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Cargill and BAR Technologies Combine World-Class Yacht Racing Design and Technology Using Wind Propulsion to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Cargill and BAR Technologies have embarked on a strategic project with naval architect Deltamarin to bring cutting edge wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping.

29 Oct 2020

Brunel bags Euromillions to Cut Industrial Waste

Helping energy-hungry industries scoop back and reuse vast volumes of waste water and heat is the goal of an ambitious new project at Brunel University London.

29 Oct 2020

New Project to Examine the Impacts of Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia's Marine Ecosystems

Researchers have launched an ambitious project to discover the impacts of plastic pollution in the oceans of Southeast Asia - and how the problem might be tackled.

23 Oct 2020

CCS Offers a Clean Technology Pathway for Rapidly Reducing Emissions from Vital Sectors

Today, the Energy Futures Initiative and Stanford University released "An Action Plan for Carbon Capture and Storage in California: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions," a report providing policymakers with options for near-term actions to deploy carbon capture and storage to meet the state's climate goals.

23 Oct 2020

Revolutionary Mobile Air Purifier Against Global Pandemics, Wildfires and Pollution

A clean air company from Finland, 6GCool, has just launched on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a portable high tech air purifier that fits in your pocket.

22 Oct 2020

‘Letters’ Tells Urgent Tale of Bushfire Survival in New Film Supporting Climate Change Act from Photoplay

Photoplay Films has launched the provocative ‘Letters’, a film aiming to raise awareness and mobilise political support for the Climate Change Act.

22 Oct 2020

Migratory Terns in Great Lakes Region Found to Have Legacy Contaminants

Chemicals that haven't been manufactured in the U.S. for years or even decades are still turning up in the bodies of migratory terns in the Great Lakes region, a new study finds.

22 Oct 2020

Recycling Paper Using Renewable Energy Will Help the Climate

A new modeling study by researchers at University College London (UCL) and Yale University shows that recycling paper might be useful to the climate only if it is driven by renewable energy.

20 Oct 2020

Study Finds Causal Link Between Air Pollution and Plastic Waste Through Demand for Food Delivery

When the air outside is bad, office workers are more likely to order food delivery than go out for lunch, which in turn increases plastic waste from food packaging, according to a study by researchers from the National University of Singapore.

20 Oct 2020