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Canadians at Highest Relative Risk of Respiratory Mortality by Wildfire Pollution

An international study has discovered that Canadians are prone to the highest comparative risk of respiratory mortality caused by wildfire pollution, where Regina and Saskatoon are among the worst hit.

13 Sep 2021

Cleaning Up the School Run: Over Three Quarters of Parents Set to Implement Good Air Habits as E.ON’s Research Reveals Eight Out of Ten Children Worry About Air Pollution

As the new school term begins, recent research from E.ON reveals 85% of primary school aged children and eight in ten parents (81%) worry about air pollution.

9 Sep 2021

Call to Recycle Plastic Waste

Recyclable plastic has been recorded on popular beaches and urban watercourses in Adelaide, South Australia – highlighting the need for more efforts to remove and reuse all plastics from waste streams, particularly in urban areas.

7 Sep 2021

Research Examines Rare Earth Elements in a Colorado Watershed

Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

1 Sep 2021

Careful Planning can Help Remove CO2 in a Climate-Effective Manner

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

25 Aug 2021

CO2 Emissions from Oil Refineries Could Increase in the Future, Study Reveals

A global inventory has revealed that CO2 emissions from oil refineries were 1.3 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018 and could be as large as 16.5 Gt from 2020 to 2030.

25 Aug 2021

Study Analyzes Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Surface Water Quality

In the last few years, tens of thousands of hydraulic fracturing wells from Pennsylvania to Texas to North Dakota have done unconventional oil and gas production, which forms the routine for many Americans.

20 Aug 2021

New Way to Develop Long-Range Vehicles Capable of Capturing CO2 Onboard

The conversation about eliminating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles often revolves around electrifying cars, buses, and trucks. However, cargo and tanker ships that contribute 3% of all CO2 emissions are hardly discussed.

19 Aug 2021

Effective Emission-Control Policies Could Reduce Air-Quality and Health Impacts of Shipping Activities

Emissions from shipping activities around the world account for nearly 3 percent of total human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, and could increase by up to 50 percent by 2050, making them an important and often overlooked target for global climate mitigation.

18 Aug 2021