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Advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions
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Advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The long-term aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change is to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees...

Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles
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Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles

From left to right: Ahmad Elgazzar, graduate student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at Rice; Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular...

Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air
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Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air

Proposed mechanisms for the reduction of CO2 to oxalate and carbonate in nonaqueous aprotic solvents. Credit: Advanced Energy Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202501286 University...

Real-time carbon dioxide monitoring without batteries or external power
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Real-time carbon dioxide monitoring without batteries or external power

Graphical abstract. Credit: Nano Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110872 A research team has developed a self-powered wireless carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring system. This innovative...

Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions
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Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions

Graphical abstract. Credit: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115563 Harnessing just 2% of the energy potential from tidal and offshore solar...

Trading energy with neighbors could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests
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Trading energy with neighbors could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests

A simplified overview of the market structure and household strategization process. Credit: Applied Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123556 Peer-to-peer energy trading—where customers can trade...

Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture
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Sunlight-powered system mimics plants to power carbon capture

Credit: Chem (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102583 Current methods of capturing and releasing carbon are expensive and so energy-intensive they often require, counterproductively, the use...

Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems
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Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems

A comparison chart of system costs across different scenarios, which clearly demonstrates the economic advantages of combining both networks. Credit: Hofmann et al....

Weighing the environmental costs of carbon capture materials
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Weighing the environmental costs of carbon capture materials

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new life-cycle assessment comparing the production impacts of three materials used in carbon dioxide capture technology has highlighted...