UK company dives deep to sink carbon

A UK-based carbon removal company is conducting seaweed biomass sinking trials to assess the carbon removal potential of seaweed

UK tightens emissions limits for power, industry and aviation from 2024

Starting next year, industries in the UK will be mandated to reduce their emissions at a pace aligned with the country’s net zero targets

Drax plans £150m share buyback following record profits

A few days ago, the energy giant closed its remaining coal units

Farming seaweed between offshore wind turbines – the Amazon’s way

A study led by Plymouth scientists aims to explore the role offshore seaweed farming could play in capturing and storing carbon

‘UK has potential to become a world leader in carbon removal technology’

The government has been urged to make carbon removals a top priority to accelerate net zero

Government urged to pay farmers to restore natural habitats

Branding every kind of land as suitable for food and carbon removal is a recipe for failure, a think tank suggests

Government awards £54m to carbon removal tech projects

The funding aims to help develop new greenhouse gas removal industry in the UK

Government blamed for giving heavy emitters a free pass

The Environmental Audit Committee has said the combination of removal and reduction targets does not incentivise sectors to decarbonise

Land-based ‘carbon removal’ schemes are ‘dangerous distraction’ from real net zero

Oxfam alleges that governments and companies are hiding behind ‘unreliable, unproven and unrealistic’ carbon removal schemes

Apple to invest $200m in ‘working forests’ initiative

The funding will support timber-producing commercial forestry projects designed to remove at least one million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year