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Developing Customized Climate Resiliency Solutions on a Local Scale

Argonne scientists help communities, businesses, prepare for climate impacts that vary from region to region.

28 Sep 2022

Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Atmosphere are Making Trees Bigger

Trees have long been known to buffer humans from the worst effects of climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Now new research shows just how much forests have been bulking up on that excess carbon.

28 Sep 2022

ORNL Researchers Create Mitigation Strategies for Cities Stressed by Climate Change

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are deploying their broad expertise in climate data and modeling to create science-based mitigation strategies for cities stressed by climate change as part of two U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field Laboratory projects.

28 Sep 2022

Study Suggests Ways to Build More Resilient and Diverse Ecosystems

The findings identify critical weaknesses in current tree-planting strategies in cities across the United States and suggest ways to build more resilient and diverse ecosystems.

28 Sep 2022

New Method Determines the Impact of Climate Change on Local Renewable Energy

Researchers have devised a method to determine the impact of climate change on the supply and variability of local renewable energy.

28 Sep 2022

Clean Planet Energy Secures Supply Agreement with World’s Largest Plastics Recycler, KW Plastics, for Supply of Plastic Scrap in Alabama, USA

Clean Planet Energy’s North American division has today announced a long term agreement with the world’s largest recycler of HDPE and PP rigid plastic, KW Plastics. The agreement will provide plastic scrap to Clean Planet’s new ecoPlant, to be built in Alabama.

28 Sep 2022

More Reasons to Go Solar When Gearing up for a Greener Drive

A new study by University of South Australia (UniSA) researchers shows that households with solar panels and batteries have a huge advantage when it comes to saving money on electric vehicles (EV).

28 Sep 2022

Managing a Changing Energy Landscape

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has highlighted the need for the European Union (EU) to move away from gas and to embrace renewable energy sources on a much wider scale — with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announcing plans to “get rid of the dependency on Russian gas and go deep into the renewables.”

28 Sep 2022

FPT Industrial Powers the World’s First Snow Groomer with a Hydrogen Combustion Engine, the Brand New XC13

FPT Industrial, the powertrain brand of Iveco Group, goes straight ahead on alternative propulsion and takes to the ski slopes.

28 Sep 2022

Climate Change Could Increase Suitable Habitat for Invasive Stink Bug

A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change.

27 Sep 2022

Prospecting Nature-Based Carbon Credits Using an Interactive Mapping Tool

On the 22nd of September, at the World Economic Forum - Champions for Nature event during Climate Week NYC 2022 in New York, an interactive mapping software application supporting the prospecting, management, and development of nature-based carbon credit projects was launched across the world.

27 Sep 2022

Chemical Recycling Ensures Multiple Lifetimes for Plastic Materials

In the not-too-distant future, the plastics in our cars, electronics, and satellites might exist in their second, 25th, or 250th lives.

27 Sep 2022

Study Reveals Copepod Adaptations to Global Warming

Ocean food webs depend on copepods, which have the ability to genetically adjust to warmer and more acidic waters. This is the outcome of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Sep 2022

THREE60 Energy Invests in Wind Through Strategic Acquisition

THREE60 Energy, a leading independent energy service company offering complete asset life cycle solutions, has acquired wind operations and maintenance and renewables specialist, Bryan J Rendall (Electrical) Ltd (BJRE), bolstering the company’s wind and wider renewable energy capabilities.

From THREE60 Energy 27 Sep 2022