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...climate change - Plants capture carbon dioxide (CO2) during photosynthesis and store it in their tissues in a variety of carbon compounds (including both carbohydrates and oils). These are often energy stores for the plant but they can also be harvested and processed to provide energy for human use. Table 1 Comparison of the energy content of plant products Energy store...

...climate change, accounting for around 3.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Some plastic can be recycled. But globally, only about 9% is. While decent recycling exists in some countries, in others, there’s just no real recycling infrastructure. And when most plastic is recycled, its quality deteriorates. And no matter how many ocean or river clean ups we...

...climate changed dramatically in the future and that region became wetter. They can go into the side of the mountain and still be well beneath the surface and well above the water table. Compacted volcanic ash produced by these large explosive eruptions is relatively easy to drill. It's also got some chemical attributes whereby there's a lot of a certain type of mineral...