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Part 1 | Methane
Some important recent scientific papers
Evaluating the potential of iron-based interventions in methane reduction and climate mitigation - Environmental Research Letters, 19 April, 2024
A high efficiency gas phase photoreactor for eradication of methane from low-concentration sources - Environmental Research Letters, 18 December, 2023
Photocatalytic chlorine atom production on mineral dust–sea spray aerosols over the North Atlantic - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 24 July, 2023
Seasonal increase of methane emissions linked to warming in Siberian tundra - Nature Climate Change, 27 October, 2022
Atmospheric methane removal: a research agenda - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, A, 27 September, 2021
Vulnerability of permafrost carbon to climate change: implications for the global carbon cycle - BioScience, 8 September 2008
Tidal and seasonal influence on cold seep activity and methanotroph efficiency in the North Sea - Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 12 July 2024
Some review articles in popular magazines
Why methane emissions are still a mystery - MIT Technology Review, 15 March 2024
Clearing the air: revolutionizing methane removal with the groundbreaking MEPS technology - Advances in Engineering, 2023
The Arctic’s permafrost-obsessed methane detectives - WIRED, 6 April 2023
These startups hope to spray iron particles above the ocean to fight climate change - MIT Technology Review, 15 February 2023
It might be time to take methane removal seriously - WIRED, 17 February 2022
Pulling methane out of the atmosphere could slow global warming—if we can figure out how to do it - MIT Technology Review, 27 September 2021
Focus on methane is timely and appropriate - The Hill, 28 September 2021
Part 2 | Blue Carbon
Some important recent academic papers
Carbon dioxide removal via macroalgae open-ocean mariculture and sinking: an Earth system modeling study - Earth System Dynamics, 22 February, 2023
The promise of blue carbon climate solutions: where the science supports ocean-climate policy - Frontiers in Marine Science, 29 April 2022
Some review articles in popular magazines
Whales and carbon sequestration: can whales store carbon? - NOAA Fisheries, 13 February 2024
Kelp forests capture nearly 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually - New Scientist, 18 April 2023
Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming - New Scientist, 27 March, 2023
‘Blue carbon’ credits could help restore ecosystems - WIRED, 24 April 2021
Part 3 | The Built Environment
Some important recent academic papers
Embodied carbon emissions of buildings: Taking a step towards net zero buildings - Case Studies in Construction Materials, July 2024
Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century - NPJ Urban Sustainability - 24 June 2024
A holistic sustainability overview of hemp as building and highway construction materials - Building and Environment, 15 May 2024
Carbon negative footprint materials: a review - Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects, February 2024
Rethinking Net-Zero systems, spaces, and societies: “Hard” versus “soft” alternatives for nature-based and engineered carbon removal - Global Environmental Change, July 2022
Some review articles in popular magazines
Carbon-negative cement can be made with a mineral that helps catch CO2 - New Scientist, 1 May 2024
Zero-carbon cement process could slash emissions from construction - New Scientist, 22 May 2024
Conspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute City - WIRED, 20 February 2023
Photo: courtesy James Wang, via Neo Maditla at Mariam Issoufou Architects, Niger
Part 4 | Land restoration
Some important recent academic papers
Earth at risk: an urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus, 2 April 2024
Some review articles in popular magazines
Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action (commentary) - 24 May 2024
Population, land use, and environment: a long history - National Academies Press (book chapter), 1993
