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CO2 Absorbed at Room Temperature by Nanotechnology

Mr. Sustainability

Though still fundamental and proven only in the lab, it is groundbreaking work that could pave the way for the creation of economic synthetic fuels, medicine and chemicals in a circular economy. Circular and synthetic fuels, medicine and other chemicals The CO molecules that are released during this process are poisonous.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.

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Major Animal Pharma Industry Group Forced to Remove UN Logo from ‘Misleading’ Briefing on Livestock Climate Impact

DeSmogBlog

The animal pharmaceutical sector produces vaccines, antibiotics, and other medicines for food, clothing, and companion animals – although food animals are the biggest earner. About 44 percent of livestock emissions are methane, the FAO has found. Last year, the animal medicine sector was valued at $45.4

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An apple a day keeps the carbon away: Analysis of UK diet advice reveals emissions-saving potential

Business Green

Led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in collaboration with the University of Oxford, the research found that the more the average person adopts the government-backed Eatwell guidelines , the more they reduced their diet's environmental impact.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

SGH2 CEO Robert Do, whose background is in physics, medicine and business, can’t name companies yet but said, "We have also had enormous interest from other buyers in California and globally. The image above describes SGH2's process. SGH2 is negotiating with fueling stations interested in the Lancaster plant’s output.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island. tons per acre per year in the delta — but freshwater wetlands also emit the greenhouse gas methane, which has about 30 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide. Think of it as preventive medicine. Jonno Rattman / Bay Nature.

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Burned Out: Documents Reveal The Gas Industry’s Use Of Tobacco Tactics Over Gas Stove Emissions

DeSmogBlog

In the 1970s, Dr. Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. In a series of studies, Goldstein and his colleagues identified a higher incidence of respiratory problems among schoolchildren from homes with gas stoves.

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