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New Study Defines Remaining Global Carbon Budget for 12 Main Industries

The remaining global carbon budget for the 12 main industry and service sectors has been defined by researchers to restrict global warming to 1.5 °C by 2050 and implement the Paris Climate Agreement.

2 Nov 2021

Study Finds Mixing Raw Materials is Key to Improving Biomass Fuel Pellets

A new study discovers that the correct mix of raw materials is essential to enhance biomass fuel pellets.

2 Nov 2021

Satellite Data Reveals Increased variability in Greenland Ice Sheet Runoff

Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide.

2 Nov 2021

CU Boulder and UN Human Rights Announce Plans to Co-Host Global Climate Summit

As the world's biggest climate change conference begins in Glasgow, Scotland, the University of Colorado Boulder and U.N. Human Rights are announcing plans to co-host the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.

2 Nov 2021

Climate Change may Affect Wheat and Maize Production as Early as 2030

Climate change may affect the production of maize and wheat by 2030 if current trends continue, according to a new international study.

2 Nov 2021

Researchers Investigate the Impacts of Melting Snow on the Future of Ski Tourism

Is ski tourism on a downward slope or can winter holiday resorts weather the ongoing impact of climate change?

2 Nov 2021

Study Highlights Climate-Related Impacts on Future Crop Yield

Potential climate-related impacts on future crop yield are a major societal concern, according to a new study published in Nature Food.

2 Nov 2021

Consensus Statement on Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Anesthesia Gases and Medical Waste

As the COP26 Global Climate Conference in Glasgow, UK, gets underway this week, all areas of society are looking at the impact their activities have on the environment and, more specifically, global warming.

2 Nov 2021

Study Models Changes to the World’s Life Zones Caused by Climate Change

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) collaborated with various partners to model the changes in the world’s 45 different “life zones” due to climate change. The study showed that climate impacts could soon triple over these regions if the Earth continues “business-as-usual” emissions.

2 Nov 2021

Scientific Partnership to Bring Climate Impact Data from Space to Citizens on Global Basis

Today Kayrros SAS, the leading global asset observation platform which detects, quantifies and traces emissions back to their original source, and impact technology pioneer Doconomy announce their partnership to bring real-time satellite data on greenhouse gas emissions directly to the fingertips of individual consumers.

2 Nov 2021

UK Nuclear Stations Reach Historic Clean Power Milestone as COP Hub Launched

As world leaders gather in Glasgow to discuss tackling climate change, Britain’s current nuclear fleet passed a significant milestone, clocking up 2000 terawatt hours of clean power generation. That’s enough zero carbon electricity to power all the UK’s 29 million homes for 18.5 years.

2 Nov 2021

Revolutionary Chemical Polymer Recycling Method

Humanity has come to heavily rely on the benefits that plastics offer and their application can be found in almost every aspect of daily life. However, the major downside of this reliance on synthetic polymer-based materials is that it has been scientifically proven they are contributing to some of humanity's most-serious environmental issues.

By David J. Cross 1 Nov 2021