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Study Shows How Near-Term Mitigation can Help Prevent Temperature Overshoot

A new international study coordinated by IIASA shows how near-term mitigation can help to prevent an overshoot in global temperatures, thereby reducing climate risks and bringing long-term economic gains.

30 Nov 2021

Research Paves Way for Mass Adoption of Clean Cars Powered by Direct-Ethanol Fuel Cells

Alternative-energy research at Oregon State University is charting a path toward the mass adoption of clean cars powered by direct-ethanol fuel cells.

30 Nov 2021

Study Assesses the Benefits of Limiting Temperature Overshoot

Mitigation pathways exploring end-of-century temperature targets often entail temperature overshoot, that is the extent to which temperature is allowed to temporarily exceed a given target.

30 Nov 2021

New £17M Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies Launched

The £17M Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies was officially launched at its new base in the Carriage Works in Swindon last week.

30 Nov 2021

Climate Change is Speeding Up the Flow of Antarctic Circumpolar Current

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the only ocean current that circumnavigates the planet, is speeding up.

30 Nov 2021

Strong Climate Action can Reduce Inequality and Alleviate Poverty

According to a Rutgers study, if all countries adopted the same tax on carbon emissions and returned the revenues to their citizens, it is possible to keep the global temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius while also benefiting wellbeing, reducing inequality, and alleviating poverty.

30 Nov 2021

Manufacturing Energy-Efficient Organic Solar Cells Using Eco-Friendly Solvents

A small guest molecule in the right place makes it possible to produce energy-efficient organic solar cells using eco-friendly solvents.

30 Nov 2021

New Study Describes How Two Species of Antarctic Fish Respond to Acute Thermal Stress

At first glance, Antarctica seems inhospitable. Known for howling gales and extremely cold temperatures, the continent is blanketed with a mile-thick ice shelf. Occasional elephant seals and seabirds fleck the glacial shorelines.

30 Nov 2021

Carbon Gap Calls on European Policymakers to Provide Support for Carbon Removal Alongside Emission Reductions

Carbon Gap, an independent research and advocacy not-for-profit, has called on UK and European governments to lead on supporting and scaling up techniques to remove carbon directly from the air (referred to as carbon removal), alongside immediate and dramatic emissions cuts.

From Carbon Gap 30 Nov 2021

New Study Could Assist Better Coastal Planning, Protect Threatened Seabirds

According to a new study performed at the University College Cork (UCC), gaining more insights into fishing boats’ routes could help improve coastal planning and eventually protect seabirds that are at risk.

29 Nov 2021

PPPL Receives New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Recycling Leadership Award

The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has a lot to celebrate this America Recycles Day after recently receiving the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Recycling Leadership Award for recycling 52 percent of solid waste and 82 percent of construction waste in 2020.

29 Nov 2021