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Global EV adoption fails to cut CO₂
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Global EV adoption fails to cut CO₂

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The transition to electric vehicles won’t reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids. There’s little point...

Information and communication technology in US could do more to combat rising CO₂ emissions, study says
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Information and communication technology in US could do more to combat rising CO₂ emissions, study says

Impact of ICT on CO2. The left-hand side figure shows the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable across all periods...

Engineered surface holds promise for tech to convert CO₂ into liquid fuel
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Engineered surface holds promise for tech to convert CO₂ into liquid fuel

XPS (a) wide and (b) C 1s spectra of 250-1h-air before/after reaction in CO2 saturated 0.1 M KHCO3 under 1 sun illumination for...

Concrete innovation promises greener future with deeper CO₂ absorption
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Concrete innovation promises greener future with deeper CO₂ absorption

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Concrete is everywhere. As the world’s most widely used construction material, it forms bridges, buildings, roads and other infrastructure....

New method turns CO₂ into strong, fire-resistant building materials
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New method turns CO₂ into strong, fire-resistant building materials

Credit: Life Of Pix from Pexels A new method inspired by coral reefs can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transform it...

New adsorbent captures CO₂ from air and withstands high temperatures
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New adsorbent captures CO₂ from air and withstands high temperatures

The dry adsorbent (SMKIER-1) developed by the research team. Credit: Korea Institute Of Energy Research A research team from the Korea Institute of...

Hydrophobic surface coating strategy addresses CO₂ electroreduction stability challenges
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Hydrophobic surface coating strategy addresses CO₂ electroreduction stability challenges

Comparison of contact angles measured for different thicknesses of the parylene coating the cathode gas flow channels. Stabilities of Ag-NP at 200 mA...

Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO₂ emissions at source
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Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO₂ emissions at source

Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt0682 A new way of creating hydrogen, which eliminates direct CO2 emissions at source, has been developed by an...

Your streaming videos and brand new 4K TV are to blame for surging global CO2 emission, experts say
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Your streaming videos and brand new 4K TV are to blame for surging global CO2 emission, experts say

Research estimates global TV and video streaming industry accounts for 4% of total global emissions This is double the aviation industry, four times...