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New ocean mapping technology helps ships cut fuel use and CO₂ emissions
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New ocean mapping technology helps ships cut fuel use and CO₂ emissions

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A UNSW academic’s innovative research uses ocean currents to optimize shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of sea...

Nanofiltration approach can solve a bottleneck for CO₂ capture and conversion
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Nanofiltration approach can solve a bottleneck for CO₂ capture and conversion

Using nanoscale filtering membranes, researchers at MIT have added a simple intermediate step that makes the process of removing carbon dioxide from the...

Eco-friendly advance brings CO₂ ‘breathing’ batteries closer to reality
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Eco-friendly advance brings CO₂ ‘breathing’ batteries closer to reality

Schematic representation of a) the CPM synthesis process and b) its catalytic reaction pathway in a Li–CO2 battery. Credit: Advanced Science (2025). DOI:...

How to reduce global CO₂ emissions from industry
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How to reduce global CO₂ emissions from industry

The energy efficiency and energy management gaps providing the extended energy efficiency gap. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59284-2 Global emissions of carbon...

The evolution of a copper catalyst that can convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels
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The evolution of a copper catalyst that can convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels

XAS electrochemical flow cell. Credit: Energy & Environmental Science (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01068C Copper is the most promising catalyst for turning carbon dioxide into...

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....