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MIT Researchers and Wyoming Representatives Discuss Ways to Strengthen Climate-Friendly Energy Economy

The State of Wyoming supplies 40 percent of the country's coal used to power electric grids.

12 Aug 2020

How Much Carbon Will You Pledge to Save this National Science Week?

Put on a jumper when you’re cold, cut your shower time, eat roo or fish instead of beef, cycle instead of driving. These are some of the small changes that you, your household or your school can adopt to reduce your carbon footprint.

12 Aug 2020

Social Protection Programs to Alleviate Hunger are Shaping the Success of Environmental Targets

Social protection programs can facilitate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals but can also create trade-offs across divergent social and environmental goals that can undermine their effectiveness, say the authors of new research published in the journal PNAS.

11 Aug 2020

Indigenous Property Rights can Reduce Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest

One way to cut back on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest - and help in the global fight against climate change - is to grant more of Brazil's indigenous communities full property rights to tribal lands.

11 Aug 2020

Engie and Mawsons Taking Concrete Steps Toward Decarbonization

In a landmark first for the Australian construction sector, a leading supplier of concrete and quarry products has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE to source 100 percent of its mains electricity from firmed renewable sources.

From Mawsons 11 Aug 2020

Moray East Celebrates as Offshore Cable Arrives Onshore

Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (known as Moray East) celebrated as it announced that the first offshore export cable had successfully made landfall at Inverboyndie.

11 Aug 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Breathes New Life into Electric Scooters, Says GlobalData

The UK Government recently fast-tracked a permit to allow electric scooter rentals on public roads.

10 Aug 2020

Study Examines Durable Energy-Storage Options for Renewable Energy Systems

A new study by researchers at Caltech reports that long-term energy storage could have a crucial role in ensuring reliability and decreasing electricity costs, with more U.S. states pushing for a higher reliance on variable renewable energy, such as wind or solar power.

7 Aug 2020

Surrey to Develop Battery Technology Capable of Capturing CO2 Emissions

The University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

5 Aug 2020

Tinted Solar Panels Help Produce and Nutritionally Superior Crops Simultaneously

Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce nutritionally-superior crops simultaneously, bringing the prospect of higher incomes for farmers and maximising use of agricultural land.

5 Aug 2020