Carbfix in the Media
The results of the Carbfix project have received worldwide attention. Following is a list of some of the media coverage the project has had in the past years
2020
- Nature - January - Review Paper in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
- BBC Future - June - How Iceland is undoing carbon emissions for good
- The Weather Channel - May - Meltdown (Documentary)
- 66 North - November - Glacier Friday
- The Economist - September - Green machines
- We Don't Have Time - September - Exponential Climate Action Summit
- Netflix - July - Down to Earth
- The Guardian - October - Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
2019
- Cordis - November - Carved in stone? Turning CO2 into rock, for good (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish)
- SparkDialog - November - Ep 72: Reversing Climate Change: Turning CO2 Into Rock – with guests Dr. Kári Helgason and Dr. Bergur Sigfússon (Podcast)
- NBC News Now - September - Iceland's new plan to save melting glaciers
- NBC Nightly News - September - Climate in Crisis: How to save a glacier
- NBC News - September - How to save a glacier: Iceland's scientists offer hope with carbon capture technology
- 360 on History - August - Transforming CO2 into Rocks (Podcast)
- The Elephant Podcast - July - Iceland and the Surprising Science of Turning CO2 into Rock (Podcast)
- Reformatorisch Dagblad - July - Stofzuiger haalt CO2 uit de lucht (Dutch)
- Morgunblaðið - June - Viljayfirlýsing um kolefnishreinsun
- HBO - June - Ice on Fire
- BBC-Sounds - June - People Fixing the World - Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?
- World Economic Forum - Scientists in Iceland are turning carbon dioxide into rock
- 3sat - May - Die Reparatur der Erde
- RÚV - May - Hvað höfum við gert? Episode 8
- BBC One - April - Climate Change The Facts by David Attenborough (link not available)
- NY Times - February - The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change
2018
- DR - December 2, 2018 - CO2 bliver omdannet til sten: Kom med til Island, der eksperimenter med klimaløsninger
- DR - December 2, 2018 - 21 Søndag (Item is no longer accessible)
- Horizon - November 27, 2018 - Storing CO2 underground can curb carbon emissions, but is it safe?
- Think Geoenergy - November 22, 2018 - Innovative CO2 capture technology at geothermal plant could be applied elsewhere
- Extract - November 19, 2018 - Koldioxid blir till sten
- Kveikur - November 6, 2018 - Þingkosningar í Bandaríkjunum og loftlagsbreytingar (Item is no longer accessible)
- Le Monde - October 22, 2018 - Une entreprise aspire le CO2 et le transforme en caillou
- Fréttablaðið - September 30, 2018 - Orkuveita Reykjavíkur fær 2 milljarða í styrk
- Bloomberg - July 3, 2018 - This Natural Gas Plant Has Achieved Zero Emissions
- BBC News - May 18, 2018 - Turning carbon dioxide into rock - forever
- BBC World Service - April 30, 2018 - Can Sucking CO2 Out of the Air Solve Climate Change?
- Engineering and Technology - April 19, 2018 - Gas Rocks! Mineralising carbon dioxide into rock
2017
- Carbon A list – October 14, 2017 - Why the Carbfix2 project is a big deal
- Daily Mail – October 13, 2017 - World‘s first ´negative emissions‘ power plant that turns CO2 into STONE switched on in Iceland
- Newsweek – October 13, 2017 - Scientists capture carbon dioxide and inject it into rocks for permanent storage
- Tunisie Soir – October 13, 2017 - CarbFix project in Iceland successfully turns carbon emissions
- UpWorthy - October 13, 2017 - 700 meters below Iceland, a company may have found a solution to the world's climate woes
- Quartz - October 12, 2017 - The world’s first “negative emissions” plant has begun operation—turning carbon dioxide into stone
- Iceland Review - October 12, 2017 - Revolutionary Equipment Turns Carbon Dioxide to Stone, Fighting Climate Change
- The Engineer - October 12, 2017 - Iceland project marries carbon capture with geological storage
- Buisness green - October 11, 2017 - Climeworks flick switch on 'world first' atmospheric carbon capture plant
- Reuters - October 11, 2017 - From thin air to stone: greenhouse gas test starts in Iceland
- Nature - October 11, 2017 - Emissions: We have the technology
- Think Geoenergy - May 26, 2017 - TV coverage on CarbFix project in Iceland – turning CO2 into minerals
2016
- CNBC – November 17, 2016 - How carbon dioxide is being stored in rocks
- PBS NewsHour – August 23, 2016 - To combat climate change , these scientists are turning CO2 into rock
- WITF-TV – August 23, 2016 -These scientists are turning harmful excess CO2 into rock
- Forbes – June 28, 2016 -The Science Behind How These Geologists Are Turning Carbon Emissions Into Solid Rock
- Daily Maverick – June 14, 2016 -Nature‘s CarbFix? Scientists claim to have found a way to store carbon emissions underground
- Digital Trends – June 13, 2016 -Iceland is fighting climate change by capturing CO2 and turning it into stone
- The times of India – June 11, 2016 -Scientists turn CO2 into stone to fight climate change
- Science – June 10, 2016 -Underground injections turn carbon dioxide to stone
- Engadget - June 10, 2016 -CarbFix turns a power plant‘s CO2 emissions into rock
- New York Times – June 9, 2016 -Iceland Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Locks Away Gas, Fast
- Washington Post – June 9 2016 -This Iceland Plant Just Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Rock—and They Did It Super Fast
- National Geographic – June 9, 2016 -How One Country Is Making Rocks Out of Air Pollution
- Los Angeles Times – June 9, 2016 -How to Capture Carbon Dioxide From a Power Plant and Turn It to Stone
- BBC World Service – June 9, 2016 -Experiment Turns Waste CO2 to Stone
- Guardian – June 9, 2016 -In Breakthrough, CO2 Turned to Stone in Iceland
- The Economist – June 9, 2016 -Turning Air Into Stone
- CNBC – June 9, 2016 - Power Plant Turns Its Carbon Emissions to Stone
- Phys.org – June 9, 2016 - In a First, Power Plant Turns Carbon Emissions to Stone
- Forbes – June 9, 2016 -An Icelandic Power Plant Is Turning Carbon Emissions to Stone
- Scientific American – June 9, 2016 - Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Stone
- Times of India – June 9, 2016 - Iceland Power Plant Turns Carbon Emissions to Rock
- Japan Times – June 9, 2016 - Deep Below Iceland, Scientists Turn Heat-Trapping Carbon to Stone
- Smithsonian – June 9, 2016 -Iceland Carbon Capture Project Quickly Converts Carbon Dioxide Into Stone
Older
- The New York Times – February 9, 2015 - Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
- Scientific American – December 1, 2013 - A Vault for Carbon Dioxide
- Scientific American – March 5, 2012 - New Storage Projects Turns CO2 into Stone
- Inhabitat – September 7, 2011 - CarbFix: Revolutionary Tech Could Trap CO2 Forever by Turning It Into Harmless Rock (Item is no longer accessible)