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Meat and Dairy Companies are Not Doing Enough to Tackle Climate Change, Study Finds

The vast majority of the world's largest meat and dairy companies have not made an explicit commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, finds a new analysis by researchers at New York University.

30 Mar 2021

Cooling Industry Needs to Accelerate Efforts for Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions

Five major cooling suppliers are racing to net zero but they represent fewer than ten per cent of the 54 suppliers assessed in a new report, meaning the industry has a lot of work to do to catch up on climate action and reduce pollution from the sector, currently estimated at 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

30 Mar 2021

New Instrument Helps Better Understand the Scale and Long-Term Impact of Fires

A first-of-its-kind instrument that samples smoke from megafires and scans humidity will help researchers better understand the scale and long-term impact of fires--specifically how far and high the smoke will travel; when and where it will rain; and whether the wet smoke will warm the climate by absorbing sunlight.

30 Mar 2021

Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Wildfire Charcoals Remain Stable for Years

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress at the cellular level. Research shows that this way, amongst others, they inhibit the germination capacity of plants, produce cytotoxins or exert toxic effects on aquatic invertebrates.

29 Mar 2021

EPA Underestimates Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production, Research Shows

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from oil and gas production in its annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, according to new research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

29 Mar 2021

Bivalve Sensors add ‘Mussel’ to Environmental Monitoring Systems

The opening and closing of mussels in unison could give researchers an efficient way to detect the presence of toxins in aquatic environments.

25 Mar 2021

Eroded Seabed Rocks Provide Key Source of Nutrition for Marine Organisms

According to a new study, drifting sea organisms at the bottom of the food chain are receiving an essential source of nutrition from eroded seabed rocks.

23 Mar 2021

New Study Helps Differentiate Local from Global Sources of Plutonium Pollution in Soil

Scientists analyzed extremely low levels of plutonium pollution present in the soils and made a discovery that could power future “clean up” operations on land near nuclear power plants, which would be time- and cost-efficient.

22 Mar 2021

New First-Time Study to Examine the Impact of Ocean Noise Pollution on Ireland’s Marine Life

Ireland’s first real-time acoustic monitoring project of cetacean species (whales, dolphins and porpoise) was launched this week off the South Coast of Ireland, with the goal of creating a near real-time detection model for these species and examining the impact rising ocean noise pollution is having on Ireland’s marine life.

22 Mar 2021

Study Uncovers How Bushfire Smoke Traveled Around the World

It's not just how hot the fires burn - it's also where they burn that matters. During the recent extreme fire season in Australia, which began in 2019 and burned into 2020, millions of tons of smoke particles were released into the atmosphere.

19 Mar 2021