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Carbon sequestration

Tropical forest Indonesia

Tropical forests are becoming net carbon producers, instead of carbon sinks

Environment

Tropical forests have historically absorbed excess carbon dioxide, but new research indicates that these areas have become a net source of CO2.

High-tech laser plane

High-tech eyes in the sky help scientists understand fragile ecosystems

Technology
Skyonic Capitol SkyMine

Companies are finding ways to turn industry-generated CO2 into a profitable business

Environment

New research shifts model on how forests contribute to carbon sequestration

Environment

Combating climate change by storing CO2 underground

Business, Economics and Jobs

Sequestration: Is Our Budget System Broken?

The sequester, which brings automatic, across-the-board spending cuts, officially went into effect last Friday. Furloughs are on the horizon for federal workers in Washington and The Takeaway has discussed the sequester’s potential impact on scientific research,  education,  toxic waste clean up and even the  price of meat.   Lawrence White, a professor of economics at New York University’s Stern […]

Death of Carbon Capture?

Carbon capture and storage once seemed like a silver bullet to clean up polluting coal power – but it may be prohibitively expensive. American Electric Power just shuttered the first CCS pilot program but Mitsubishi has some even bigger plans in the pipeline.

The World

Carbon Capture

A coal-fired power plant in West Virginia is the site of the first carbon capture and storage project at an existing U.S. plant. The technology is expensive and untested but some say if it can be economically developed, it’s a necessary part of the energy

The World

Coal’s Carbon Capture in Question

Energy experts say the coal industry’s future could rest on the ability to capture carbon from coal-fired power plants, reducing the fuel’s greenhouse gases. But the Government just pulled the plug on the leading carbon capture project, raising serious do

Carbon Sequestration

As part of its efforts to curb climate change, the British government has set aside money for technology that will capture carbon dioxide from power plants and send it to the bottom of the North Sea.