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Researchers Develop New Method to Transform Carbon Dioxide Back into Fuel

Scientists and policymakers across the world are working out ways to deal with the growing rate of climate change, and have pinpointed the key cause to be carbon dioxide (CO2).

1 Aug 2016

Scientists Report New Technique to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The ongoing fraud investigation into the nearly $7 billion Mississippi clean coal plant has sparked debate on whether carbon capture is a viable technology. But to lesser fanfare, other industrial efforts to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are moving forward successfully. Now scientists report in ACS’ journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research a new approach to accomplishing this while also cleaning up waste from the marble industry.

28 Jul 2016

New Online Green Driving Tool to Help Citizens Estimate Fuel Costs, CO2 Emissions in Europe

In line with the Commission's ambition to move towards low and zero-emission vehicles as outlined in the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility adopted on 20 July, the JRC has developed an online tool to help citizens estimate fuel costs and CO2 emissions of their daily commute or holiday trips by car, for instance.

26 Jul 2016

Researcher Explores Impact of Microplastics on Environment, Marine Life

Plastics became widespread after the second World War, and as a material, plastic is still relatively young. Microscopic plastic particles, or microplastics, have caught the eye of researchers only quite recently. Microplastics come with plenty of questions, but for the time being, only few answers are available.

20 Jul 2016

Exposure to Chemicals and Environment Inevitable

The well-known documentary "Plastic Planet" by Werner Boote starkly illustrates the dangers of plastic and synthetics for human beings and also shows how ubiquitous plastic is. Motivated by this multiple award-winning film, a family of five from Styria completely avoided plastics in their home environment for several months.

15 Jul 2016