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Experts Design a ‘Smart’ FFP2 Facemask that Sends a Mobile Alert When CO2 Limits are Exceeded

Wearing FFP2-type facemasks for any length of time produces a concentration of CO2 between the face and the mask that is higher than the normal atmospheric concentration, due to the gas we exhale when breathing.

4 Feb 2022

Phase Out of Animal Agriculture and Switching to a Plant-Based Diet may Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The worldwide phase out of animal agriculture, combined with a global switch to a plant-based diet, would effectively halt the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases for 30 years and give humanity more time to end its reliance on fossil fuels, according to a new study by scientists from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.

2 Feb 2022

Scientists Propose Specific Set of Targets for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The world is not on track to achieve all the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, and more insight into how we can get back on track is urgently needed. An article by an international team of scientists proposes a more limited set of more easily measurable targets that can be used in scenario analysis for achieving all of the SDGs by the target date.

2 Feb 2022

Worcester Bosch Launches Second Phase of Green Heating Heroes Campaign

Worcester Bosch has today announced the launch of the second phase of its Green Heating Heroes campaign.

2 Feb 2022

Temperate Rainforests Should Be Increased to Combat Climate Change and Meet UK’s Net-Zero Targets

Globally, woodland expansion is seen as one of the most effective solutions in the combat against climate change.

1 Feb 2022

Cafes and Restaurants Struggle to Recycle Food Waste

Restaurants and cafes – with help from the public, government and suppliers – could do more to adopt sustainable food waste disposal practices and divert waste from landfill, a Flinders University study says.

1 Feb 2022

Researchers Highlight 'Multiple Contradictions' in the Pathways to Net Zero Climate Targets

There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach climate targets such as net zero, a new report warns.

28 Jan 2022

UD Researchers Prepare to Produce the Next Generation of Sustainably Minded Engineers

As world leaders gathered in the United Kingdom this fall to address the climate crisis, a team of researchers at the University of Delaware prepared to produce the next generation of sustainably minded engineers.

28 Jan 2022

SMC Global Power Holdings and Fluence’s First Battery Project of 470 MW Portfolio Begins Commercial Operation in the Philippines

Fluence, a leading energy storage technology and digital applications provider enabling the global clean energy transition, announced today that the first 20-megawatt (MW) / 20-megawatt hour (MWh) battery-based energy storage system in the 470 MW / 470 MWh portfolio the company is deploying for SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGPH) has entered commercial service.

From Fluence 27 Jan 2022

Yokogawa Survey Reveals Significant Impact of Industrial Autonomy on Environmental Sustainability

Yokogawa Electric Corporation reveals today the results of its latest survey* to gain further insights into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing.

27 Jan 2022