The “SeaCURE” pilot project in the south of England aims to be more efficient and cheaper than direct air capture processes.
There is far too much CO2 in our atmosphere. To curb the climate crisis, it is therefore necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture technologies, i.e. the capture of CO2 that has already been released, could provide additional support.
This is exactly what the SeaCURE pilot project, which was recently launched in the southern English town of Weymouth, is doing. The University of Exeter and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory are among those involved, with funding coming from the British government.
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Composition of the average annual greenhouse gas balance per person in Germany
/in NewsOne person in Germany (as of 2025) produces an average of 10.4 tons of greenhouse gases per year in CO₂ equivalents. 22% (2.2 tons of CO₂ equivalents) is attributable to housing, 15% (1.6 tons) to food and 28% (2.9 tons) to other consumption (such as clothing and leisure activities). This average greenhouse gas balance is higher than the usual figures for Germany’s per capita emissions, as it takes into account emissions caused by the consumption of products manufactured abroad.
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Black-Red pushes the pace on CO2 storage
/in NewsThe “traffic light” coalition failed, but the CDU/CSU and SPD now want to make CCS possible for German industry for the first time – before the summer break. But there is potential for controversy.
The new governing coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD is not even in office yet. But the future coalition partners want to make a far-reaching decision within just a few weeks.
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The UK is now filtering CO2 from seawater
/in NewsThe “SeaCURE” pilot project in the south of England aims to be more efficient and cheaper than direct air capture processes.
There is far too much CO2 in our atmosphere. To curb the climate crisis, it is therefore necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture technologies, i.e. the capture of CO2 that has already been released, could provide additional support.
This is exactly what the SeaCURE pilot project, which was recently launched in the southern English town of Weymouth, is doing. The University of Exeter and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory are among those involved, with funding coming from the British government.
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Simplification: Council gives final green light on the ‘Stop-the-clock’ mechanism to boost EU competitiveness and provide legal certainty to businesses
/in NewsThe Council gave its final green light today on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and thus boost EU competitiveness. This proposal (the so-called ‘Stop-the-clock’ directive) postpones the dates of application of certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, as well as the transposition deadline of the due diligence provisions.
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Corporate sustainability: what the EU expects from companies
/in NewsThe EU has established rules aimed at making companies more accountable when it comes to their impact on local communities and the environment. The EU wants to make sure that companies respect human rights, protect the planet and are open about their actions. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has set out how businesses are expected to operate and what kind of information they must reveal.
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Zero waste – why textiles are hardly ever recycled
/in NewsOnly one percent of used textiles worldwide are recycled. There is a lack of sorting and recycling facilities to turn old clothes into yarn for new textiles. The technologies do exist – but only on an experimental scale.
According to the UN Environment Programme, global textile production doubled between 2000 and 2015. 92 million tons of textile waste are produced worldwide every year. That is the equivalent of a truck landing with old clothes every second. Only around one percent of this is recycled.
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BASt study on the potential CO2 savings of a speed limit on freeways
/in NewsThe question of introducing a speed limit has been the subject of controversial and often highly ideologized debate for years. The Federal Ministry of Transport would like to make a contribution to objectifying the debate with a well-founded, up-to-date study. The survey by the Federal Highway Research Institute shows: Although the introduction of a speed limit would lead to savings, these do not turn out to be as high as claimed by many sides.
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Net zero as a business case for the chemical industry
/in NewsA recent study shows that the sustainable transformation of the chemical industry requires high investments – but also holds great potential for the environment and cost reductions. How does the green transition become a use case for chemical companies?
Whether plastics for cars, fertilizers for agriculture or pharmaceuticals – the chemical industry supplies indispensable products that are an integral part of our everyday lives.
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Buildings and transport have a greater duty to protect the climate
/in NewsTo date, European emissions trading has mainly applied to energy companies and energy-intensive industry, but from 2027 it will also apply to the building and transport sector. The law to adapt and implement the EU emissions trading reform has now come into force. European emissions trading is a key component of European and German climate policy. And it works ….
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New Platform for Industrial Waste Heat in Germany
/in UncategorizedThe platform for waste heat provides an overview of industrial waste heat potential in Germany for the first time. The aim is to make this waste heat usable and thus further increase energy efficiency in Germany. To this end, the waste heat data of companies with a total final energy consumption of more than 2.5 gigawatt hours per year will be made available and visible on a public platform.
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