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Researchers Solve the Structure of Key Enzyme for Sustainable Recycling of PET Polymer

The molecular structure of a key enzyme called MHETase has now been solved by researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) and the University of Greifswald and Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) at BESSY II.

15 Apr 2019

Study Reveals Plant Ingredients are not Sustainable Fishmeal Substitutes

Commercial fish feed manufacturers are progressively switching fishmeal – a powder made from fish – for crop-based ingredients in a move compelled by economic incentives and a desire to enhance the sustainability of aquafeed.

15 Apr 2019

McDonalds and Miele Professional tackle fatbergs through laundry grease recovery

McDonald’s Restaurants in the UK is working alongside Miele to help local authorities and water companies combat the creation of fatbergs and reduce the resources required to respond to grease related drain blockag...

15 Apr 2019

Current International Target for the Protected Area Estate Fails, Argue Scientists

An international research reported in the journal Science on April 11th, 2019 claims that the existing international target for the protected area estate, approved by more than 190 countries, is failing.

12 Apr 2019

Scientists Help Reconstruct Ancient Transformations in the Ice Cover over the Arctic Ocean

Hokkaido University scientists and colleagues have discovered that the Beaufort Sea, on the margin of the Arctic Ocean, was not totally frozen over during the coldest summers of the late Ice Age, about 12,800 years ago.

12 Apr 2019

Expert Delivers Strong Warning About Dangers of Climate Change

Prominent economist and policymaker Lord Nicholas Stern delivered a strong warning about the dangers of climate change in a talk at MIT on Tuesday, calling the near future "defining" and urging a rapid overhaul of the economy to reach net zero carbon emissions.

12 Apr 2019

Reducing Meat Consumption Would Mitigate Green House Gas Emissions

Humans’ craving for meat could be harming the earth. Most of the stages in the meat supply chain lead to greenhouse gas emissions.

11 Apr 2019

Feeding Seaweed to Cows: Our Livestock Methane Research Lights Up

We’re researching the benefits of feeding cattle seaweed; it’s one of a number of promising lines of our research that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s $17 billion livestock sector.

11 Apr 2019

Study Shows Anthropogenic Climate Change is Responsible for Large-Scale Heatwaves Across the World

A majority of people will be able to recall the previous summer, both in Switzerland and in huge swathes throughout the rest of Europe, and also in Asia and North America.

11 Apr 2019

Study Reveals Impact of Severe Drought on Ozone Pollution

California underwent its worst drought on record between 2011 and 2015, with a parching combination of low precipitation and high temperatures.

11 Apr 2019

Team Britannia Backs Emission-Cutting Hydro-Diesel to Power Their Round the World Record Attempt

Team Britannia will use the emission-cutting Hydro-Diesel to power their 42,000 km round the world record attempt.

From Clean Fuel Ltd 11 Apr 2019

New Global Initiative Tracks How Plastics Accumulate in River Sediments

Currently, plastic pollution in the oceans of the world is broadly accepted as a main global issue; however, only little is known about how these plastics are actually ending up in the sea.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers Find a Much Stronger Replacement for Plastic that is Biodegradable

The hunt to avoid plastic from reaching landfills while at the same time meeting the demands of the food industry is full of hindrances.

10 Apr 2019

Advanced Diesel Technology can Deliver Climate and Clean Air Benefits in Public, Private Sectors

In pursuit of ambitious climate, renewable energy and clean air goals, state environmental leaders should leverage the central role of advanced diesel technology and its new capability to deliver lower greenhouse gas emissions, cleaner air, and reliable and essential services in both the public and private sectors.

10 Apr 2019

MIT Energy Conference Focuses on Future Changes to the Electric Grid

The 14th annual student-run MIT Energy Conference, the nation's largest such event, reflected an increasing maturity in the low-carbon and zero-carbon energy field. A global push toward carbon-free energy, many speakers made clear at the event, held April 4 and 5 in Cambridge's Kendall Square, is now seen as a given; questions now center on how to make it happen more quickly, fairly, and universally.

10 Apr 2019