Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon, but can they store it durably?

Natural geological processes have been regulating Earth's climate for millions of years. Accelerated versions of these ...

South China Sea coral reefs reveal carbon stores rivaling mangroves and seagrasses

A collaborative research team has revealed the long-overlooked carbon storage potential of coral reef ecosystems and how reef ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Carbon credit program pays small landowners to keep forests standing

Markets to offset carbon emissions are now worth about $2 billion annually, and supporters say they're a key tool to address ...

Understanding Carbon Markets: A Guide to Credits and Trading

Learn how carbon markets work, including compliance and voluntary markets, to reduce emissions through carbon credit trading.

Carbon markets underestimate the risks US forests face from climate change, researchers warn

The world's forests form a vast network of carbon reservoirs, keeping carbon sequestered from the atmosphere where its ...
Earth.com

Deep soil carbon may be the climate sink we overlooked

More than half of Earth’s soil carbon lies deeper than scientists usually measure, potentially reshaping climate models.
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Before carbon capture can clean atmosphere at scale, one bottleneck may decide whether it succeeds

In 2024, global average temperatures exceeded 1.5o C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. This threshold was set ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Custom device maps carbon capture reactions in real time

Removing carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air, a process called direct air capture (or DAC), is one of several ...
Scientific American

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ new record

These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts ...