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Opinion: Europe’s climate-elephant in the room: What to do with left-over emissions when we get to net zero?

As the European Commission published its review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), one of the first steps towards implementing the 2040 climate target to reduce emissions by 90 percent, Europe is moving towards the most challenging sources of emissions: “residual emissions”, which remain undefined in the policy architecture. Residual emissions are what is left

Green Lime: Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Construction Materials Industry

Lime, a key component in cement, can be used for both interior and exterior plastering. However, the production of this versatile building material generates significant emissions. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Hermsdorf, Thuringia, are developing a membrane reactor that enables climate-neutral lime production while also recovering new raw

Grüner Kalk: CO2-Emissionen in der Baustoffindustrie senken

Kalk lässt sich als Innen- und Außenputz nutzen und ist ein Hauptbestandteil von Zement. Die Herstellung des vielseitigen Baustoffs ist jedoch emissionsintensiv. Forschende des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS entwickeln in Hermsdorf (Thüringen) einen Membranreaktor, der eine klimaneutrale Kalkproduktion ermöglicht und gleichzeitig neue Rohstoffe schafft. Die Baustoffindustrie verursacht etwa ein Viertel der globalen

KIST team converts captured carbon dioxide directly into formic acid without purification

A process has been developed that converts carbon dioxide, a typical greenhouse gas, into formic acid, which is widely used in leather, pharmaceuticals and other applications. It directly converts captured carbon dioxide into formic acid using electricity, without separating, purifying or compressing the CO2. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on the

Hitachi, MOL, and JAL Sign MOU to Conduct Japan’s First Pilot Test of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology on Kume Island, Okinawa

Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter “Hitachi”), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (hereinafter “MOL”), and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “JAL”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct Japan’s first(Note 1) pilot test on Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, utilizing Direct Ocean Capture (hereinafter “DOC”) – a technology that directly separates and captures CO2 dissolved in seawater. In this pilot

Transforming carbon dioxide into a new kind of recyclable plastics

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a process to transform naturally occurring and highly stable carbon dioxide into recyclable, high-performance materials that could replace today’s plastics in many situations. Their catalytic process, described in the journal Nature, is another step toward a circular economy that reduces plastic waste and supports environmental sustainability. The paper describes a closed-loop

New technology could turn dirty factory exhaust directly into useful fuel

A team of international researchers has found a way to turn carbon dioxide from dirty factory emissions directly into fuel without first cleaning or purifying the gas. The breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, overcomes one of the biggest challenges facing carbon capture technologies: the complex mix of gases found in industrial flue, a major source of

Discover How CO₂ from Wastewater Can Become Sustainable Packaging

How can carbon emissions from wastewater treatment plants be transformed into valuable, biodegradable materials? The HICCUPS project is answering this question by developing an innovative process that converts biogenic CO₂ into polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) — a fully bio-based and biodegradable polymer with the potential to replace fossil-based plastics in food packaging. The international HICCUPS consortium

The Age of Fossil Fuels Must Come to an End – Renewable Energy and Renewable Carbon Will Take the Lead

Everybody is familiar with solar and wind energy, which, together with modern batteries and hydrogen, have the potential to replace fossil energy sources and transform the entire energy system. These alternatives to fossil fuels are widely known as renewable energy. But what does renewable carbon mean, and why can all industries not simply decarbonise in

Das Zeitalter der fossilen Rohstoffe muss enden – erneuerbare Energien und erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff übernehmen die Führung

Solar- und Windenergie sind nicht nur allgemein bekannt, sondern haben zusammen mit modernen Batterien und Wasserstoff das Potenzial, fossile Energieträger zu ersetzen und das gesamte Energiesystem zu transformieren. Diese Alternativen zu fossilen Energieträgern werden weithin unter dem Begriff erneuerbare Energien zusammengefasst. Doch was bedeutet erneuerbarer Kohlenstoff, und warum können nicht alle Industriezweige auf dieselbe Weise

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