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Fiscal Transfer Mechanism Increases the Nature Reserves in Atlantic Rainforest Areas, but with Partial Results

A study by the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil investigated a fiscal transfer mechanism whereby states transfer part of their sales tax revenue to municipalities in exchange for the creation of environmental conservation units. The mechanism is known as ICMS-E. ICMS is state-collected sales tax, and the "E" stands for ecological.

6 Dec 2021

Social Acceptability of Carbon Taxes Increases by Spending Revenues on Climate Projects

The creation of a carbon tax would be more widely accepted by the public if the revenue raised were used to finance climate projects. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autnomade Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), which analyses the fact that how governments spend revenues influences the acceptance and perception of the tax.

6 Dec 2021

Research Proposes a New Perspective on the Carbon Neutrality of Wastewater Treatment Industry

This study is led by Professor Nianzhi Jiao (State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Institute of Marine Microbes and Ecospheres, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University), Professor Yao Zhang, and Dr. Zongqing Lv. In previous study, Jiao et al. found that the use of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in natural water bodies as a monitoring indicator of organic matter is misleading, and could judge refractory dissolved organic matter (RDOM) in water bodies as pollutants.

6 Dec 2021

Green Synthesis of Metal Particle Modified Photocatalysts for Reducing Nitrate to Ammonia

Compare with bulk graphitic carbon nitride, the optimal sample had 2.93-fold photocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia activity (2.627?mg/h/gcat), and the NH3 selectivity increased from 50.77% to 77.9%. They published their approach on September 06 in the Energy Material Advances.

6 Dec 2021

Researchers Reveal Carbon Footprint of Plastics is Constantly Growing

ETH scientists investigated the global plastics value chain and revealed that the effect of plastics on health and climate is bigger than formerly believed because of the increased use of coal for electricity, process heat, and as a raw material in production.

3 Dec 2021

Study Uses Climate Modeling to Reconstruct the History of Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones

When forecasting how storms may change in the future, it helps to know something about their past. Judging from historical records dating back to the 1850s, hurricanes in the North Atlantic have become more frequent over the last 150 years.

3 Dec 2021

Research Reveals Why Batteries Cannot Charge in Minutes

Researchers find new issue complicating fast charging. Haste makes waste, as the saying goes. Such a maxim may be especially true of batteries, thanks to a new study that seeks to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast charged lithium-ion batteries to degrade in electric vehicles.

3 Dec 2021

Improved Air Quality Models can Help Better Estimate the Production of Solar Electricity

Leipzig. The expansion of renewable energies is placing increasing demands on the power grids. and in the process requires forecasts that are as precise as possible as to how much solar power will be fed into the grid. In addition to clouds, aerosol particles also strongly influence the amount of electricity generated by photovoltaic systems

3 Dec 2021

Robust Policy Interventions can Help Smallholder Farmers Withstand the Effects of Climate Change

A project by researchers from Princeton University and IIASA investigated how different climate scenarios and policy interventions could affect smallholder farmers in Nepal who stand to lose up to a quarter of their income by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.

3 Dec 2021

Research Reveals the Impact of Climate Crisis on Antarctic Fur Seal

The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill -;small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain-; during summer in some areas of the Antarctica. This involves a decrease in the food abundance for female Antarctic fur seals in summer and a decrease in their reproductive success.

3 Dec 2021

Researchers Investigate Different Factors that Affect Households' Climate Adaptation

The climate is changing, not only in the Netherlands, but far beyond as well. The UN climate conference in Glasgow in 2021 had a clear message: climate adaptation is required of everyone; from governments to individuals around the world.

3 Dec 2021

Study Explores the Climate Impact of Blue Hydrogen

An international group of researchers led by the Paul Scherrer Institute and the Heriot-Watt University has carried out in-depth analyses of the climate impact of blue hydrogen.

3 Dec 2021

Plant Based Products Council Annual Consumer Study Reveals Growing Interest, Demand for Sustainable Products

New research from the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) shows growing interest in and demand for products made from renewable materials.

3 Dec 2021

Leading Renewable Energy Projects Crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards

A pioneering energy storage system which has been developed using the simple principle of gravity has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry tonight (Dec 2).

3 Dec 2021

AR Brings Ground-Breaking Zero Carbon Solution to Life

A partnering of British green engineering and immersive story-telling talent has created a stand-out web-based augmented reality (AR) experience that delivers a vitally important message about how the UK can tackle climate change as a legacy of COP26.

From The Kensa Group 3 Dec 2021

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Fiscal Transfer Mechanism Increases the Nature Reserves in Atlantic Rainforest Areas, but with Partial Results

Social Acceptability of Carbon Taxes Increases by Spending Revenues on Climate Projects

Research Proposes a New Perspective on the Carbon Neutrality of Wastewater Treatment Industry

Green Synthesis of Metal Particle Modified Photocatalysts for Reducing Nitrate to Ammonia

Researchers Reveal Carbon Footprint of Plastics is Constantly Growing

Study Uses Climate Modeling to Reconstruct the History of Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones

Research Reveals Why Batteries Cannot Charge in Minutes

Improved Air Quality Models can Help Better Estimate the Production of Solar Electricity

Robust Policy Interventions can Help Smallholder Farmers Withstand the Effects of Climate Change

Research Reveals the Impact of Climate Crisis on Antarctic Fur Seal

Researchers Investigate Different Factors that Affect Households' Climate Adaptation

Study Explores the Climate Impact of Blue Hydrogen

Plant Based Products Council Annual Consumer Study Reveals Growing Interest, Demand for Sustainable Products

Leading Renewable Energy Projects Crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards

AR Brings Ground-Breaking Zero Carbon Solution to Life

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