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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Underestimated by Some Major U.S. Cities

Cities have become critical players in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing global climate change. Urban areas produce almost 70 percent of those emissions, and city governments are proposing a variety of policy actions aimed at reducing them. Many cities also produce inventories that detail their greenhouse gas emissions.

3 Feb 2021

Study Compiles Scientific Data to Identify Trends in Marine Litter

That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic within the Department of Geosciences of the Faculty of Science, along with a cohort of high-profile co-authors, posed within a study recently published in the Microplastics and Nanoplastics journal. Specifically, the study overviews a plethora of marine litter monitoring survey data available for different regions of the world ocean, as well as modelling data, in order to answer this compelling question.

2 Feb 2021

New Modeling System can Accurately Predict the Impact of Ozone on Soybean Production

The impact of ozone on soybean production can be predicted more accurately thanks to improvements to a computer modelling system.

2 Feb 2021

Powerful Greenhouse Gas Emitted from Coal Mines is 50% Higher than Previously Estimated

The amount of methane released into the atmosphere as a result of coal mining is likely much higher than previously calculated, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union recently.

1 Feb 2021

Enhanced Emissions from Human Activities Drive Methane Growth in the Atmosphere

Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2). Its concentration in the atmosphere has increased more than twice since the preindustrial era due to enhanced emissions from human activities.

29 Jan 2021

Tackling Short-Lived Climate-Forcing Pollutants Could Provide Benefits

Climate change mitigation is about more than just CO2. So-called "short-lived climate-forcing pollutants" such as soot, methane, and tropospheric ozone all have harmful effects. Climate policy should be guided by a clearer understanding of their differentiated impacts.

28 Jan 2021

New ABB Emission Monitoring Solution Helps the Maritime Industry Achieve Decarbonization Targets

The launch of ABB’s CEMcaptain will help shipping comply with the sulphur emission regulations that were enforced in 2020, and keep in check their CO2 footprint.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 28 Jan 2021

Economic Growth, Fossil-Fuel Use, and Air Quality are Closely Linked

For a long time, world economies have been powered by the combustion of fossil fuels that has also contributed to the accumulation of greenhouse gases and air pollution.

27 Jan 2021

River-Borne Plastic Pollution Considerably Affects Southeast Asian Mangroves

According to a new study, mangrove ecosystems are specifically at risk of getting polluted by plastic transported from rivers to the sea. About 54% of mangrove habitat lies within 20 km of a river that carries over one tonne of plastic waste into the ocean annually.

27 Jan 2021