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UK Health, Climate Policy Ambitions Hampered by Weak Policies and Political Ideologies

Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation's health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the existing evidence when setting policies, according to Dame Theresa Marteau, a public health expert at the University of Cambridge.

20 Jun 2023

Researchers: “Sustainable Adaptation” Must Drive Climate Strategy

A special collection of papers in the American Meteorological Society journal Weather, Climate, and Society (WCAS) discusses the vital need for “sustainable adaptation”: strategies for adapting to climate change that do not worsen greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity degradation, or social and economic inequality.

19 Jun 2023

Chula Zero Waste Participates in the Launch of “Act Beautiful to Make a Sustainable Difference” Campaign

As Chula Zero Waste targets behavioral change, the program works to encourage all to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic daily to reduce waste that pollutes the environment.

16 Jun 2023

Toyota’s Transformative Battery Technology Set to Revolutionize the Automotive Industry

Japanese Car Manufacturer Toyota has recently announced it will concentrate its efforts on battery electric vehicle (BEV) technology with the launch of a dedicated BEV factory which will produce revolutionary, evolving batteries to meet consumer expectations and lower the price of BEVs in the long term.

From Toyota 16 Jun 2023

IIASA Researchers Examine the Feasibility and Fairness of Emissions Targets for the European Climate Law

In two new reports, IIASA researchers, with support from colleagues at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), examined the feasibility and fairness of emissions targets and considerations for the European Climate Law.

15 Jun 2023

New Neural Network Model can Accurately Predict the Occurrence of Wildfires

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a neural network model that accurately predicts the occurrence of wildfires in peatlands.

13 Jun 2023

MIT Researchers Develop an Expansive Biodegradation Dataset to Help Discover Biodegradable Polyesters

Products made from polymers — ranging from plastic bags to clothing to cookware to electronics — provide many comforts and support today's standard of living, but since they do not decompose easily, they pose long-term environmental challenges.

13 Jun 2023

Taking Sustainability to New Heights With Cleaner Wind Power

A group of researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are attempting to develop compostable, environmentally compatible wind turbine blades using bamboo and mycelium (a fungal rootlike network of hyphae that sprouts mushrooms).

13 Jun 2023

Scientists Assess a Sustainable Technology to Harvest Solar Power in Space

In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists assess a new technique which could convert renewable, green energy from outside the Earth's atmosphere. They are taking advantage of photosynthesis – the chemical process plants undergo every day to create energy – to help the space industry become more sustainable.

12 Jun 2023

Innovative Technology for Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Licensed to Holocene

An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide from atmospheric air.

12 Jun 2023