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Tropical Terrestrial CH4 Emissions Contribute to More than 80% of the Global Methane Growth Rate

An international team of researchers has revealed that tropical terrestrial methane (CH4) emissions explain more than 80% of the observed changes in the global atmospheric methane growth rate over 2010-2019.

17 Mar 2022

Novel Catalytic Technology Could Help Usher in a More Sustainable and Greener Future

Catalysts are workhorses that help reactions occur. Put to work, they transform starting materials, such as fossil fuels, biomass or even waste, into products and fuels with minimal energy.

17 Mar 2022

Europe's Beech Forests are Severely Threatened by Climate Change

Beech forests in Europe are severely threatened by climate change, particularly in southern European countries, but also in central Europe.

17 Mar 2022

New IPCC-Aligned Reforestation Programme Provides Carbon Offset Opportunity for SMEs

An innovative reforestation and rewilding programme will enable UK SMEs to purchase affordable woodland as part of their efforts to offset carbon and tackle climate change.

17 Mar 2022

CSIRO’s New National Lab to Bolster Bushfire Response

In the face of more extreme events, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-class bushfire research facility to better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond.

17 Mar 2022

Speaker Line-up Announced for ‘Agri-Tech and Environmental Sustainability’

The Agri-Tech Centres are thrilled to confirm the full line-up of speakers for their annual conference on 21 April – ‘Agri-Tech and Environmental Sustainability’.

17 Mar 2022

Researchers Attempt to Make a New System to Revolutionize the UK's Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) Sector

The University of Plymouth has been planning to join forces with a globally-renowned supplier of next-generation software and digital solutions, called Kongsberg Digital. This attempt has been made to design a new system that could revolutionize the floating offshore wind (FLOW) sector of the United Kingdom.

16 Mar 2022

Researchers Suggest a Technique for Recycling Old Wind Turbine Blades

Scientists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian Energy Institute suggested a technique for recycling wind turbine blades.

16 Mar 2022

Study Shows Road Traffic Contributes to Air as well as Water Pollution

Heavy traffic is time and again linked with air pollution. However, a new study from the University of Toronto, Scarborough states it is also a huge contributor to water pollution.

16 Mar 2022

Researchers Develop Optimizer Tool to Maximize Solar-Powered Cooling Systems

Solar-powered adsorption cooling systems (SACS) have garnered attention as a renewable energy technology which could offer clean electricity for air conditioning and refrigeration while gradually lowering electric grid demand. However, these systems are inefficient in terms of energy use.

16 Mar 2022

Huge Trees Increase Water Source in Forests by Shielding Snowpack

Big trees play an extraordinary role in old-growth forests, providing multiple ecological benefits ranging from fire resistance to the production of strong genetic offspring.

16 Mar 2022

Solar Protocol Aims to Spotlight How Transglobal Data Trafficking Drives Climate Change

The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices and systems using it and the servers that support it are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of the global airline industry, and this carbon cost is growing rapidly with the expansion of blockchain-enabled transactions: The carbon footprint of a single Ethereum transaction is equivalent to nearly 329,000 credit card transactions.

16 Mar 2022