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The Waste Product Which Could Help Mitigate Climate Change

A product made from urban, agriculture and forestry waste has the added benefit of reducing the carbon footprint of modern farming, an international review involving UNSW has found. Visiting Professor in the School of M...

4 Aug 2021

Sustainable Aviation Fuel is a Greener Alternative to Reduce Aviation Carbon Emissions, says GlobalData

The aviation sector is increasingly looking towards sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a greener alternative to reduce its emissions footprint, according to GlobalData.

4 Aug 2021

Oxford-led REACH Programme Calls for Urgent Improvements in Water Security

Urgent steps to improve water security are needed across the world as part of measures to increase climate resilience, the University of Oxford-led REACH research programme warned today as it published a new, interdisciplinary report.

4 Aug 2021

Study Outlines Effect of Overfishing on Marine Protected Areas Around the World

Recent research by Tel Aviv University discloses major ecological damage to various marine protected areas (MPAs) across the globe.

3 Aug 2021

Study Investigates Carbon Release from Frozen Permafrost Post-2020 Heatwaves

A new study headed by geologists from the University of Bonn, Germany, attempted to compare the temporal and spatial distribution of methane concentrations in the air of northern Siberia with the help of geological maps.

3 Aug 2021

Scottish Quarry First in UK to Produce Green Aggregates for Construction

SandandStone, the UK’s first supplier of green aggregate materials, has signed an agreement with Green Biofuels Ltd, which enables the business to deliver all of its remediation and aggregate projects with minimal environmental impact and carbon emissions.

From Green BioFuels Ltd 3 Aug 2021

Chemists Take a Vital Step Towards Greener Food Production

The Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis process is possibly the most significant (if least familiar) industrial advancement of the 20th century.

2 Aug 2021

New Model Reveals Correlation Between Atmospheric CO2 and India-Asia Collision

A team of researchers headed by Professor Zhengfu Guo from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered that the metamorphic and volcanic CO2 emission levels on Tibetan Plateau connect well with the Earth’s atmospheric CO2 curve.

2 Aug 2021

Chinese Giants GAC and Huawei will Work Together to Develop a Smart SUV

On July 9, 2021, GAC Group officially announced an exciting joint project with tech giant Huawei: the two firms will work together to develop a "smart SUV", aiming to hit the market in mass production by the end of 2023.

From GAC Motor Co., Ltd. 2 Aug 2021

Warm and Stable Climate Led to the Development of Agriculture

The advent of agricultural practices was a milestone for modern humans and marked the start of a sedentary lifestyle and the development of “civilizations.” But the environmental aspects that guided this revolutionary change in the life of humans are still under debate.

30 Jul 2021

Novel Approach to Desalinate Water with the Help of Solar Energy

A new desalination technology developed by power engineers at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) could considerably decrease the cost associated with water desalination and increase the production volume by four times.

30 Jul 2021

Climate Change Likely to Exacerbate Conflicts Between Humans and Wildlife

With wildfires spreading across the parched Western U.S., severe floods in Europe and in the coming decade a potential surge in coastal flooding, 2021 could be a pivotal year in how governments, societies and families view the threat of climate change.

30 Jul 2021

Study Reveals Impact of La Niña on Increased Carbon Export

A new study conducted at the Florida State University (FSU) has revealed that when La Niña brings unusually warm waters and abnormal air pressure to the Pacific Ocean, it leads to a weather pattern that increases the carbon export from the Amazon River.

30 Jul 2021

Schneider Electric Moves Forward with Its Sustainability Impact Targets, Mobilizing Support from Employees, Partners and Customers

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, published today its half-year progress overview on setting up and advancing on its 2021-2025 sustainability impact targets.

From Schneider Electric 30 Jul 2021

Riverrecycle Partners with Clean Planet Energy in Southeast Asia to Turn Thousands of Tonnes of Waste-Plastics from the Environment into Ultra-Clean Energy

Riverrecycle and Clean Planet Energy have today announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement in a bid to support global efforts of removing non-recyclable plastics from rivers and the environment in Southeast Asia, and then re-purposing the waste as new ultra-clean fuels.

From Clean Planet Energy 30 Jul 2021