One day as Hans De Neve was working at TNO, he had a brilliant idea for an innovative CO2 filter. With TNO’s support, he founded the cleantech start-up Carbyon ...

But if moss, shrubs, and other vegetation have the ability to absorb carbon dioxide, then trees, in addition, are also able to fully filter the air, purifying it of all harmful substances.

At night, it filters CO2 from the air—similar to how a sponge soaks up water, according to the researchers. During the day, sunlight heats up the collected CO2, which absorbs the Sun’s ...

Billions of taxpayer dollars once intended to help fight climate change by subsidizing capture and storage of carbon dioxide ...

It acquired the startup Carbon Engineering, a pioneer in the development of technologies that filter CO2 out of the air, back in 2023. Occidental subsidiary 1PointFive is building giant facilities ...