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Tim Kruger explains how putting lime into the oceans could stop or even reverse the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere

Staffan Gortz explains the potential of carbon capture and storage plants that burn a mix of coal and wood

Backed by the government, 'energy bonds' would allow individuals and institutional investors to finance a renewable energy revolution

Domestic fuels cells are super-efficient mini power stations that can efficiently and cheaply provide electricity and hot water

Knowledge and awareness of climate change isn't enough to influence low-carbon lifestyle changes; people need to be engaged on a emotional level

Grazing cattle in a way that imitates the movements of wild herds could lock huge quantities of CO2 into the world's dry soils

Simple and inexpensive biomass cooking stoves can slash emissions, save forests and avoid lung disease

Turning crop wastes and other biomass into charcoal and spreading it on tropical soils can sequester carbon and boost crop productivity

If affordable carbon capture and storage technologies can be developed, the prospect is there for 'carbon negative' power plants that burn a mix of coal and wood

Ships that spray minute water droplets into the sky could increase cloud cover and reflect sunlight away from the earth

Rethinking economics to reduce consumption and emissions and boost life satisfaction

Concentrating solar power is a proven technology that could supply enough electricity to power the whole of Europe

Enhanced geothermal systems, or 'hot rocks', can be exploited in a larger number of locations and operate 24 hours a day

Putting lime into the oceans has the potential to decrease ocean acidity and reduce atmospheric CO2 levels

Giant plastic 'stomachs' in the sea could be used to digest seaweed farmed at the ocean surface, converting it into CO2 for burial and methane for cooking and heating