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Comprehensive Climate Risk Insurance Accelerates Economic Recovery After Hurricanes

In the US, hurricanes caused more than $400 billion in direct economic losses over the historical period 1980–2014, with losses peaking at more than $150 billion in 2005, the year when hurricane Katrina made landfall.

5 Jan 2023

Methane Emissions Offset Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Uptake in Coastal Ecosystems

Bladderwrack in the Baltic Sea emits significant amounts of methane, which, to some extent, can offset the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by these algae.

5 Jan 2023

The Limitations of Estimating Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity

A study performed by Robbin Bastiaansen, Anna von der Heydt, the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and Peter Ashwin, the University of Exeter, UK, indicates that it could still be rather difficult to precisely determine the Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity in complex climate models.

4 Jan 2023

Innovating Climate Change Communication

Climate change communication has been proven to follow trends, according to scientists from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI).

4 Jan 2023

Eco-Friendly, Printable Semiconductors Could Lead the Way to Cheaper and More Sustainable IoT

Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life—but requires trillions of such small devices.

4 Jan 2023

Novel Process can Clean Coal Mine Drainage While Producing Rare-Earth Elements

A new study investigates a novel process for lessening the negative environmental impact of coal mine drainage and extracting rare-earth elements from it, precious minerals needed to manufacture many high-tech devices.

4 Jan 2023

New Cause of Melting Antarctic Ice Shelves Discovered

Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic.

3 Jan 2023

Existing Conservation Efforts Inadequate to Protect Antarctic Ecosystems, Study Reveals

Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65% of the continent's plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to a study by Jasmine Rachael Lee at the University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues, publishing December 22 in the open access journal PLOS Biology.

3 Jan 2023

ZeroAvia Gets CAA Green Light for Next Phase of Hydrogen-Electric Test Flights

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted a permit to fly for ZeroAvia’s Dornier 228 aircraft, which has been retrofitted with its prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain.

From ZeroAvia 3 Jan 2023

Renewables Generation Up 55% Year-on-year

Renewable energy generation between July and September (2022) was up 55.3% on the same period in 2021, The Scottish Government has revealed.

23 Dec 2022

Green Energy Revolution Continues to Grow with Second Life Batteries

Battery energy storage specialists Connected Energy celebrate a successful year of growth with an expanding workforce, £15m investment and a positive market forecast for 2023.

22 Dec 2022

Biodegradable Version of Medical Gowns Produce Harmful Greenhouse Gases

Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research published Dec. 20 in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

21 Dec 2022

New Study Reveals Potential Underestimation of Forest Carbon Stocks

UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with consequences for our understanding of carbon stocks and humanity's response to climate change, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.

21 Dec 2022

Research Helps Understand How Land Plants Affect the Climate

Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.

21 Dec 2022

Robust Liability Framework Needed to Encourage Safe Expansion and Use of Carbon Capture

"Robust" amendments to insurance law and international environmental law are needed to allow carbon capture, utilisation and storage to take place legally so the technology can be used in the fight against global warming, a new study says.

21 Dec 2022