Climate change has been described as one of the biggest problems faced by humankind. Carbon dioxide is is the primary driver of global warming. Prof Joanna Haigh from Imperial College London ...

This image of our planet is the closest we get to a real-time view of how carbon dioxide builds up in our atmosphere. Jan. 1 CO2 emitted by: Fossil fuels Fire Land Ocean Loading data ...

(A) Photosynthesis in land plants fixes atmospheric CO2 (inorganic carbon) as organic carbon, which is either stored as plant biomass or in soil, or is decomposed back to CO2 through plant and ...

Missions to the moon or Mars could get more sustainable life support from a chemical reaction that turns the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts into carbon nanotubes and water – which is then ...

When soda companies add carbon dioxide gas to a soda mixture, the water is very cold so it can hold a lot of gas. They also use pressure to put more gas in the water than it could normally hold at ...

It has been running for two months, sucking global-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air, then storing it deep underground where it turns to stone. Twelve collector containers are now ...

Carbon dioxide lasers are gas lasers which emit infrared radiation. They are used for a variety of high power industrial applications. As discussed in the Lasers Selection Guide, all lasers consist of ...

What is carbon dioxide and how is it connected to climate change? Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas produced by numerous natural processes and by human activities such as ...

Carbon credits are essentially permits that allow the purchaser to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. Some carbon markets are run and regulated by governments or ...

A carbon footprint is a number, often measured in tonnes, kilograms, or grams, that represents the total amount of carbon dioxide and other green-house gases that are associated with a product ...

Researchers added red dye to the waters off Martha’s Vineyard last year as the initial step in an experiment in increasing the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon ...