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Zefiro CEO Discusses Carbon Offsets and Methane Abatement at COP29

ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Talal Debs recently served as a featured speaker at the United Nations’ 2024 Climate Change Conference (“COP29”) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

28 Nov 2024

Land Can Meet Dual Demands of Climate Mitigation and Food Security, Study Shows

Capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is a tall order. Achieving that goal will not only require a massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, but also a substantial reallocation of land to support that effort and sustain the biosphere, including humans.

27 Nov 2024

Study Highlights Impact of Agri-Environment Schemes on Hedgerows

A study on agri-environment schemes reveals their positive impact on hedgerow restoration in England, highlighting challenges and opportunities for improvement.

27 Nov 2024

Mitigating Contaminant Risks in Biochar Production

Researchers at Penn State are leading an international effort to examine biochar's "dark side," specifically the risk posed by organic contaminant residues in biorefinery char products with funding from a three-year, $799,883 grant awarded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

27 Nov 2024

All Your DEA Questions, Answered: Announcing Lambient University

Lambient Technologies LLC knows more about the analysis of thermoset composite cure than anyone else in the business.

27 Nov 2024

MIT Expands Solar Power Across Campus to Support Sustainability Goals

In the latest step to implement commitments made in MIT's Fast Forward climate action plan, staff from the Department of Facilities; Office of Sustainability; and Environment, Health and Safety Office are advancing new solar panel installations this fall and winter on four major campus buildings: The Stratton Student Center (W20), the Dewey Library building (E53), and two newer buildings, New Vassar (W46) and the Theater Arts building (W97).

26 Nov 2024

CO2 & Waste-Derived Bioplastics: Pioneering Sustainable Manufacturing

As the world grapples with the environmental impact of traditional plastics, bioplastics derived from carbon dioxide (CO2) and waste materials present a promising solution.

From IDTechEX Ltd 26 Nov 2024

MIT Leads Renewable Energy Projects to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

MIT is co-leading an effort to enable the development of two new large-scale renewable energy projects in regions with carbon-intensive electrical grids: Big Elm Solar in Bell County, Texas, came online this year, and the Bowman Wind Project in Bowman County, North Dakota, is expected to be operational in 2026.

23 Nov 2024

Direct Air Capture Technology Faces Major Obstacles in Climate Plans

In 2015, 195 nations plus the European Union signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to undertake plans designed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

22 Nov 2024

Climate Premium Model Boosts Public Support for Carbon Pricing

Recent research conducted by LMU Munich, involving a representative sample of 1,100 German citizens, indicates that most of the German population would support increased carbon pricing.

22 Nov 2024