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MIT Takes Comprehensive Steps to Address Carbon Footprint

Under its "Fast Forward" climate action plan, which was announced in May 2021, MIT has set a goal of eliminating direct emissions from its campus by 2050. An important near-term milestone will be achieving net-zero emissions by 2026.

13 Sep 2022

Chemical Fingerprints Could Land the Biggest Catch: Seafood Fraudsters

Universal chemical fingerprints that can trace the geographic origins of many marine species have been developed by Australian scientists to help combat seafood fraud and stop illegal and unsustainable fishing.

13 Sep 2022

Study Reveals the Greenest European Cities

Paris takes the crown as Europe’s ‘greenest’ capital, with the highest number of green spaces per 100,000 people Luxembourg City and Dublin take second and third respectively.

13 Sep 2022

VPS Launches CORE Software to Close the Emissions Gap for Shipowners

VPS-owned Yxney Maritime has launched its CORE emissions tracking software aimed at enabling low-carbon shipping players to reach their green goals and gain a competitive edge amid growing market and regulatory pressure, with Solstad Offshore and Siem Offshore taking the lead.

From Veritas Petroleum Services 13 Sep 2022

New Recycling Process for Polyester Fishing Nets Helps to Reduce Environmental Burden

Fishing nets are mainly made from chemical fibers such as nylon and polyester to prevent rot as well as to ensure excellent strength and easy maintenance.

From Teijin Limited 13 Sep 2022

Link Between Photosynthesis and Phosphorus Discovered

Researchers from Western Sydney University have recently published a new study that quantifies the phosphorus limitations on photosynthesis in tropical forests and shows how addressing these limitations can help to improve the global climate.

12 Sep 2022

Climate Models Unreliable in Predicting Wave Damage

According to a study published in the journal Earth’s Future, climate models are unreliable when predicting tropical storms' impact on delicate coral reefs.

12 Sep 2022

New Method to Transform CO2 From Exhaust Into Ethylene

Meenesh Singh and his team at the University of Illinois Chicago have found a means to transform the carbon dioxide extracted from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a crucial component of plastic manufacturing.

12 Sep 2022

Artificial Ocean Cooling Futile to Weaken Hurricanes

According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Miami’s (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science, using intervention technology to diminish a hurricane before it reaches landfall is an unproductive means to reduce the effects of disasters.

12 Sep 2022

Study Finds Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on Drinking Water

A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) showed how water quality could be impacted by the climate-related loss of forests in the catchment area for Germany’s largest drinking water reservoir, the Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region.

12 Sep 2022