Scientists at the University of Sheffield receive a £5.6m award for a project to assess the feasibility of using rock dust to capture greenhouse gases.
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) welcomes three new additions to its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: ARA Asset Management Limited, B+H Architects and Currie & Brown.
In a dramatic shake up signaling an accelerating transition away from a fossil fuel economy, a majority of ExxonMobil shareholders voted to replace two of the oil major’s board of directors with an alternative slate of candidates experienced in clean energy and energy transitions.
Hanson supports world-first carbon sequestration field trial
Crushed basalt donated from Hanson’s Builth Wells quarry in Powys is being used in a field trial to measure the impact it can have on removing carbon dioxide (CO
2) from the atmosphere.The world-first project by The Carbon Community, a charity dedicated to creating forests and accelerating carbon removal, aims to define a new reforestation approach to accelerate and enhance the sequestration of CO
2 in trees and soil and improve biodiversity.
In May, more than 25,000 trees have been planted on 11 hectares just outside the Brecon Beacons in Wales. The project will assess the effects of using live soils from nearby forests to reintroduce microbes and organisms to increase tree survival rates as well as enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on carbon sequestration.
In the May/June issue of Global Mining Review, Andrew Britton and Timothy Perkin, Kumi Consulting, UK, explore the South American context and how evolving regulatory and market requirements for responsible sourcing will impact companies sourcing from the region. This special report lists all the references contained within the article.