, 2020 is on track to be one of the three hottest years on record, already within the warmest ...
Dec 21, 2020
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University of Saskatchewan (USask) chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate Alivia Mukherjee from the College of Engineering is investigating how spent coffee grounds can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and add value ...
Nov 09, 2021
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The warmer it gets, the more people crank up the air conditioning (AC). In fact, AC is booming in nations across the world: it's predicted that around two thirds of the world's households could have an air conditioner by ...
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