Electric cars shock: Manufacturing green vehicles churns out more CO2 than making fuel models Electric cars would have to be driven for 50,000 miles before being as ‘green’ Report suggests the green transport revolution could increase emissions The research threatens to undermine the PM’s plan to achieve net zero emissions by banning sales of new … Read more
Sending just ONE email less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes – the same as 80,000 flights Research from OVO Energy found half of Brits send unnecessary emails daily Sending one less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes a year This is the equivalent of 81,152 flights from London to Madrid … Read more
Trees with faster growth rates die younger across multiple countries and species, which reduces their overall carbon storage capacity, a new study claims. Researchers analysed tree-ring data of more than 200,000 records of 110 species across Europe, Asia and the Americas. They found faster tree growth, indicated by tree rings, is causing earlier mortality and … Read more
Trees with faster growth rates die younger across multiple countries and species, which reduces overall carbon storage capacity, a new study claims. Researchers analysed tree-ring data of more than 200,000 records of 82 species across Europe, Asia and the Americas. They found tree faster growth is being offset by earlier mortality and release of the … Read more
Large multinational companies and their wide-reaching supply chains are to blame for almost one fifth of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. A study found the true carbon footprint of companies such as Total and BP is concealed due to how emissions are reported. Scientists from the UK and China mapped emissions generated by multinationals’ assets … Read more
Aviation’s impact on global warming has doubled in the past two decades, according to a new study. Using computer models, researchers found flying is responsible for about 3.5 percent of humanity’s contribution to climate change, and two-thirds of that is from contrails and other non-CO2 emissions. The team calculates that between 1940 and 2018, the … Read more
A new device is able to take in sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to create a new carbon-neutral fuel without any outside source of electricity, its developers claim. University of Cambridge experts behind the device say it uses a form of ‘artificial photosynthesis’ – the process used by plants to convert sunlight into energy. The … Read more
Permafrost melt may prompt microbes to release 40 BILLION more tons of CO2 into the atmosphere than previously thought, new study says The study assess the effects of microbes that feed on plant-produced carbon Permafrost melt and warmer temperatures will fuel plant life Increased plant life will cause microbes to respire more CO2 This will … Read more
Scheme backed by Dominic Cummings to ‘suck’ excess carbon dioxide from the air and bury it underground gets £100m from the Treasury Dominic Cummings wants the to spend £100m in direct air capture technology The technology uses chemical filters to capture carbon dioxide from the air The resulting solution is then pumped underground where it … Read more
Scheme backed by Dominic Cummings to ‘suck’ excess carbon dioxide from the air and bury it underground gets £100m from the Treasury Dominic Cummings wants the to spend £100m in direct air capture technology The technology uses chemical filters to capture carbon dioxide from the air The resulting solution is then pumped underground where it … Read more