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Strategies and Policies for Managing Disaster Risks from Natural Hazards in the ASEAN Region

A group of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and University of Glasgow, have presented a range of disaster risk reduction strategies and policies for ASEAN, a region at risk of multiple natural hazards, which are further compounded by climate change.

29 Oct 2021

G20 Climate Risks Atlas Reveals How Climate Change Will Hit the World's Biggest Economies

On the eve of the G20 meeting in Italy, the CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change releases the G20 Climate Risks Atlas. Impacts, policy, economics, a series of Country Factsheets which summarises scientific projections of how climate impacts will play out in the world's most industrialized countries over the coming decades.

29 Oct 2021

"Blob" Heatwave may Decrease the Ocean's Biological Role as a Carbon Sink

Researchers have found the two-year heatwave known as 'the Blob' may have temporarily dampened the Pacific's 'biological pump,' which shuttles carbon from the surface ocean to the deep sea where it can be stored for millennia.

29 Oct 2021

Chemical-Free Approach for Tackling Biofilm Buildup on Bioreactor Membranes

Clean and energy efficient wastewater treatment plants will form a critical part of future water resource management. Now, researchers at KAUST have demonstrated a chemical-free approach for tackling biofilm buildup on membranes in anaerobic bioreactors.

29 Oct 2021

Researchers Present a Sustainable Process for Decentralized Hydrogen Production

Green hydrogen is seen as a beacon of hope in the energy and mobility revolution, but it is not yet suitable for mass production.

29 Oct 2021

Curtin Researchers Find a Simple Method to Solve the Energy Storage and Supply Puzzle

Curtin University research has found a simple and affordable method to determine which chemicals and types of metals are best used to store and supply energy, in a breakthrough for any battery-run devices and technologies reliant on the fast and reliable supply of electricity, including smart phones and tablets.

29 Oct 2021

Research: 2050 Target to Reduce Climate Change Emissions is Too Little and Too Late

According to new research from the University of Adelaide the 2050 target to reduce climate change emissions is too little and too late.

29 Oct 2021

Pandemic-Related Decrease in Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions is Mostly Over

Days before the opening of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, the latest estimates by the Carbon Monitor, an international research initiative begun during the pandemic, show that global carbon dioxide emissions as of the end of September 2021 were just 0.9 percent lower than emissions at the same time in 2019.

29 Oct 2021

UToledo Researcher to Help the U.S. Navy Become More Fuel and Energy Efficient

A researcher at The University of Toledo is using a unique semiconductor material to both shrink technology and cut energy use to help the U.S. Navy become more fuel and energy efficient.

29 Oct 2021

Study Shows how Recovery from Pandemic, Climate Policies may Impact Access to Clean Fuels

The replacement of polluting cooking fuels with clean ones could help save lives and decrease the effect on the environment.

29 Oct 2021

Study Pinpoints Ways to Make Offshore Windfarms Efficient

Recent research from Cornell University demonstrates how to make offshore wind farms more effective at a time of imminent rapid expansion.

By Skyla Baily 29 Oct 2021

Voi Launches Industry-First Environmental Impact Dashboard to Riders Can Choose Sustainable Travel

Voi - Europe’s leading micromobility operator - is announcing the launch of an environmental Impact Dashboard in the Voi app to inform riders about the CO2 emissions and air quality impact of their journeys.

From Voi Technology AB 29 Oct 2021

Harnessing Hydrogen to Keep Britain Moving – Unique Insights from the Firm Behind World-Firsts Showcasing at COP26

With all eyes on Glasgow for COP26, and hydrogen power high on the political agenda as one of the nation’s greatest assets in the race to Net Zero, a Nottingham-based manufacturer is celebrating its expertise being embedded into world-firsts project that are set to steal the show.

From Luxfer Gas Cylinders 29 Oct 2021

Securing Global Net Zero: Universities Have Solutions

The 50 universities across the world who form the International Universities Climate Alliance are all working on ways we can secure global net zero. The Alliance was established in April 2020 and is convened by the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

29 Oct 2021

New Player Threesixty Renewables Enters the UK Wind Energy Market

Onshore wind is at the heart of UK government plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but ageing assets present a challenge for expanding capacity. Last week a new player, Threesixty Renewables entered the UK renewables market.

From Threesixty Renewables Ltd. 29 Oct 2021