While carbon offsetting initiatives are eco-friendly, they take a long time to kick in, by which time the damage to the environment has already been done.
We Wish Buying Carbon Offsets for Your Flight Helped. It Doesn’t.
This organization sells carbon offsets, where you pay money for each flight you take, which is then invested in eco-friendly initiatives. https://www.cooleffect.org/travel-offset
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Agung Bimo Listyanu, a 2018 Johnson & Johnson One Young World Alumni Ambassador, joined forces with two fellow Indonesian Ambassadors from Unilever and BP to set up a movement called CarbonEthics. Read his speech from the 2019 Summit in London here.
Artificial methods of growing lettuce produce twice the amount of the crop as traditional field-based methods, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The meta-analysis also found that it was quicker to grow lettuce using artificial methods, with production rates 50% faster in summer... Read more
Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, carbon dioxide and visible light through artificial photosynthesis.
If CO2 emissions do not fall fast enough, then CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming. Not only could planting new forests and biomass contribute to this, but new technologies for artificial photosynthesis as well. Physicists have estimated how much surface area such... Read more
Startup Twelve broke ground on a commercial-scale facility in Washington state, which it says will be the first in the country to make sustainable aviation fuel from CO2.
An efficient new process can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.
This 3D-printed concept wheel by tyre manufacturer Goodyear uses living moss to absorb moisture from the road, before converting it into oxygen through photosynthesis
Data from Space-Track.org allowed Corby-based electronic company RS Components to analyse just how many bits of debris are currently orbiting Earth and which country they belong to.
Maybe, but don’t shoot yourselves in the foot – satellites are finding polluters more than they are adding to it, according to most sources including this in the WSJ.
Who Are the World’s Biggest Climate Polluters? Satellites Sweep for Culprits
Governments are turning to the technology to expose hidden sources of greenhouse-gas emissions and monitor compliance with global pacts—as well as to point fingers at each other.
Spaceship Neptune isn’t powered by rockets but is lifted 30 kilometers above the Earth by a gigantic balloon, big enough to fit a whole football stadium inside.
The Founder and Convener of the Green Republic Project, Mr Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa, has called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to develop a policy that will make it obligatory for road contractors to plant trees along the roads they construct.
Consumers and senior retail executives were surveyed in tandem to compare perceptions and preferences for sustainable products, shopping formats, and the influences driving sustainable purchase decisions.
Trees get hardly any energy or materials from nutrients in the ground. They eat carbon from the air and use sunlight to power up their almighty water pumps. Think how stupid those last folk on Easter Island must have felt, killing that which kept them alive. HA, SO IT GOES.
Trees didn’t exist for the first 90 percent of Earth’s history and before that, Earth was home to fungi that grew 26 feet tall. And adding one tree to an open pasture can increase its bird biodiversity from almost zero species to as high as 80
Heartbroken that one of my mates cut a lovely tree down in his garden just so he could have less shade – ironically he is a bird spotter. Life gets me down sometimes, trees bring me back.
Turning your loved one's ashes into diamonds is has become a popular memorial. Our experts discuss what is a cremation diamond, the process, costs, & more.
CAP AND TRADE
A government sets a ceiling, or cap, on the total amount of carbon emissions it will allow in a certain time period. Companies who want to increase their emissions must buy permits from those companies who are polluting less.
CARBON TAX
A fee imposed by the government on each tonne of CO2 emitted by companies. Simpler to implement than a cap and trade system, but less popular with companies.
Captured CO2 can also be turned into textiles, which is another excellent idea for addressing the fashion industry’s carbon footprint.
Check out these two companies that recently unveiled carbon-capturing t-shirts at the London Fashion Week.
https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/a-major-brazilian-and-a-fledgling-singapore-brand-both-unveil-co2-capturing-t-shirts
These cotton textiles can capture carbon from the air before releasing it as plant nutrients.
https://www.just-style.com/news/hm-foundation-unveils-clothing-with-innovative-co2-capture-properties/
Carbon capture is an excellent niche for companies or brands looking to create sustainable fashion products.
While carbon offsetting initiatives are eco-friendly, they take a long time to kick in, by which time the damage to the environment has already been done.
We should start by taxing private jets, which have the worst carbon emissions per person.
A carbon tax on flights is another excellent idea for offsetting the carbon footprint of air travel.
This organization sells carbon offsets, where you pay money for each flight you take, which is then invested in eco-friendly initiatives.
https://www.cooleffect.org/travel-offset
You can pay this company to plant trees for each flight you take!
Planting trees is one of the popular ways of offestting the carbon footprint of air travel.
In the near future, artificial photosynthesis may be the secret to sustaining life in space colonies.
This technology can also help to improve global food security!
