SINGAPORE: China’s climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions could fall by a third by 2035 and align with the goals of the Paris Agreement if it submits more ambitious pledges to the United Nations early next year, an environmental think tank said on Thursday (Oct 3). As part of their Paris obligations, nations must deliver new and … Read more
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
