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Higher Levels of Air Pollutants Found Within 2.5 Miles of Oil and Gas Wells

In a 14-year analysis of air quality across California, Stanford researchers observed higher levels of air pollutants within 2.5 miles of oil and gas wells, likely worsening negative health outcomes for nearby residents.

13 Oct 2021

COP26 Warning: World’s Listed Companies to Cause a Temperature Rise of 3 °C

The Paris Agreement climate targets are increasingly out of reach as the world’s publicly listed companies will cause global temperatures to rise by 3 °C, according to the latest MSCI Net-Zero Tracker.

13 Oct 2021

Global Cement and Concrete Industry Announces Roadmap to Achieve Groundbreaking ‘Net Zero’ CO2 Emissions By 2050

Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers today join forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut CO2 emissions by a further 25% by 2030, marking a decisive step in the race to ‘Net Zero’ concrete by 2050.

13 Oct 2021

Seabirds Across the Globe Accumulate Plastic's Chemical Components in Their Bodies, Research Reveals

Seabirds from Gough Island in the south Atlantic, Marion Island near Antarctica and the coasts of both Hawaii and Western Australia have a dangerous habit: eating plastic.

12 Oct 2021

Natural Weathering and Carbon Sinks can Help Fight Climate Change

The extensive habitats of the earth, spanning from the poles to the equator, have the strong potential to eliminate carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through the undiscovered rock nitrogen weathering reactions that distribute natural fertilizers across the globe.

12 Oct 2021

Better UK Connectivity Could Prevent CO2e Emissions Equivalent to 750,000 Lorries

The transport sector could be the big carbon reduction winner from better UK digital connectivity, according to an independent report published today.

12 Oct 2021

Georgia Tech Professor Receives $12 Million Grant from NSF to Create Atmospheric Measurement Network

Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Nga Lee "Sally" Ng has earned a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program to provide high time-resolution, long-term measurements of the properties of atmospheric particulates known as aerosols, which have significant effects on health and climate change.

11 Oct 2021

NSF-Funded Project to Establish Long-Term Network of Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring Stations

A site near Delta Junction will be the Alaska research location in a $12 million multi-state project to determine the content of airborne particulate matter.

11 Oct 2021

Climate Models Misinterpret Effects of Black Carbon Aerosols from Seasonal Fires

A study led by the University of Exeter has revealed an underestimation of the complete magnitude of the impact of smoke from seasonal fires in Central Africa by certain climate models over the South-East Atlantic, specifically the potential climate warming caused by the black carbon component of the aerosol.

11 Oct 2021