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Desalination Method Could Give Disaster Zones Drinking Water

Scientists have invented a novel way of converting seawater into drinking water, which might be beneficial in disaster zones where electricity is scarce.

22 Sep 2023

Greenwashing Threatens a "Nature Positive" Future

Researchers have identified the threat greenwashing poses to a 'nature positive' world, one where environmental decline halts and biodiversity outcomes improve.

22 Sep 2023

Lithium Extraction Breakthrough: A Game-Changer for Clean Energy

Researchers from Princeton University have devised an extraction method that significantly reduces the amount of time and land required for lithium production, offering an environmentally friendly solution to a critical energy challenge.

By David J. Cross 22 Sep 2023

SSE Energy Solutions Signs Energy Collaboration Agreement in the West Midlands

Energy infrastructure giant, SSE Energy Solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the West Midlands Combined Authority to deliver green energy projects in the region.

From SSE Energy Solutions 22 Sep 2023

Simple Changes to Data Visualizations can Improve Public Understanding of Climate Change

The consequences of a warming climate frequently dominated the news this summer, from devastating wildfires and floods to deadly heat waves across the globe.

21 Sep 2023

Electric Vehicles Could Save Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars in Chicago

If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles with electric versions, it would annually save more than 1,000 lives and over $10 billion, according to a new Northwestern University study.

21 Sep 2023

Retrofitting the World's Iron and Steel Processing Plants Early Could Reduce Carbon Emissions

Upgrading, or retrofitting, the world's iron and steel processing plants early could reduce carbon emissions by up to 70 gigatonnes by 2050.

21 Sep 2023

Study Highlights the Severity and Scale of Landscape Fire-Sourced Air Pollution

The world's first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades reveals that over 2 billion people are exposed to at least one day of potentially health-impacting environmental hazard annually – a figure that has increased by 6.8 per cent in the last ten years.

21 Sep 2023

Study: 72% of US Marine Mammals Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

72% of cetacean and pinniped stocks managed under US jurisdiction are highly or very highly vulnerable to climate change, according to a study published in PLOS ONE led by Matthew D. Lettrich.

21 Sep 2023

Semifinalists Announced for $1 Million USD Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

Semifinalists for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge have been announced and 38 teams of innovators will now vie for a part of $1 million USD across three award levels – two Seeding The Future Grand Prizes ($250,000 each), three Growth Grants ($100,000 each), and eight Seed Grants ($25,000 each).

21 Sep 2023

Trio of Sentinel Satellites Map Methane Super-Emitters

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is the second-largest contributor to climate warming after carbon dioxide.

21 Sep 2023

So Energy Quadruples Payments to New Domestic Solar and Battery Customers

Challenger energy supplier So Energy has launched a new industry-leading SEG tariff.

21 Sep 2023

UAlbany Receives $5 Million Grant for Urban Climate Adaptation Project

Researchers in the University at Albany's Department of Geography and Planning at the College of Arts and Sciences are receiving $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support a new project that aims to improve the health of Albany's urban forest and educate the next generation of local climate leaders.

20 Sep 2023

Ponds May Be Net Emitters of Greenhouse Gases, Study Finds

Though human-made ponds both sequester and release greenhouse gases, when added up, they may be net emitters, according to two related studies by Cornell University researchers.

20 Sep 2023

Natural Areas Could Cool Cities by Up to 6°C During Heatwaves

Adding more natural areas across our towns and cities could cool them by up to 6 °C during heatwaves, according to new research from the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

20 Sep 2023