CO2 levels on Earth cross 410 ppm for the first time in history! - Is climate change winning?
The first time the observatory recorded CO2 levels passing 400 ppm was back in 2013. Since then, 400 ppm is considered the new normal.
May 02, 2017, 22:57 PM IST
Rising levels of carbon dioxide may change crucial marine process
Climate change may be putting cyanobacteria, that are crucial to the functioning of the ocean, at risk.
Apr 28, 2017, 21:37 PM IST
UK scientists to track effects of increasing CO2 levels through 'sci-fi' forest!
Researchers believe that as levels of CO2 increase the trees will fix more of carbon into their trunks, roots and organic matter in the earth.
Apr 03, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
Carbon dioxide converts into fuel using ultraviolet light
Scientists have developed tiny nano particles that turned carbon dioxide into fuel using light.
Feb 23, 2017, 23:20 PM IST
New key enzyme discovered to recycle greenhouse gas
In what could be seen as an effective way to reduce the challenges of two major concerns the world is battling—global warming and energy shortage, scientists have found a new way to recycle the greenhouse gas.
Dec 25, 2016, 01:40 AM IST
NASA explains how carbon dioxide circulates around the Earth's atmosphere!
Burning of fossil fuels is the primary element that generates carbon dioxide, which is responsible for the Earth's current long-term warming trend.
Dec 15, 2016, 23:45 PM IST
India's carbon emissions increased by over 5% in 2015: Study
India contributed 6.3 per cent of all global CO2 emissions, with emissions increasing 5.2 per cent, in 2015 continuing a period of strong growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK and the Global Carbon Project.
Nov 14, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
Global carbon emissions remain flat for third year
The researchers said that carbon emissions did not grow last year and the projected rise of only 0.2 per cent for 2016 marks a clear break from the rapid emissions growth of 2.3 per cent per year in the decade to 2013, with just 0.7 per cent growth seen in 2014.
Nov 14, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
Indian scientists show new way to transform CO2 into methanol
Charting out a new route to enhance production of alternative energy, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, have designed a method to transform carbon dioxide into methanol under prevailing atmospheric conditions.
Nov 08, 2016, 21:19 PM IST
First ever global maps of human carbon dioxide emissions created using satellite data! (Pics inside)
Based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, scientists from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, produced three main maps.
Nov 02, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
Phasing out hydro-fluorocarbons the next big challenge
There is a strange similarity between ISIS and HFCs. Both are man-made.
Aug 19, 2016, 11:31 AM IST
'Reprogrammed' bacteria eat carbon dioxide to produce sugars
The changed conditions forced the bacteria to learn to use the more abundant material in their environment.
Jun 26, 2016, 21:50 PM IST
Protect environment by turning CO2 into solid rocks!
Environmentalists worldwide are struggling hard to develop effective tools which can re-purpose the extracted CO2.
Jun 12, 2016, 14:46 PM IST
Scientists turn carbon dioxide into stone to fight climate change
Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change.
Jun 10, 2016, 21:14 PM IST
How are rising carbon dioxide levels affecting crops? NASA finds out!
US space agency NASA is among those contributing toward this by carrying out studies in order to create awareness regarding these threats.
May 04, 2016, 20:21 PM IST
Earth getting greener due to carbon dioxide fertilization- Watch
A new study has revealed the Earth is getting significant greening over the last 35 years and it is mainly due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).
Apr 27, 2016, 12:05 PM IST
Record leap in carbon dioxide in 2015; largest y-o-y rise in 56 years!
The annual growth rate of carbon dioxide jumped by 3.05 parts per million (ppm) during 2015, the largest year-on-year increase in 56 years.
Mar 11, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Carbon dioxide, plants turned into renewable plastic
The researchers at Stanford University of the US have found a way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, such as agricultural waste and grasses, into plastic.
Mar 11, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
California methane gas leak 'largest' in US history: Scientists
The methane leak, detected at the gas company`s Aliso Canyon facility, has been described as an environmental disaster.
Feb 26, 2016, 19:40 PM IST
CO2 from thin air converted directly into clean-burning fuel
In a first, researchers including one of Indian origin have directly converted carbon dioxide from thin air into methanol fuel - a discovery that can create a sustainable fuel source from greenhouse gas emissions in the near future.
Feb 04, 2016, 00:19 AM IST
