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AI Predicts Major Ice Loss Even With Immediate Climate Action

Even if global warming were to cease entirely, the volume of ice in the European Alps is projected to decline by 34% by the year 2050.

22 Jan 2024

New Report: Plastic Contributes More Emissions Than Aviation Industry

A new report from plastic waste prevention startup CleanHub analyzes how plastic and the industry around it directly contributes to climate change - finding that it produces more greenhouse gasses than the Aviation and Shipping industries.

From CleanHub GmbH 19 Jan 2024

Revolutionary Approach Tackles Both City and Supply Chain Emissions

With the acceleration of global warming, achieving the objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement has become imperative. Cities, particularly in nations such as China, are pivotal in the effort to diminish carbon emissions.

18 Jan 2024

Rising Temperatures Put Crucial Mountain Snowpack at Risk

Humans store water in huge metal towers and deep concrete reservoirs.

17 Jan 2024

Partanna Initiates Collaboration with ROSHN Group on State-of-the-art Carbon-Negative Concrete Facility in Saudi Arabia

ROSHN, Saudi Arabia's premier real estate developer, has entered a partnership with Partanna Arabia, a Riyadh-headquartered climate technology company, to collaborate on the potential construction of a state-of-the-art carbon-negative concrete production facility.

17 Jan 2024

AI Could Help Power Plants Capture Carbon Using 36% Less Energy From the Grid

Carbon capture could be even climate friendlier – thanks to a study from the University of Surrey.

16 Jan 2024

UK Embarks on a Historic Expansion of Nuclear Energy

In a strategic initiative to bolster its energy future and address climate change, the UK has revealed a detailed plan for a substantial boost in nuclear energy, targeting a fourfold increase by 2050. This significant move aims to revolutionize the nation's energy approach, emphasizing greener and more reliable sources.

11 Jan 2024

Charting a "Restorative" Path to Avoid Climate Catastrophe

An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a "restorative" pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.

10 Jan 2024

Danish Propeller Systems Save Fuel and CO2 on Historic Sailing Ships in Iceland

Icelandic North Sailing, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, has shown impressive results in improving fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by retrofitting modern propeller systems on historic sailing ships.

10 Jan 2024

MIT WORLDING: Storytelling Climate Futures with Virtual Reality and Data

Virtual story worlds and game engines aren't just for video games anymore. They are now tools for scientists and storytellers to digitally twin existing physical spaces and then turn them into vessels to dream up speculative climate stories and build collective designs of the future.

9 Jan 2024