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A growing list of global companies are setting a price or charging themselves for each metric ton of their carbon emissions, looking to shape their investments and business for future pollution taxes or other new climate rules.Their prices…

The production of ammonia for fertilisers -- which has one of the largest carbon footprints among industrial processes -- will soon be possible on farms using low-cost, low-energy and environmentally friendly technology. This is thanks to…

Curbing carbon emissions and eating healthier may both start at the dinner table. According to a new study co-authored by a Tulane University researcher and published in the journal Nature Food, making simple substitutions like switching…

Published By: Kavya MishraLast Updated: October 13, 2023, 22:21 ISTChina has committed to net zero by 2060. (Credits: Reuters)India has committed to operating half of its installed power capacity with non-fossil sources and cutting the…

Some of the thinnest materials known to humankind may provide solutions to scientists in their quest to curb the effects of global warming. Known as MXene and MBene compounds, these substances are only a few atoms thick, making them…

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered carbon on the surface of Europa, an ice-covered moon of Jupiter, and they think it came from an ocean of liquid water beneath the ice.Here on Earth, all life is based on carbon and requires…

The United Kingdom has pledged to grant “hundreds” of licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction, on Monday (July 31), in a bid to bolster its energy security, said the government. The announcement has since drawn criticism from…

Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so. A new collection of articles in the open access journal PLOS Biology explores the twin challenges of engineering plants for…

Published By: Pragati PalLast Updated: July 27, 2023, 22:06 ISTA firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning at the industrial zone of the city of Volos, in central Greece, July 26, 2023. (Reuters)The fires have raged across parts…

How are laptops supposed to respond to a changing landscape that sees tablets with very capable keyboard accessories proving a more-than-worthy replacement? At least for the demographic for which portability matters a lot. The answer is…