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Marine Conservation Business Arc Marine Secures £2 Million Investment to Expand its Award-Winning Operations

ARC Marine has secured £2million in funding during its latest round.

From ARC Marine Limited 9 Dec 2021

Thawing Permafrost Releases Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas

Nitrous oxide (N2O) follows carbon dioxide and methane as the third-most significant greenhouse gas. It is a nearly 300 times powerful warming agent per unit mass compared to carbon dioxide. Microbial activity is the source for the production of nitrous oxide in soils.

8 Dec 2021

Practicing Vigilant Inclusion is Key to Clean-Energy Transition

"To turbocharge work on saving the planet, we need effective, innovative, localized solutions, and diverse perspectives and experience at the table," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, the keynote speaker at the 10th annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards.

8 Dec 2021

Future Snowmelt may Have Major Societal and Economic Consequences, Study Finds

Climate change and warmer conditions have altered snow-driven extremes and previous studies predict less and slower snowmelt in the northern United States and Canada.

8 Dec 2021

Plants Face Challenges in Adapting to Climate Change in Human-Dominated Landscapes

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are contributing new insights into the challenges plants face in adapting to climate change. Prior research has long anticipated that plants might be able to respond to increasing temperatures by changing their phenology-;or the timing of seasonal life processes-;at a rate that matches the rate of climate change.

8 Dec 2021

Retreating Glaciers Could Produce Many Kilometers of New Pacific Salmon Habitat by 2100

Retreating glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce around 6,150 kilometers of new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100, according to a new study.

8 Dec 2021

Agronomic Practices can Increase the Carbon Stored in Soils to Help Combat Climate Change

Increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change, according to a new report by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Maine.

8 Dec 2021

Elkem Launches First TCFD Report on Climate Risks and Opportunities

Elkem has on Wednesday 8 December launched its first TCFD report as an initiative to address the potential financial impact of climate risks and opportunities.

From Elkem 8 Dec 2021

New Data Shows Traffic Pollution Level Rose by Nearly a Third in Glasgow During COP26

New data released today by Aeternum, a provider of low cost, unplugged sensors designed to accurately monitor air quality, finds that levels of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide increased by nearly a third within a mile of COP26 in Glasgow last month.

8 Dec 2021

Study Finds Increasing Weather Persistence in European Summer

In our study, we show that persistent weather conditions have an increasing similarity in summer over the North Atlantic, Europe and Siberia, favoring more pronounced extreme weather events.

7 Dec 2021