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Novel Method for Converting Captured Carbon into Useful Products

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has created a new process for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from smokestacks into commercially valuable products, such as fuels and plastics.

9 Dec 2020

New Multispecies Sustainability Concept Could Have Wide-Ranging Applications

An interdisciplinary team led by Senior Researcher Dr. Christoph Rupprecht (FEAST Project, RIHN) has revealed a new definition of sustainability that expands the concept to non-human species and their needs.

9 Dec 2020

Emissions from Cooking Stay Longer in Air and Add to Climate Change

A new study reveals that particulate emissions from cooking tend to remain in the air for a longer time compared to what was thought earlier, thus contributing more to poor air quality and human health.

9 Dec 2020

Study Reveals Global Warming Accelerates the Loss of Biodiversity

According to research from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), headed by Almut Arneth, a significant number of present and proposed post-2020 biodiversity targets of international organizations are vulnerable due to climate change, even if other obstacles like habitat exploitation are eliminated.

9 Dec 2020

Simpler, Cheaper, Greener Process to Treat Sewage Water

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a new process to treat sewage water. This process is relatively cheaper, simpler and greener when compared to prevalent techniques.

9 Dec 2020

Recycle2Trade to Develop New Landfill Methane Emission Monitoring Intelligence Platform

Recycle2Trade, a leading environmental sector ICT specialist, has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme. SPRINT funding will enable Recycle2Trade to collaborate with the University of Leicester on a project that will use satellite observations of landfills to detect gas emissions and damage to surrounding vegetation.

8 Dec 2020

What does the Hottest November on Record Mean for Global Warming?

European researchers have revealed that last month is the hottest November on record. What are the broader implications for climate change?

By Robert Lea 8 Dec 2020

Peatland Preservation is Crucial to Limiting Climate Change

Preserving the world's peatlands - and the vast carbon stores they contain - is vital to limiting climate change, researchers say.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers Investigate How Marine Protected Areas Shield Ocean Species from Heatwaves

Over the past several decades, marine protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as a favored conservation tool. By protecting marine species and safeguarding habitat, these reserves help buffer ecosystems against natural and human-made shocks alike.

8 Dec 2020

Global Report Provides Pathways to Sustainable Land Use and Food Systems

The findings of a new report by the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium, suggest that integrated strategies across food production, biodiversity, climate, and diets can meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

8 Dec 2020

Study Investigates Social Inequalities in Urban Heat-Attributable Mortality

Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in summer temperatures throughout Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region, where Italy stands out in terms of heat-related effects on daily mortality.

8 Dec 2020

Strong and Rapid Action to Cut Emissions Could Help Slow Down Global Warming

A new study shows that strong and rapid action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will help to slow down the rate of global warming over the next twenty years.

8 Dec 2020

Mountain Venting Could be Potential Source of Atmospheric Particles in Troposphere

In the Himalayan valleys, huge amounts of new particles can develop from naturally discharged gases, which could eventually be transferred to high altitudes by the mountain winds and injected into the upper atmosphere.

8 Dec 2020

Nokia Achieves CDP A List for Climate Change Performance

Nokia today announced that it has been recognized for its contribution towards cutting emissions, mitigating climate risks and developing a low-carbon economy.

8 Dec 2020

Energy Efficiency Linked to Technologies that Drive Prosperity and Slash Emissions

Strategies for increasing the efficiency of energy use lie at the core of climate policy. And yet, "[i]n spite of decades of investment, enormous new opportunities in energy efficiency remain to be exploited," says Henry Kelly, the volume's editor and a non-resident Senior Fellow at Boston University's Center for Sustainable Energy.

7 Dec 2020