Carbon removal

Irish farmers convert ocean carbon to fertiliser via seaweed

UK carbon credit start-up Carbon Kapture has launched its first seaweed farm dedicated to ocean carbon sequestration, enabling customers to…

Ørsted launches landmark CCS project in Denmark

Danish renewables powerhouse Ørsted has won a 20-year contract from the Danish Energy Agency for its "Ørsted Kalundborg Hub" carbon…

Can building with wood decarbonise construction?

The climate impact of the buildings and construction sector is still headed in the wrong direction. Despite booming investment to…

World’s largest carbon capture plant running at a third of its planned capacity 

Chevron has revealed that its Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in Western Australia is running at just a…

European carbon removal pioneer lured by US subsidies

Swiss-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) company Climeworks, a global leader in direct air capture (DAC) technology, recently revealed a key…

South Pole and Mitsubishi launch the world’s largest portfolio of carbon removals

NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen), a joint venture between Swiss carbon finance consultancy South Pole and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation, recently…

Grant Shapps assures the UK’s oil and gas industry it has his full support to continue drilling 

The UK’s Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps, has reassured Britain’s oil…

Global Thermostat unveils direct air capture plant in Colorado

US-based carbon removal company Global Thermostat has unveiled one of the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) machines, in Adams…

How a “carbon takeback obligation” can ensure net zero

In all the noise surrounding the oil majors’ 2022 earnings announcements, one stat published by Greenpeace cut through everything: if…

Weekly data: UK’s ‘Green Day’ spotlights oil, gas and carbon capture and storage

The UK was set to announce some major new climate and energy policies last Thursday on 'Green Day', later rebranded…