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New Fellowship Program Aims to Center Justice and Equity in Carbon Removal Policy

As carbon removal increasingly plays a major role in response to climate change, a new fellowship program at American University's Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy aims to center justice and equity considerations in carbon removal policy.

11 Jul 2023

Unused Renewable Energy Could Support the Exponential Growth of NFT Transactions

Unused solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in the U.S. could support the exponential growth of transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Cornell Engineering researchers have found.

11 Jul 2023

Driving Sustainability Innovation: Alphabet and Plan A Join Hands to Empower Fleet Businesses Worldwide with NextGeneration Decarbonisation Managing Tool

Alphabet, the renowned leasing and mobility provider, has announced a new collaboration with Plan A, a leading corporate carbon accounting, decarbonisation, and ESG reporting software provider.

11 Jul 2023

Researchers Calculate How Air Traffic Could Become Climate-Neutral by 2050

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have performed calculations to work out how air traffic could become climate-neutral by 2050.

10 Jul 2023

Termite-Inspired Metamaterials for Buildings Facilitate Indoor Climate Control

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow's climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint.

10 Jul 2023

Quantifying Ground Ice Meltwater Contribution to River Runoff

In a warming climate, the sustainable development of cryospheric meltwater on the Tibetan Plateau has sparked worries because of its significance for the fragile ecosystem in the headwater regions and the dense populations downstream.

10 Jul 2023

Arctic Dust with High Ice Nucleating Ability Impacts Arctic Clouds

Investigators from Nagoya University and Japan’s National Institute of Polar Research discovered that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a significant source of particles that form ice crystals in the Arctic’s low-level clouds (at altitudes below about 3 km) during summer and fall.

10 Jul 2023

Life Cycle Analysis of Offshore Wind Farms in Sicily

According to new research, offshore wind farms improve the environment throughout their life cycle.

10 Jul 2023

3ti Supports Silverstone’s Sustainability Strategy with Solar-Powered EV Charging Hubs

3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has completed the installation of three pop-up solar car parks with integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging at the iconic Silverstone racetrack.

10 Jul 2023

Energy Partnership to Slash Carbon Emissions by 20% Across Public Buildings in Medway

SSE Energy Solutions has delivered a project that is targeting a 20% reduction in carbon emissions across 11 major public buildings in South East England as part of an ambitious energy partnership with Medway Council.

From SSE Energy Solutions 7 Jul 2023

Public Support Biofuel and Hydrogen as Alternative Shipping Fuels

New research into public attitudes towards alternative shipping fuels shows public backing for biofuel and hydrogen.

7 Jul 2023

Persistent Marine Heat Waves Linked to Seabird Die-Offs

Seabirds, from cormorants to puffins, spend most of their lives at sea. Beloved by birdwatchers, these animals can be hard to study because they spend so much time far from shore.

7 Jul 2023

Electrochemical Plastic Dissolution: Shaping the Future of Recycling

In order to tackle the growing plastic problem, Chemists at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have devised an innovative, new method for recycling PET plastic.

By David J. Cross 7 Jul 2023

Affordable Technology Reduces Nitrous Oxide Emissions

A team of scientists has recently identified a method that is able to successfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now.

6 Jul 2023

Green Button-Like Technology can Help Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings

In recent years, many countries have been competing to develop various platforms and systems that provide services directly to the general public using ICT solutions, especially big data. Among them, Green Button, an energy data-sharing platform launched by the Obama Administration in 2012, has drawn significant attention.

6 Jul 2023