Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Freie Universität Berlin explored the potential pathways through which microplastics affect SOC dynamics from biological, geochemical, and physical perspectives.

A research team led by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Nanjing University, Tsinghua University, and several other CAS institutes, has developed a new model to assess the carbon sequestration capacity of global salt marshes, filling a gap in blue carbon accounting.

A research team led by the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from Tianjin University, the CAS Institute of Soil Science, and other institutions, conducted a systematic investigation of 36 mangrove and saltmarsh wetlands spanning a 20-degree latitudinal gradient along China's coastline.

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals and Aarhus University in Denmark, have conducted the first nationwide assessment of how different categories of protected areas contribute to aboveground forest carbon density.

A new study led by Prof. FENG Xiaojuan from the Institute of Botany reports that climate warming can increase soil carbon accumulation in boreal Sphagnum peatlands by boosting plant productivity, protecting iron, and inhibiting microbial decomposition. These responses contrast sharply with warming-enhanced soil carbon mineralization—the process by which carbon is released as CO₂—in boreal forests and tundra.

A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has clarified how deposited nitrogen is retained in forest ecosystems and how this process contributes to carbon sequestration across China.

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, have developed a high-resolution daily atmospheric carbon dioxide dataset covering China from 2016 to 2020.

Researchers led by CAS member ZHU Jiaojun from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have reported a series of studies clarifying how complex wind regimes in mountainous forests affect carbon flux measurements.

China has achieved a major breakthrough in compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology after an engineering team developed the world's most powerful CAES compressor, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Thursday. The compressor was developed by the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics under the CAS and Zhong Chu Guo Neng (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.

Researchers led by Prof. XUE Xian from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources have shown that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon, providing the first comprehensive global assessment of how soil salinization influences inorganic carbon storage and highlight its implications for the global carbon cycle.

A group of Chinese researchers has achieved a breakthrough in refrigeration technology by discovering a new cooling effect that can help simultaneously realize low-carbon emission, high cooling capacity and high heat transfer efficiency.

A research team led by Prof. LI Bing from the Institute of Metal Research, together with collaborators, has overcome a longstanding bottleneck in refrigeration technology. Their findings introduce a novel cooling method based on the "dissolution barocaloric effect," which offers a promising zero-carbon alternative to traditional refrigeration.