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The reason carbon dioxide removal will achieve too little, too late is because of overshooting
Simulations show that the global net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be stabilised and peaked across the FaIR ensemble under the ‘eZEC’ model. In the REN_NZCO2 scenario, the REN from AR6 of IPCC52,53,54 till the year of net-zero CO2 (2060 for this scenario), NNCE stabilization for post-peak cooling and carbon cycle feedback, and an application…
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A giant experiment will try to determine if rock dust can cut down on carbon emissions
Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify and several others plan to spend over $57 million cumulatively to fight Climate Change by spreading crushed rock over farmland. It is a tactic for trapping carbon dioxide called ‘enhanced weathering’. The carbon dioxide is trapped in the air with the help of the basalt. It has been studied for years and…
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In a star system, the best view of a planet has been achieved by JWST
Astronomers have detected the first visible sign of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a exoplanet named WASP-39b. The planet, which lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, has been found to have an atmosphere similar to that of Earth, although it is likely to have a dense atmosphere, researchers said. This is expected…
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The first glimpse of the 7-planet system was provided by the JWST
Astronomers have found the most detailed information ever about an exoplanet, WASP-39b, which is orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1b. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere for the first time. The atmosphere of WASP-39b also had sulphur dioxide in it. It is thought to have a thicker atmosphere than…
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Research shows oil field flaring emits methane five times greater than expected.
US oil and gas companies emit at least 1.3 billion tonnes of methane per year, according to a report by Environmental Defense Fund. Methane, a greenhouse gas, contributes to global warming and packs a bigger short- term punch than even carbon dioxide. Former US Vice President Al Gore said the country’s oil and gas industry…