Nine Climate Tipping Points Now 'Active,' Warn Scientists
This "cascade" of changes sparked by global warming could threaten the existence of human civilizations
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Lost Trees Hugely Overrated as Environmental Threat, Study Finds
Carbon emissions from deforestation much smaller than previously thought, economists say
Study Says Climate Impact from Loss of Intact Tropical Forests Grossly Underreported
New numbers reveal a staggering increase in the carbon impacts—626 percent higher than previously thought—due to losses of intact tropical forest between 2000 and 2013
Engineers Develop a New Way to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Air
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air
Research Team Discovers New Route to Carbon-Neutral Fuels from Carbon Dioxide
Carbon-neutral re-use of CO2 has emerged as an alternative to burying the greenhouse gas underground
Plastics, Fuels, and Chemical Feedstocks from CO2? They're Working on It
SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it would take to turn the climate-changing gas into valuable products on an industrial scale
How Trees and Turnips Grow Fatter
Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth
New Study Estimates the Carbon Footprints of 13,000 Cities
Seoul, South Korea, New York City among the cities with the biggest carbon footprints worldwide
Changing Cities’ Food Systems to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
According to previous studies, feeding urban populations accounts for 20 to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Researchers: No Simple Trigger for Soil Carbon "Bomb"
A new study led by Texas Tech’s Natasja van Gestel shows the complicated relationship between soil carbon and global warming