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World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns

The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the COVID-19 pandemic, and faces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7°C if countries fail to strengthen their climate pledges, according to a report from the UN, published on Tuesday (26 October). Tuesday’s publication warns that countries’ current pledges would reduce carbon by only

MHI Invests in Cemvita Factory, Inc., a Leading Industrial Biotechnology Startup, to Accelerate Decarbonization Efforts

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group today announced that it has invested in Cemvita Factory, Inc. (Cemvita), a Houston-based startup that utilizes innovative synthetic biology to decarbonize heavy industries such as chemical manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas. By investing in Cemvita’s business expansion, MHI continues to deliver on its strategy to identify and accelerate decarbonization

Making Martian Rocket BioFuel on Mars

The bioproduction process would use three resources native to the red planet: carbon dioxide, sunlight, and frozen water. It would also include transporting two microbes to Mars. The first would be cyanobacteria (algae), which would take CO2 from the Martian atmosphere and use sunlight to create sugars. An engineered E. coli, which would be shipped

Atmosfair: Eröffnung E-Kerosin Anlage im Video

Es ist die erste Anlage weltweit, die industriell E-Kerosin produziert. Aus erneuerbarem, zusätzlichen Strom, Wasser und CO₂, das wir aus der Luft ziehen. Damit ist das Kerosin CO₂-neutral und hat keine weiteren negativen Umwelteffekte. Das Gütesiegel dafür haben wir gleich mitentwickelt, atmosfair fairfuel. Wir bleiben dabei unseren Klimaschutzleitsätzen treu: Vermeiden vor Reduzieren vor Kompensieren. Beim

Elkem to test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters

In Norway, Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, will test the world’s first c...

Reducing CO2 using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex Photosensitizer

Using photocatalysts to reduce CO2 has received a lot of attention recently. Scientists from Tokyo Tech have developed a new osmium complex that can absorb a full wavelength range of visible light and act as a panchromatic redox photosensitizer for CO2 reduction. The team combined this complex with a ruthenium (II) catalyst and successfully reduced CO2 into formic

SABIC Announces Carbon Neutrality Strategy at Inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum

SABIC today unveiled its global strategy towards carbon neutrality at the inaugural Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum, which took place under the patronage of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh. With the theme “A new era of action: Oasis Alive”, the invitation-only event was attended by a high-level delegation from the

Carbon capture and storage: Another arrow in the green quiver

With the 2016 Paris Agreement setting a moonshot goal for the world to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, companies have been toying with innovative technologies to meet individual targets. One such technology with considerable promise is Carbon Capture and Storage. As part of the circular carbon economy (CCE), the technology enables manufacturers to capture

nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer

For almost six years, Lara Dammer has been heading the “Economy & Policy” Department at nova-Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and has been a part of the nova team since 2012. After her maternal leave, she is now back with new energy to tackle the challenges of a renewable carbon world.

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) celebrates its first anniversary

After its launch on 20 September 2020, the RCI (www.renewable-carbon-initiative.com) is proud to celebrate its first anniversary this fall. The balance sheet of the first year is impressive: starting from 11 founding members, that number increased to 30 member companies within 12 months. Numerous webinars, press releases, background information, a glossary and a comic allowed

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