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Sphera Named a Market Leader for Carbon Management Software in Independent Research Report

Sphera®, a leading global provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services, has been named a leader in the carbon management software market by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm, in its newest Green Quadrant report.

From Sphera Solutions, Inc. 3 Aug 2022

Climate Change Could Become Catastrophic Even at Modest Levels of Warming

Global warming could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature increases are worse than anticipated or trigger cascades of events yet to be considered, or indeed both.

2 Aug 2022

Survey Explores the Awareness of Climate Change-Related Risks During Outdoor Sports Among Texas Coaches

A survey of coaches and athletic officials in Texas indicates many of them would be wise to think harder about the risks their students face as the climate changes, according to Rice University researchers who conducted the statewide study.

2 Aug 2022

Disposable Paper Battery: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Single-Use Electronics

Researchers at the Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have been working on a disposable paper battery that could reduce the environmental impact of single-use electronics.

1 Aug 2022

Analyzing 56-Million-Year-Old Sediments to Help Understand Global Warming

Sediments in the Tremp-Graus basin (on the border between Lleida and Huesca) that date back 56 million years have been investigated by the Department of Geology at the UPV/EHU.

1 Aug 2022

Restoring "Blue Carbon" Habitats May not be the Nature-Based Climate Solution, Experts Say

Restoring coastal vegetation – so called 'blue carbon' habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study.

29 Jul 2022

Smoke Plumes From Western Wildfires Have Gotten Taller

In the past few years, the plumes of smoke going upward from Western wildfires have gotten taller, with a high number of aerosols and smoke lofted up where they have the potential to spread far away and affect air quality over an extensive area.

28 Jul 2022

Seven Things That Affect the Reliability of Carbon Accounting

According to a new study performed, restoring coastal vegetation—the alleged “blue carbon” habitats—might not be the nature-based climate solution that it is claimed to be.

28 Jul 2022

Heat Accumulation in the Deeper Labrador Sea Causes Instabilities in Ice Sheet, Study Shows

Heinrich Events or, more accurately, Heinrich Layers, are recurrent conspicuous sediment layers, usually ten to 15 centimeters thick, with very coarse rock components that interrupt the otherwise fine-grained oceanic deposits in the North Atlantic.

28 Jul 2022

Excessive Heat in the Deeper Sub-polar North Atlantic Ocean Triggers Global Climate Change

Excessive cooling events defined as Heinrich Events in the North Atlantic during the last glacial period are a perfect example of how local processes affect global climate.

27 Jul 2022