climate
🏆 Four companies win $100 million for their carbon capture
Mati Carbon receives the main prize of 50 million dollars in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition. The company uses crushed basalt on agricultural land to accelerate a natural weathering process that permanently binds carbon dioxide, while improving soil quality for small-scale farmers.
🌎 The vast majority believe in climate change and want to do something about it (but think others don't)
A study published in Science, in which 59,000 people in 63 countries were surveyed, showed that 86% "believe" in climate change. 86% think that people in their country "should try to combat global warming." However, they wrongly believe that others do not think the same.
📉 Sweden gets more from less
PART 1: Lower carbon dioxide emissions and less pollution despite more inhabitants and economic growth. Sweden gets more from less, writes Jonas Grafström and Christian Sandström.
🍁 Redwoods grow new leaves to adapt to drought
The iconic redwood trees have started to grow new special leaves to handle the drought.
🤿 Scuba divers recover 25 000 pounds of trash from Lake Tahoe
The non-profit Clean Up the Lake in California recently organized a team of volunteer scuba divers to remove trash from Lake Tahoe’s 72-mile shoreline. The team removed 25 00 pounds of debris.
👊 "If there is an opportunity to help save the world, you have to take it"
It's not all about electric power and batteries. Traveling smarter and more efficiently is something we can do already. We've met Jesper Johansson who is an expert in Mobility Management.
❄ Trapped methane – less of a problem than previously perceived
How large the methane emissions become when the permafrost melts varies greatly depending on how deep the permafrost is.
👊 "Wouldn't it be great if we could make people rich by saving the climate?"
Huge investments are required by companies to reduce emissions and change to climate-friendly technology. Rison intends to solve that problem, by taking care of the investments and then selling it as a service to the company. The result is directly reduced emissions and costs.
🌎 Environmental careers top of mind for "Gen Z"
Multiple surveys have shown that a surprising number of people under 25 are pursuing careers and degrees related to the environment.