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Promoting U.S. IT and Clean Technology Exports in the West Balkan Region

From Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Europe and Eurasia, David De Falco, led an IT and clean technology trade mission of 27 companies to Serbia and Montenegro to promote U.S. IT and clean technology exports and strengthen commercial ties in the West Balkan region

8 Nov 2022

Notre Dame Climate Change Researchers Bring Real-World Solutions to Global Communities

At the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), hosted this month by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), world leaders plan to "demonstrate a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve global adaptation and mitigation efforts through enhanced funding.

3 Nov 2022

MIT Amps Up Research to Reduce Methane Emissions by 2030

One of the most notable climate change provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act is the first U.S. federal tax on a greenhouse gas (GHG). That the fee targets methane (CH4), rather than carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions is indicative of the urgency the scientific community has placed on reducing this short-lived but powerful gas.

3 Nov 2022

Trade, Migration, Job Options Will Impact How States and Countries Fare Over Changing Climate

When people talk about adapting to climate change, they often refer to innovations – a new crop variety that can withstand more extreme heat or building underwater pumps to cool coral reefs. But Gary Lyn, an assistant professor who specializes in international trade and economic geography at Iowa State University, says trade, migration and job options will also affect how individual states and countries fare over the next 100 years.

2 Nov 2022

Vertus Energy and Biogest Partner on European Biogas Plants, Aiming to Increase Energy Production by 60%

Vertus Energy, the company accelerating the energy transition by transforming the way the world turns organic waste into renewable natural gas, is partnering with Biogest. Together, the companies are working to demonstrate the BRIO solution at a commercial scale in Europe.

From BIOGEST 2 Nov 2022

Flood Risk in Los Angeles is Larger than Previously Indicated, New Modeling Platform Reveals

Flood risk in Los Angeles is vastly larger than previously indicated by federally defined flood maps, and low-income and marginalized communities face a significantly higher threat, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

1 Nov 2022

Light-Powered Catalyst can Turn a Smelly Byproduct into Cash

Rice University engineers and scientists have created a sweet way for petrochemical refineries to turn a smelly byproduct into cash.

1 Nov 2022

New Collaboration Builds a Model of Sustainable Food Waste Management

Sustainability is possible everywhere, even in the food that we leave behind. Associate Professor Dr. Nuta Supakata, Deputy Program Director and lecturer of the Environmental Science Department, Faculty of Science, presented research findings from the "Nonthaburi Municipality or Nakhon Non Model of Sustainable Food Waste Management".

31 Oct 2022

New Assessment to Estimate the Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Vehicles

A new study led by Argonne National Laboratory found that electric vehicles will soon have the potential to cost less to own and operate than traditional gas vehicles, all while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half over the lifetime of the vehicle.

28 Oct 2022

Innovative Floating Hybrid Renewable Energy System

Keppel, NUS, and NTU to develop a unique, floating, hybrid renewable energy system to harness wind, tidal, and solar energy for continuous power generation.

28 Oct 2022