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Can we counter climate change by dumping carbon in the ocean?

Researchers and start-ups are exploring a variety of ways of locking up carbon in the sea, from seaweed farming to fertilising the oceans with iron – but we know little about the implications

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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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World’s largest office building with 'passive house' design to open

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Technology

A massive power transformer shortage is wreaking havoc in the US

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We can suck CO2 from the air and store it in the ocean as baking soda

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Chemistry

The surprisingly useful liquids that mop up gases like a sponge

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This aerial picture taken from an airplane on July 27, 2021, shows the smoke rising from a forest fire outside the village of Berdigestyakh, in the republic of Sakha, Siberia. - Russia is plagued by widespread forest fires, with the Sakha-Yakutia region in Siberia being the worst affected. According to many scientists, Russia -- especially its Siberian and Arctic regions -- is among the countries most exposed to climate change. The country has set numerous records in recent years and in June 2020 registered 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the town of Verkhoyansk -- the highest temperature recorded above the Arctic circle since measurements began. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Northern forests released a record amount of carbon dioxide in 2021

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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Artificial intelligence training is powered mostly by fossil fuels

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We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

Technology

We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

A focus on revolutionary solutions like carbon capture and geoengineering is slowing the uptake of existing answers to the problems of climate change, air pollution and energy security, says environmental engineer Mark Jacobson

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Is it greener to use gas or electricity to heat your home and cook?

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China can make staple crops carbon-negative by adding biochar to soil

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Forests bioengineered to capture more carbon will be planted in the US

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Net-zero aviation needs up to $1 trillion in carbon offsets by 2050

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