Rising CO2 levels key factor in ending last Ice Age

Last Updated: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 19:11

A new study has provided compelling evidence that rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused much of the global warming that ended the last Ice Age.

Saline aquifers can store century`s worth of CO2 emissions

Last Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 18:42

Researchers have identified deep saline aquifers capable of storing at least a century`s worth of CO2 emissions from coal-fired plants in the US.

Eco-friendly tires that save fuel

Last Updated: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 15:30

Environmentally conscious car owners will now have a new choice when it comes to their four wheels: eco-friendly tires.

Oceans acidified by human CO2 emissions

Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2012, 13:30

Human-induced carbon dioxide emissions for the past 100 to 200 years have already raised acidity of world’s oceans far.

CO2 turns clownfish into drunken daredevils

Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012, 12:41

Carbon dioxide in the ocean acts like alcohol on fish and leaves them less able to judge risks, making them prone to losing their senses, a new study has claimed.

Pledges to cut CO2 will go on: UN official

Last Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 17:48

The top UN climate official said Saturday she is confident industrial countries will renew their pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions after their current commitments expire next year.

World has five years to avoid severe warming: IEA

Last Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 12:56

The world has just five years to avoid being trapped in a scenario of perilous climate change and extreme weather events, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday.

Breeding crop plants could cut CO2 levels

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 14:47

Breeding crops that have roots a metre deeper in the soil could dramatically lower CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a leading University of Manchester scientist has claimed.

Forests can store more CO2 than earlier thought

Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2011, 09:44

Forests can store more carbon dioxide than previously thought, a study has found.

UN-aided project in HP to cut down CO2 emmisions

Last Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2011, 12:39

A United Nations-aided project has been launched in Himachal Pradesh under which carbon emissions will be reduced by 40,000 tonnes per year for two decades -- an initiative claimed to be bigger than a similar project in China.