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Study Highlights Impact of Digital Finance for Reducing Urban Carbon Footprint

Researchers recently examined how the move from physical bank branches to digital finance impacts urban carbon footprints in China.

23 Jul 2024

The Central Role of Energy Storage in Our Renewable Energy Future

As the impacts of climate change intensify globally and emission reduction deadlines loom, Australia must prioritise its power supply.

From Schneider Electric 23 Jul 2024

Researchers Reevaluate Ice Albedo in Climate Models

As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in helping illuminate exactly how the climate will continue to be altered in the years ahead.

22 Jul 2024

Researcher Aims to Reduce the Uncertainty Regarding Climate Change

Hosein Foroutan is on a mission to reduce the uncertainty regarding climate change. While many people think of the effects of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, there are other aspects of climate change that are less familiar to the general public.

22 Jul 2024

Developing a New Tool for Direct Air Capture

Researchers at Newcastle University have created a novel ambient-energy-driven membrane that extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The study was published in Nature Energy.

22 Jul 2024

Dataset Reveals China's Energy Consumption Patterns and Growth Potential

In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Data, researchers introduced a comprehensive dataset of city-level final energy consumption in China. They aimed to provide valuable insights for energy transition, climate change mitigation, and policy formulation.

22 Jul 2024

Helping Climate by Reducing Farm Nitrous Oxide

A research team from the University of Sheffield’s Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation used a cutting-edge earth system model to simulate the effects of reducing N2O emissions, using fertilizers with nitrification inhibitors and enhanced rock weathering, across two different climate scenarios, both of which followed international agreements to protect the ozone layer.

11 Jul 2024

Ocean Acidification Simplifies Coral Reefs, Harming Fish Habitat

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea, conducted by a research team led by Professor Ivan Nagelkerken from the University of Adelaide, reveals that ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making essential habitats less appealing to certain fish species.

2 Jul 2024

Ancient Ocean Suffocation Offers Warning for Climate Change Impact

In a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers warned about the potential effects of oxygen depletion and climate change in oceans by using a clue found in Italian limestone that explains a huge extinction of marine life millions of years ago.

27 Jun 2024

Exploring the Impact of Low Gravity on Hydrothermal Circulation in Ocean Worlds

A new study investigates how the influence of low gravity, as found on ocean worlds in our solar system, impacts flows of water and heat below their seafloors.

26 Jun 2024