Government of South Africa Holds Seminar on Low Carbon Growth

The National Planning Commission has concluded a dialogue on how to transition the country to a low carbon economy. The aim of the event was to stimulate discussion on precisely how South Africa would manage the complexities of shifting to a low carbon...

Earth Hour Evolves Beyond the Hour, Beyond the Light Switch

Earth Hour Co-Founder and Executive Director, Andy Ridley, has announced a series of high profile and individual environmental actions, and a new dynamic online platform, to mark the global launch for Earth Hour, Beyond the Hour.

Work Begins on UK’s Biggest Low Carbon Waste Plant

The Mayor of London has officially kicked off work on the future £80 million plant that will transform household rubbish into clean energy to power up to 15,000 local homes.

Spitzer Space Telescope Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet

Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world ever observed. The discovery was made using NASA’s...

UCLA Biochemists Develop New Method for Preventing Oxidative Damage to Cells

The discovery by UCLA biochemists of a new method for preventing oxidation in the essential fatty acids of cell membranes could lead to a new class of more effective nutritional supplements and potentially help combat neurodegenerative disorders such...

Sugar And Slice Make Graphene Real Nice

Rice researchers have learned to make pristine sheets of graphene, the one-atom-thick form of carbon, from plain table sugar and other carbon-based substances. They do so in a one-step process at temperatures low enough to make graphene easy to manufacture. Science...

Calcium Carbonate a Major Long-term Sink for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

What links sea urchins, limestone and climate change? The common thread is calcium carbonate, one of the most widespread minerals on Earth. UC Davis researchers have now measured the energy changes among different forms of calcium carbonate, from its...

Large CO2 Release Speeds Up Ice Age Melting

Radiocarbon dating is used to determine the age of everything from ancient artifacts to prehistoric corals on the ocean bottom. But in a recent study appearing in the August 26 edition of the journal, Nature, a Lawrence Livermore scientist and his colleagues...

Carbon Tax on Double Cabs in South Africa Postponed

While the implementation of vehicle emissions tax on passenger cars will proceed as scheduled on September 1st, the tax on double cabs has been postponed.