To reduce the impact of CO2 emissions on the globe, numerous clean technologies have been developed. One example of such a technology is known as carbon upcycling, which was originally developed by Carbon Upcycling Technologies, based in Calgary, Canada.
Orca is the world’s largest carbon capture plant as well as the world’s first climate-positive direct air capture and storage plant. In commemoration of Pollution Prevention Week, AZoCleantech looks at the Orca plant and the future of carbon capture technology.
As our planet's oceans become increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming, sustainable aquaculture is proposed as a key avenue to securing the future health of our marine ecosystems.
By Bea Howarth
18 Sep 2021
Recent research has highlighted the previously overlooked role of sea kelp as a so-called "blue carbon" carbon capture process.
By Ben Pilkington
16 Sep 2021
The latest IPCC report makes stark warnings about rising sea levels. The threat of saltwater intrusion poses significant risks to coastal infrastructure worldwide, and investment must be made to avoid metal and concrete corrosion.
By Ben Pilkington
16 Sep 2021
On the UN’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (September 16), the world is celebrating the extraordinary success of the Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987. The total amount of ozone-depleting gases in the atmosphere has reduced since the agreement came into effect, and it will continue to decrease throughout the next century.
By Ben Pilkington
16 Sep 2021
Current climate models predict that between 2030 and 2052, global surface temperatures will likely rise by 1.5 °C if human activities continue at their current pace. Here, the technologies addressing global warming, Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACCS) and Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), are discussed.
Solar radiation management (SRM) sparks perhaps the greatest controversy of all proposed climate change prevention strategies. This article explores its potential to be the future of fighting climate change.
By Bea Howarth
14 Sep 2021
AZoCleantech has curated a collection of articles that provide a deeper look into how the Clean Technology sector is responding to the ongoing climate change crisis set out in the IPCC's 2018 Summary for Policymakers and 2021 Physical Science Basis.
By Megan Craig
9 Sep 2021
World Electric Vehicle (EV) Day celebrates e-mobility and acts to increase awareness about sustainable transport. To mark World EV Day 2021, we look at the current state of electric vehicles and discuss how the industry will overcome the challenge of establishing a sustainable method of recycling the lithium-ion batteries that power EVs.
By Sarah Moore
9 Sep 2021