Sodium–air fuel cells could unlock electric flight and clean transit, capturing CO₂ and outperforming lithium batteries.

It’s a very different approach to those currently in development, but could theoretically offer three times as much power for ...

Plants capture carbon dioxide naturally, using sunlight to grow and flourish. Scientists have now found inspiration from ...

There’s a long history of fossil fuel companies using unproven technologies to create the illusion of progress. In this case, ...

Carbon Brief looks back at Shenzhen’s low-carbon transition efforts to date and assesses its progress on carbon mitigation.

Although the machine consumes twice the energy the gasoline it manufactures delivers, it removes carbon dioxide from the ...

Batteries are nearing their limits in terms of how much power they can store for a given weight. That's a serious obstacle ...

The goal of carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation is to turn pollution into fuel. This process transforms CO2, one of the main ...

The agency maintains the global backbone of measurements of CO2 and other gases, but these are at risk of being curtailed if the foreshadowed cuts to NOAA are realized.

The aviation industry accounted for 2.5% of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).It means ...

Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be ...

Scientists have created a battery that uses carbon dioxide to store energy. It lasts longer, costs less, and might help cut ...