Eco Blog - St. George's Berlin

According to a 21 August 2025 article by Anthony King in the EU Research magazine Horizon , "Researchers are testing a new method of capturing CO2 from energy-intensive industries and converting it into valuable chemicals and fuels."   The process involves multiple steps including  the creation of potassium carbonate in order to lock the gas into liquid form, then to use electricity to make the solution more acidic to release CO2, and finally to turn the CO2 into formic acid, which is the simplest carboxylic acid. A related process is being used in Denmark to make the creation of cement more environmentally friendly.   Even though the process works, this article makes it clear that working out cost-effective CO2 capture remains difficult, and will continue to require significant  European Union investment. Such initiatives are important to protect God's creation.  

We have long known that bee populations are in decline due to climate change, but climate change is not by any means the only reason.  Bee-killing pesticides are an important factor which countries could and should control. Habitat loss is another factor. Governments traditionally encourage groth, and growth often means paving over land for buildings and streets and even bicycle paths. A few cities like Berlin have been trying to protect successful green areas like Tiergarten in the city's centre, but pollution from automobile traffic remains a problem despite a vote in 2022 that favoured restricting cars inside the core city. Courts have ruled that holding a new  referendum to ban cars within the S-Bahn ring is legal. Forests are also suffering despite efforts in many countries to protect forests from developers.   Nonetheless a 2025 article by Madina Tussupov gives a reason for hope, because  the population of bees is actually growing in some areas in Asia. Ch...