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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

Animals Play Unique and Vital Role in Reforestation, Study Says

As nations meet this week in Montreal on efforts to address an unprecedented loss of biodiversity -; more than a million species are threatened with extinction -; a new study published in The Royal Society journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B points to the unique and vital role animals play in reforestation.

21 Dec 2022

Higher Pharmaceutical Consumption Leads to Higher Carbon Emissions

In central Japan, a large university hospital with a research center was investigated by a team of scientists who measured the carbon emissions there. They discovered that the hospital’s overall carbon footprint increased over the course of a decade.

20 Dec 2022

New Project Establishes Link Between Green Spaces and Green Gentrification Processes

An ICTA-UAB project establishes the direct relationship between green spaces and green gentrification processes in 28 cities in North America and Europe.

20 Dec 2022

Using Methane for Eco-friendly Power Generation

Methane is the most significant component of natural gas, and scientists at the ELTE Eötvös Loránd University want to study its properties.

19 Dec 2022

Climate Change Played a Major Role in the Ascendancy of Early Dinosaurs

Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.

19 Dec 2022

U.S. Cities Experiencing Spikes in Gun Violence on Warm Days, Study Shows

From Philadelphia to Portland, cities across the United States are experiencing spikes in gun violence on warm days. Researchers have begun to explore heat as a contributor to firearm violence, but current research on this subject is limited, focusing only on a few cities.

19 Dec 2022

Obtaining Reliable Green Energy in the Face of Impending Extreme Weather

The state of Texas experienced a two-week-long cold spell in February 2021. The incident was unprecedented, and Texas’ primarily gas, coal, and wind-based energy infrastructure was woefully underprepared for this type of severe weather.

16 Dec 2022

The Impact of Plastic Pollution on Sea Urchin Larvae

Researchers compared the effects of freshly manufactured PVC pellets, known as nurdles, with fragments gathered from beaches by placing fertilized urchin eggs in seawater with varying levels of plastic pollution.

16 Dec 2022

Causes of Air Pollution in the London Underground

According to a study that was published in Scientific Reports, air pollution on the London Underground is frequently composed of ultrafine magnetic iron oxide particles that are smaller than 500 nm.

16 Dec 2022

The Role of Whales in the Carbon Cycle

To combat climate change, nature-based solutions take a comprehensive approach, promoting ecosystem preservation and biodiversity.

16 Dec 2022

Green Graphene: Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries to Recover Valuable Metal Resources

A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a rapid green recycling method that is able to make key battery components available for reuse.

By David J. Cross 16 Dec 2022

FuelPositive Receives Funding for Building At-Scale Demonstration Systems to Generate Green Ammonia

FuelPositive Corporation is pleased to announce it has been approved to receive CA$300,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership towards building the first of its three at-scale demonstration systems.

15 Dec 2022

Warming in the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean Raises Inconsistency in Predicting South China Sea Summer Monsoon Onset

The onset of the South China Sea summer monsoon (SCSSM), usually characterized by a simultaneous circulation–convection transition, marks the beginning of the East Asian summer rainy season.

15 Dec 2022