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Scientists Investigate the Effects of Human-Driven Climate Change and Fire Suppression

The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the increasing number, size and severity of wildfires in the region.

18 Feb 2021

Rare Earth Elements are Contaminating Consumer and Environmental Plastics

According to a new study, some of the rarest metals found on Earth - utilized in smartphones and other electrical equipment manufacturing - are increasingly being found in day-to-day consumer plastics.

18 Feb 2021

Microbes from Termite Gut Could Break Down Lignin in Wheat Straw to Produce Biofuel

Wheat straw, or the dried stalks of wheat remaining after grain production, is a promising source of biofuels and commodity chemicals.

18 Feb 2021

New Data Show Overuse of Reliever Medication in Asthma is Responsible for 250,000 Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Every Year in the UK

New analysis of respiratory inhaler medicine use in the UK shows that 83% of all short-acting beta-2-agonist (SABA) relievers for asthma are prescribed to patients who are potentially overusing their reliever medication (prescribed =3 inhalers/year).

18 Feb 2021

Icebergs are Melting Faster than Predictions of Current Melting Models

According to a new study by the University of Sydney mathematicians, icebergs are melting quicker compared to what existing models predict.

17 Feb 2021

Migration to the Coast Could Increase in Some Places Despite Sea-Level Change

In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people's migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places.

17 Feb 2021

Aging Offshore Wind Turbines Could Increase Risk and Cost to the Renewable Energy Sector

The University of Kent has led a study highlighting the urgent need for the UK's Government and renewable energy industries to give vital attention to decommissioning offshore wind turbines approaching their end of live expectancy by 2025.

17 Feb 2021

Protected Areas to Conserve Planet's Biodiversity do not Consider the Effects of Climate Change

For more than a decade, governments in countries across the world have made significant progress to expand their protected areas network to conserve the planet's biodiversity.

17 Feb 2021

Emission-Free Renewable Power Generation can Improve China’s Air Quality

Poor air quality accounts for premature death in around 1.2 million Chinese citizens every year.

17 Feb 2021

Clean Planet Introduce Ultra-Clean Jet Fuel: 75% Reduction in CO2 Emissions, Made from Non-recyclable Plastics

Sustainable and green-energy company, Clean Planet Energy, have today announced a breakthrough product in their mission to significantly reduce carbon emissions in fossil-fuel led transport.

From Clean Planet Energy 17 Feb 2021

150 Polymer Experts to Speak at First-of-Its-Kind Global Plastics Sustainability & Innovation Conference

The first ever Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference, taking place 16 – 19 March 2021, will feature 150 of industry and academia’s best and brightest.

16 Feb 2021

Climate and Ecological Changes Likely Drove Megafauna Extinctions in North America

A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that the extinction of North America's largest mammals was not driven by overhunting by rapidly expanding human populations following their entrance into the Americas.

16 Feb 2021

Orange Joins Forces with ENGIE to Deliver a Global Renewable Energy Supply Solution

Orange is joining forces with ENGIE, the leading developer of solar and wind power in France, to deliver a global renewable energy supply solution in the country.

From ENGIE 16 Feb 2021

CSIRO Identifies Plants Most at Risk After Black Summer Megafires

Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires severely impacted hundreds of plant species.

16 Feb 2021

New Research Shows Consumers Want More Advice and Education Around Plastic Packaging

HLP Klearfold, the world's largest producer of innovative and environmentally friendly printed plastic/acetate packaging, commissioned the report which used Comparative Linguistics Analysis (CLA) to help unpick the language, phraseology, topics and sentiment of millions of words of public conversations and content online.

16 Feb 2021

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Scientists Investigate the Effects of Human-Driven Climate Change and Fire Suppression

Rare Earth Elements are Contaminating Consumer and Environmental Plastics

Microbes from Termite Gut Could Break Down Lignin in Wheat Straw to Produce Biofuel

New Data Show Overuse of Reliever Medication in Asthma is Responsible for 250,000 Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Every Year in the UK

Icebergs are Melting Faster than Predictions of Current Melting Models

Migration to the Coast Could Increase in Some Places Despite Sea-Level Change

Aging Offshore Wind Turbines Could Increase Risk and Cost to the Renewable Energy Sector

Protected Areas to Conserve Planet's Biodiversity do not Consider the Effects of Climate Change

Emission-Free Renewable Power Generation can Improve China’s Air Quality

Clean Planet Introduce Ultra-Clean Jet Fuel: 75% Reduction in CO2 Emissions, Made from Non-recyclable Plastics

150 Polymer Experts to Speak at First-of-Its-Kind Global Plastics Sustainability & Innovation Conference

Climate and Ecological Changes Likely Drove Megafauna Extinctions in North America

Orange Joins Forces with ENGIE to Deliver a Global Renewable Energy Supply Solution

CSIRO Identifies Plants Most at Risk After Black Summer Megafires

New Research Shows Consumers Want More Advice and Education Around Plastic Packaging

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