UK’s largest carbon capture project will turn 40,000 tonnes of CO2 into sodium bicarbonate. Which can be used for dialysis machines, pharmaceutical tablets and baking soda. This is the equivalent of removing 20,000 cars off the roads, and promises to help the country reach its net-zero goal by 2050.
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Impact of rising sea levels
Impact of rising sea levels. Rising sea levels could force towns to relocate, Environment Agency head warns.
UK ban ivory trade
UK ban ivory trade. Cruel trade in ivory to be illegal from today as world leading ban takes effect. UK Ivory Act enforces a near total ban on elephant ivory sales from today
Siberian tundra ‘could disappear’
Siberian tundra ‘could disappear by 2050’ due to climate change. The Siberian tundra could have vanished entirely by the middle of this century, researchers have warned.
Volvo is developing electric lorries
The truck maker Volvo is developing electric lorries that can travel 600 miles on a single charge in what would be a major step towards cutting carbon emissions in the freight industry.
Hydrogen to play key role in decarbonisation
Hydrogen is set to play a key role in the utilities sector as the world starts to actively pursue decarbonisation strategies. The path to net-zero has picked up momentum recently, since targets have been set by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Japan, South Korea, and Canada with the aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
Electric Cranes arrive at Port of Ipswich
Electric Cranes arrive at Port of Ipswich. Two multi-million pound electric cranes have arrived at the Port of Ipswich as part of a plan to lower the site’s greenhouse gas emissions. Town port’s new multi-million pound electric cranes ‘among first in UK’.
Detecting changes in carbon emissions
Major breakthrough in detecting changes in carbon emissions. Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered a groundbreaking new method to separate CO2 signals from plants and fossil fuels in the atmosphere.
Which countries emit the most greenhouse gases?
Which countries emit the most greenhouse gases? Last year, global leaders attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference (widely known as COP26) to discuss how the world can increase action to tackle the climate crisis, a key talking point of which was how to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
How long can solar energy be stored
How long can solar energy be stored. Solar-powered electronics are one step closer to becoming an everyday part of our lives thanks to a “radical” new scientific breakthrough.