The air we breathe has a carbon problem. But in Hellisheidi, Iceland, a geothermally active plateau just outside of Reykjavik, a new technology is taking a small but mighty step toward fixing it. A plant called Orca, built by Climeworks, is the first-ever facility where CO2 is being filtered directly from the air and stored […]
It’s time to delete carbon from the atmosphere. But how?
It’s not enough to drastically slash emissions—we need more carbon capture.
Plastic industry pollution to overtake coal in US by 2030, report says
Supply chain for plastic production is rife with carbon emissions.
International climate pledges may be on the right track—maybe
World’s climate targets aren’t bad, but they’re still a far cry from 1.5C warming
Bill Gates offers direction, not solutions
Bill Gates has solved many problems in his (professional) life, and in recent decades, he’s been dedicated to the plight of the world’s poor and particularly their health. Through his foundation work and charitable giving, he’s roamed the world solving problems from malaria and neglected tropical diseases to maternal health, always with an eye toward […]
44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone
Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is an important goal, but another challenge awaits: lowering the levels of CO2 and other substances already in the atmosphere. One promising approach turns the gas into an ordinary mineral through entirely natural processes; 44.01 hopes to perform this process at scale using vast deposits of precursor materials and a […]