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Hybrid microbes can convert CO2 to plastics, fuels

June 12, 2019 11:31 am

Scientists have developed hybrid organisms that use ambient carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels.

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India to top US as 2nd-largest carbon spewer from power: International Energy Agency

November 13, 2018 12:36 pm

Carbon dioxide emissions from India’s power sector are expected to rise nearly 80 per cent by 2040 as power use almost triples, driven in part by air conditioning, the Paris-based IEA said in the report released Tuesday.

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Is sparkling water bad for your health? Find out here

September 04, 2018 9:29 pm

Carbonated drinks are not good for your teeth due to the presence of bubbles, which is actually a product of carbon dioxide. It can also result in triggering hunger hormones, in turn leading to weight gain.

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Climate change linked to more flowery forests: Study

January 22, 2018 7:41 pm

New research has shown that tropical forests may be more sensitive to climate change than previously thought. Their study relates a rise in flower production to rising greenhouse gas emissions.

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Carbon dioxide can be converted to plastic through new copper catalyst

January 16, 2018 7:37 pm

Researchers have made use of a catalyst, based on copper, that can convert carbon dioxide to plastic, and minimises methane production.

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Living bacteria found in polar ice, raises possibility of life in icy worlds

December 21, 2017 10:00 pm

New research into polar ice has shown that bacteria can survive deeper into ice sheets, raising the possibility of life in our solar systems' distant, icy planets.

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Carbon dioxide emitted by power plants can be converted to fuel

November 28, 2017 7:40 pm

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful fuel.

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Dip in CO2 levels 1 million years ago cooled Earth, led to glacier growth: Study

November 28, 2017 6:40 pm

A new study has shown that decreasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere led to a phenomenon of increased global cooling one million years ago.

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Nickel-based catalyst able to recycle carbon dioxide, methane; control climate change

November 19, 2017 1:56 pm

A cost-effective catalyst has been developed to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change - carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).

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Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN

October 30, 2017 5:32 pm

The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the UN weather agency's annual flagship report, tracks the continent of dangerous gasses in atmosphere in the post-industrial era (since 1750).