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United Nations Urged to Set a Target of Zero for New Plastic Pollution by 2040

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week.

10 Nov 2022

Actual Plastic Waste in Rivers Could be 90% Greater than Previously Assumed

Whether in drinking water, food or even in the air: plastic is a global problem - and the full extent of this pollution may go beyond of what we know yet. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from the Netherlands and Australia, have reviewed conventional assumptions for the transport of plastic in rivers.

10 Nov 2022

Airly Secures New $5.5M Funding Round to Fight Air Pollution and Save Lives

Air pollution is the most-pressing environmental health crisis of our time with approximately nine in 10 people around the world breathing unclean air.

From Airly Inc. 10 Nov 2022

World-first: Volvo Delivers Electric Trucks with Fossil-free Steel to Customers

As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers.

From Volvo Trucks 10 Nov 2022

AIMPLAS Participates in a European Project to Develop a Game-changing Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank to Enable the Transition Towards H2-Powered Aviation

On September 2019, the United Nations launched the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies to strengthen international cooperation in improving air quality and reducing air pollution.

10 Nov 2022

Understanding How Air Pollution Impacts Health on a Global Scale

The most recent estimates (2016) obtained by the World Health Organization state that more than 4.2 million people die prematurely annually as a result of long-lasting exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (frequently mentioned as PM2.5).

9 Nov 2022

Beaver Dams may Help Lessen the Climate Change-Induced Damage to Water Quality

As climate change worsens water quality and threatens ecosystems, the famous dams of beavers may help lessen the damage.

9 Nov 2022

Study Shows Room for Improvement in a Widespread Climate-Smart Farming Practice

The promise for American agriculture is tantalizing: healthier soil, more carbon kept in the ground, less fertilizer runoff, and less need for chemicals.

9 Nov 2022

Federal Government Makes Significant Investment to Advance Clean Fuels and Energy in Canada

Government and industry are working together to build a clean and strong economy that supports good jobs and positions Canada as a reliable supplier of energy in a net-zero world. Through continued investments in clean technology innovation, like hydrogen, Canada will remain a leader in this field.

9 Nov 2022

New Online Site Provides Free Educational Resources in Carbon and Ecosystem Services

The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America have launched a new online site called Decode 6, which provides free educational resources in carbon and ecosystem services for people in the agricultural and environmental sectors.

9 Nov 2022

Valmet to Rebuild Koehler Paper’s Power Boilers in Oberkirch and Kehl, Germany

Valmet will rebuild Koehler Paper’s power boilers at its Oberkirch and Kehl paper mill sites in Germany to increase the production of sustainable energy from renewable sources.

From Valmet 9 Nov 2022

Driving Sustainable Energy Development, CHINT Partners Singapore Polytechnic

Singapore is taking firm actions to do its part to build a sustainable future. To strengthen its commitments under the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Paris Agreement, the Singapore Green Plan 2030 was unveiled in February 2021 with key pillars to achieve these aspirations as soon as viable.

9 Nov 2022

A Global-Scale Impact on Mountains Due to Climate Change

A new study has shown that climate change will negatively affect mountain landscapes and create growing risks like river floods, avalanches, and landslides.

8 Nov 2022

New Method Helps Make Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Last Longer

A new approach has been designed by scientists at Stanford University to make lithium-ion battery packs last for a longer time and suffer less worsening from rapid charging.

8 Nov 2022

World’s Coastal Lagoons are Most Affected Water Ecosystems by Microplastic Pollution

Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) --close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems-- are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.

8 Nov 2022