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How Trees and Turnips Grow Fatter

January 10, 2019

Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth

New Study Estimates the Carbon Footprints of 13,000 Cities

June 1, 2018

Seoul, South Korea, New York City among the cities with the biggest carbon footprints worldwide

Changing Cities’ Food Systems to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

May 7, 2018

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"

February 26, 2018

A new study led by Texas Tech’s Natasja van Gestel shows the complicated relationship between soil carbon and global wa...

Coastal Water Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide, Researcher Reports

February 2, 2018

Continental shelves are an increasing global sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide

A Fossil Fuel Technology That Doesn't Pollute

January 4, 2018

Process can use coal, shale gas, and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide

Charcoal Remains Could Accelerate CO2 Emissions after Forest Fires

January 2, 2018

Burning trees in forest fires naturally cause the emission of CO2, but little is known about the extent to which fire-derived...

Turning Emissions Into Fuel

November 29, 2017

MIT-developed method converts carbon dioxide into useful compounds

Researchers See Huge Carbon Sink in Soil Minerals

November 8, 2017

Finding opens new avenue for offsetting rising greenhouse gases

Volcanic Carbon Dioxide Drove Ancient Global Warming Event

September 5, 2017

Study shows that the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum was associated with a geologically rapid doubling of atmospheric ...

Earth Likely to Warm More Than 2 Degrees This Century

August 2, 2017

“Our analysis shows that the goal of 2 degrees is very much a best-case scenario,” said study's lead author ...

Ambiguous Pledges Leave Large Uncertainty under Paris Climate Agreement

June 7, 2017

The new study shows that these individual maps leave out key details that would enable policymakers to see if they are headed...

Drone vs. Truck Deliveries: Which Create Less Carbon Pollution?

June 1, 2017

Few people have analyzed the environmental consequences that drone technology may have if fully adopted by industries, resear...

Study: Soils Could Release Much More Carbon Than Expected as Climate Warms

March 13, 2017

Deeper soil layers more sensitive to warming than previously thought, Berkeley Lab scientists find

Rutgers Professor Develops Eco-Friendly Concrete

February 13, 2017

Rutgers’ Richard Riman invented energy-efficient technology that could help limit climate change

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