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Harmful Algal Bloom Events Increase Along with Seafood Demand, Coastal Development

An unprecedented analysis of almost 10,000 Harmful Algal Bloom events worldwide over the past 33 years was launched today by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

9 Jun 2021

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Could Help Maintain Tree Diversity, Study Finds

When it comes to climate change, policymakers may fail to see the trees for the forest.

9 Jun 2021

Study Reveals how Deforestation Impacts Coastal Environment

Converting Central American tropical forests into agricultural land is changing the colour and composition of natural material washing into nearby rivers, making it less likely to decompose before it reaches the ocean, a new Southampton-led study has shown.

9 Jun 2021

New Report Highlights Major Barriers to Financing a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Financing a sustainable global ocean economy may require a Paris Agreement type effort, according to a new report from an international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia.

9 Jun 2021

Peace Agreement in Colombia Presents a Threat to Conservation of its Rainforest

Since the end of the long-running conflict in Colombia, large areas of forest have been rapidly converted to agricultural uses, suggesting the peace agreement presents a threat to conservation the country's rainforest, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

9 Jun 2021

Most Cities in São Paulo State Show Low Readiness to Deal with Climate Change

Most cities in São Paulo state have low potential capacity to adapt to climate change in terms of the ability to formulate public policy that facilitates the revamping of their housing and transportation systems, for example, to account for the impact of climate change.

9 Jun 2021

Artificial Ocean Alkalinization Could Offset the Acidification of the Great Barrier Reef

According to a new study, injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the stretch of the Great Barrier Reef could help offset a decade's worth of ocean acidification, specifically at the current rate of anthropogenic carbon emissions.

9 Jun 2021

Greenhouse Gases from Food Production are Systematically Underestimated

According to a new global study, greenhouse-gas emissions from food systems have been systematically underestimated for a long time — but there are significant opportunities to reduce them.

9 Jun 2021

EIG-Owned Cerro Dominador Inaugurates Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant in Chile

EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector and one of the world’s leading infrastructure investors, today announced the inauguration of the Cerro Dominador solar complex following a successful synchronization with the Chilean National Electrical System.

9 Jun 2021

Driving Circularity: Metso Outotec Delivers Planet Positive Process Technology to a Precious Metals Recycling Plant

Metso Outotec has received an order for the engineering and delivery of key equipment for the expansion of a precious metals recycling plant. Metso Outotec’s equipment delivery consists of a direct current (DC) furnace with feeding equipment and process control system.

From Metso Outotec Corporation 9 Jun 2021

Cavotec Wins EUR 5M in Additional Cleantech Orders to Equip World’s Largest Container Ships with ShorePower Systems

Cavotec has won a series of orders in the second quarter with a total value of EUR 5M to equip the world’s largest new-build container ships with ShorePower systems.

From Cavotec SA 9 Jun 2021

The Most Endangered Seals in the World Were Once Widespread in Australia, Scientists Find

Fossil discoveries in Victoria now reveal that monk seals were widespread in Australasia in the past.

9 Jun 2021

INTEGRA Biosciences Takes Decisive Step in Sustainability

INTEGRA Biosciences has made significant progress towards its goal of minimizing its ecological footprint with the installation of new photovoltaic systems at the company’s US facilities in Hudson, NH.

9 Jun 2021

HPS Home Power Solutions Announces Sales Partnership with Energieinsel GmbH for Picea Electricity Storage System

HPS Home Power Solutions GmbH, provider of picea, the world's first home solar-hydrogen power plant for grid-independent and carbon-free electricity use, today announced the signing of a sales partnership with Energieinsel GmbH, a service provider specializing in photovoltaic and storage systems.

From Home Power Solutions (HPS) 9 Jun 2021

Europe’s Sustainable Future Depends on the State of the Atlantic Ocean and Its Connections Globally

The state of the Atlantic adds a layer of variability to local sea level rise in Europe, while the massive loss of ice mass in the Antarctic due to climate change is sufficient to affect the gravitational pull on the earth’s oceans so that they move towards the Northern Hemisphere.

8 Jun 2021