Spekboom, or Portulacaria afra, is a small-leaved succulent plant native to South Africa. It is earning a reputation for being a superior ‘carbon sponge‘, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In fact, according to The Spekboom Foundation, a spekboom thicket is 10 times more effective per hectare (ha) at carbon fixing than any tropical rainforest. … Read more
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, scientist reported Wednesday. The so-called super Earth – known as 55 Cancri e – is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and … Read more
Buzachi Neft, the oil company in Kazakhstan responsible for the leak of tonnes of highly potent greenhouse gas methane, has been slapped with a fine of $780,000 (£614,000). The authorities swung into action after a BBC report made revelations about the leak last week in one of their reports. A well located in the Mangistau … Read more
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