NASA’s carbon-monitoring satellite has passed its post-launch checks and is beaming high-quality data back to Earth. But getting to this point required some last-minute adjustments: after the Orbiting ...

“Irrevocable carbon” is stored in the ground and can’t be put back before the deadline to hit zero emissions. This map shows the land that needs protecting to keep that carbon secure. Tropical forests ...

Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast. A newly released map by Pew Charitable ...

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 overcomes design flaw discovered after launch. NASA’s carbon-monitoring satellite has passed its post-launch checks and is beaming high-quality data back to Earth.

The Vulcan Project maps American carbon dioxide emissions. The map shows annual emissions in 2002 (kilotons of carbon) from urban centers (larger red patches), widely scattered point sources like ...