These researchers have also discovered a way to use artificial photosynthesis to create biodegradable plastics.
https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/artificial-photosynthesis-uses-co2-to-create-biodegradable-plastics
Scientists are already using artificial photosynthesis to produce sustainable fuels.
https://chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2019-05-23/prashant-jain-sungju-yu-have-successfully-used-artificial-photosynthesis-transform
Artificial photosynthesis can extract huge amounts of carbon from the air, limiting (or even reversing) global warming.
This NASA technology that can turn CO2 into fuel using solar power is the ultimate solution to sustainable energy.
https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-160
It looks like companies are already commercialising this technology. There’s a company that is turning CO2 into green jet fuel.
This catalyst can make fuel from sunlight and CO2 in the air!
https://www.science.org/content/article/cheap-catalysts-turn-sunlight-and-carbon-dioxide-fuel
Check this out: researchers at MIT and Havard have discovered a way to make fuel from captured carbon dioxide.
https://news.mit.edu/2023/engineers-develop-efficient-fuel-process-carbon-dioxide-1030
Turning CO2 into fuel and other useful products can provide a lasting solution to global warming and climate change crisis.
Top brands, especially those whose products are sold in vending machines, should start investing in carbon removal technology.
This has already been done! Japan is planning to roll out vending machines that can suck carbon out of the air.
Vending machines, especially smart ones, are actually a great way to reduce the carbon footprint in the retail industry.
These futuristic-looking tires use moss to convert carbon to oxygen as you are driving.
https://www.dezeen.com/2018/03/09/goodyear-oxygene-tyre-converts-carbon-dioxide-into-oxygen-geneva-motor-show/
This car can also absorb carbon as you are driving, but with its front grill not tires.
https://www.cnet.com/science/this-car-cleans-the-atmosphere-while-driving/
The UK’s Daily (hate) Mail reports that the US has just, ahem, 2 pieces more junk in space as the Russians. Go figure.
Maybe, but don’t shoot yourselves in the foot – satellites are finding polluters more than they are adding to it, according to most sources including this in the WSJ.
Carbon Neutral AND Spacejunk Neutral would be a fine standard for others to follow, early days guys. Read this https://www.weforum.org/videos/this-carbon-neutral-spaceship-could-take-you-to-the-edge-of-space
We can create net zero-carbon roads worldwide by planting trees along all highways and streets.
How about taking roads underground and turning the space they occupy into green parks?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220621-what-if-roads-went-underground
Check out this CO2-absorbing concrete we could use to create buildings that suck carbon from the air!
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/how-new-forms-of-concrete-could-capture-carbon.html
Scientists have discovered an asphalt that can suck CO2 from the air, making it the perfect road surface material!
https://www.sciencealert.com/cheap-asphalt-that-can-suck-up-carbon-dioxide-has-been-created
This might happen be happening sooner than later.
https://www.ft.com/content/d9806361-c62d-40db-80d4-f51490709df5
I am in complete support of this! A footprint label can bring to light companies that use unethical practices in their manufacturing processes.
This is exactly what eco-conscious consumers need to make informed decisions.
How about these carbon-absorbing murals and graffiti that are popping up in various cities across the world?
https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/08072021-video-painting-south-bank-green-via-a-carbon-absorbing-graffiti-mural
CO2 absorbing paints are becoming increasingly popular as people look for more innovative ways to combat carbon emissions.
Check out this article about a type of cement-based paint that can absorb and lock in CO2 from the air.
https://www.springwise.com/innovation/science/carbon-capturing-celour-paint/
Trees get hardly any energy or materials from nutrients in the ground. They eat carbon from the air and use sunlight to power up their almighty water pumps. Think how stupid those last folk on Easter Island must have felt, killing that which kept them alive. HA, SO IT GOES.
Trees didn’t exist for the first 90 percent of Earth’s history and before that, Earth was home to fungi that grew 26 feet tall. And adding one tree to an open pasture can increase its bird biodiversity from almost zero species to as high as 80
I bet they are slagging us right off, and rightly so.
Heartbroken that one of my mates cut a lovely tree down in his garden just so he could have less shade – ironically he is a bird spotter. Life gets me down sometimes, trees bring me back.
It’s a thing – The diamond is left inside a growing cell until it reaches the desired size. The longer you wait, the larger the diamond becomes.
…and here is how it’s done. Weird.
People do this now.
Good idea for an app, don’t hold your breath though it would take AI to calculate the real impact of each purchase.
Saw these online, should be a thing already.
CAP AND TRADE
A government sets a ceiling, or cap, on the total amount of carbon emissions it will allow in a certain time period. Companies who want to increase their emissions must buy permits from those companies who are polluting less.
CARBON TAX
A fee imposed by the government on each tonne of CO2 emitted by companies. Simpler to implement than a cap and trade system, but less popular with companies.