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A vodka made from captured carbon dioxide has been created by a new company and could make it profitable to capture greenhouse gases. Brooklyn based Air Co was a finalist for the Carbon XPrize, designed to create a profitable way to capture and reuse greenhouse gases. The company was founded by a chemical physicist and … Read more
The doomed plane which crashed and killed young footballer Emiliano Sala broke up mid-air when the unlicensed pilot flew it too fast and lost control after a carbon monoxide leak, a report has found. The final report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft suffered an in-flight break … Read more
I can’t believe it! Burping and farting cows are to blame as butter is revealed to produce three-and-a-half times more carbon dioxide than plant-based spreads like margarine Experts analysed the carbon footprint of 21 butters and 212 non-dairy spreads They found that the dairy products had greater climate, land and water impacts Cattle were responsible for the … Read more
Britain need to drastically reduce meat and dairy consumption and cut down on air travel if it is to meet its net zero emissions target by 2050, according to a new report. The UK cutting meat consumption by half would save 19 million tonnes of carbon emissions, says a government-backed study by non-profit Energy Systems … Read more
Network operator O2 has made an ambitious vow to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero by the year 2025. The company would become the first network operator in the country to achieve zero carbon emissions if the target is realised. The transition to zero carbon emissions will be fuelled by renewable energy sources, meaning … Read more
Heathrow mocked over ‘zero carbon’ pledge as environmentalists accuse the airport of ‘brazen greenwashing’ Britain’s busiest airport says its buildings should be zero carbon within 15 years The announcement has been dismissed as propaganda by green campaigners Airport’s third runway will mean an extra 700 planes in the sky every day Heathrow currently operates a … Read more
One fifth of the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs thanks to deforestation and forest fires, researchers have found. The team have been monitoring the release of greenhouse gases over the Amazon basin for the last decade, during which time millions of trees have been lost. While growing trees take … Read more