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Ambitious Saudi solar module firm looking for GM and sales head (and also Supply Chain manager) One of my business contacts is looking for a General Manager position who will manage an ambitious solar module production facility in Saudi Arabia (total capacity planned > 1 GW), located near the futuristic...

 Ants & CO2 emissions Ants could be both increasing and reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere! These tiny critters could have a lot more to do with CO2 emissions – one way and the other – than one would have thought. Confusing? Here we go. On the one hand, underground...

The carbon signature of movies Did you know that the CO2 concentration inside movie theaters could vary significantly based on the type of movie being screened? I’m not kidding. If you think about it a bit, you will admit that this should not be surprising. Many movie theaters will seat...

Can you cut off the Zoom video please? If your face is like mine, you will be doing the audience a big service by not letting the video roll on during a Zoom meeting. But whatever is your face value, you will be doing a service beyond your audience by...

Don’t touch the permafrost Perma-what? Permafrost is a thick layer of soil that is present mainly in polar regions. It is a subsurface (below the earth’s surface) layer that remains below freezing point throughout the year. Now, why on earth should someone worry about it? Only to the extent we...

670% population increase, 1,65,000% CO2 emissions increase between 1800 and 2020 1800 is whenabouts that the climate change folks refer to as pre-industrial times, and CO2 emissions, cumulative CO2 levels and global temperatures are benchmarked with those during that time period (idea is to keep down global emissions so we...

Does our breathing contribute to climate change? A human adult breathes out 1 Kg of CO2 a day, so that would be about 7 million tons of CO2 for the entire world population, and 2.6 billion tons per year (with adjustments made for babies and very old people). 2.6 billions...

Rock dust – an unlikely decarbonization hero Spreading rock dust on farmlands could capture two billion tons of CO2 per year, says a study. In principle, that should not be surprising. Rock materials, during the weathering process, capture CO2 and convert it into carbonates and sequesters it for a very...

Diamonds are forever That statement should gladden not just the woman’s heart, but also those in carbon sequestration. Women’s hearts & CO2 sequestration – what an odd, unthinkable combination! But there you have it. Here goes the story of CO2 and diamonds. Diamonds are pure carbon – 99.95% by weight....

 What if there were no CO2 in the atmosphere? Short answer: You will freeze. Long answer: You will freeeeeeeeeeeeeze. CO2 and other greenhouse gases send back some heat they capture from earth and maintain a temperature balance. Without CO2, the earth’s temperature will be a LOT less than what it...