Tag: Carbon

CO2: Climate Killer or Valuable Resource?

Written by Laura Wagener, 15-04-2019

Negative-emissions technologies - that remove carbon dioxide from the air and in some cases, even turn it into something new - are powerful tools in the fight against climate change. In our latest Knowledge article we look at some of the most innovative approaches. Read on

Climate Protection

CO2: Climate Killer or Valuable Resource?

In a bid to slow down the rising temperature of the Earth and reduce the greenhouse effect, tech innovators around the world are looking for ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphereand, in some cases, even turn it into something new. Read on

Energy

Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough Shows Plants Are Best, but We're Catching Up

Written by Tristan Rayner, 16-11-2017

Plants, algae and bacterias have perfected the harvesting of light from the sun over millennia. Read on

Energy

Little Solar, Sunflower-esque Pieces of Solar Art

Written by Ajay Pal Singh Chabba, 20-06-2014

Little Sun brings light to homes in the form of a sunflower-shaped solar powered lamp. Dependence on kerosene-fuelled lanterns for light is an all-too-common occurrence in some developing countries. In fact, India even has the highest subsidy in place for distribution of kerosene tp its citizens living below poverty line. Read on

Climate Protection

REDD+ Simply Explained - a Case in Lao PDR

Forests continue to diminish globally at an alarming rate and have been dropping drastically especially in developing countries who are transforming their natural resources into national financial assets. What kind of forest management approach is a best fit in forest-rich developing countries? Is paying local communities to protect their forests the right approach? Read on

Energy

State of Jammu and Kashmir in India Gives the Green Light to 7,500 MW Solar Projects

Written by Ajay Pal Singh Chabba, 11-03-2014

India is still going strong on its 22GW solar power generation target by the end of 2022. Last week, the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India signed a remarkable Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to set up 7,500 MW of solar power projects in the state. Read on

Low Carbon the Future of Indian Industry

Recommended by Ajay Pal Singh Chabba, 08-07-2013

May 2013 saw carbon dioxide crossing the To source

Study demonstrates that organic farming accumulates carbon in the soil

Recommended by Anna Rees, 25-10-2012

Organic farming contributes to the sequestration of carbon in the soil and thus helps to mitigate climate change. This is the conclusion arrived at by a group of international climate experts. Under the leadership of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), the group evaluated for the first time data contained in 74 studies from around the world. To source

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Content tagged with Carbon

CO2: Climate Killer or Valuable Resource?

CO2: Climate Killer or Valuable Resource?

Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough Shows Plants Are Best, but We're Catching Up

Little Solar, Sunflower-esque Pieces of Solar Art

REDD+ Simply Explained - a Case in Lao PDR

State of Jammu and Kashmir in India Gives the Green Light to 7,500 MW Solar Projects

Low Carbon the Future of Indian Industry

Study demonstrates that organic farming accumulates carbon in the soil