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Partanna Initiates Collaboration with ROSHN Group on State-of-the-art Carbon-Negative Concrete Facility in Saudi Arabia

ROSHN, Saudi Arabia's premier real estate developer, has entered a partnership with Partanna Arabia, a Riyadh-headquartered climate technology company, to collaborate on the potential construction of a state-of-the-art carbon-negative concrete production facility.

17 Jan 2024

AI Could Help Power Plants Capture Carbon Using 36% Less Energy From the Grid

Carbon capture could be even climate friendlier – thanks to a study from the University of Surrey.

16 Jan 2024

UK Embarks on a Historic Expansion of Nuclear Energy

In a strategic initiative to bolster its energy future and address climate change, the UK has revealed a detailed plan for a substantial boost in nuclear energy, targeting a fourfold increase by 2050. This significant move aims to revolutionize the nation's energy approach, emphasizing greener and more reliable sources.

11 Jan 2024

Charting a "Restorative" Path to Avoid Climate Catastrophe

An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a "restorative" pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.

10 Jan 2024

Danish Propeller Systems Save Fuel and CO2 on Historic Sailing Ships in Iceland

Icelandic North Sailing, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, has shown impressive results in improving fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by retrofitting modern propeller systems on historic sailing ships.

10 Jan 2024

MIT WORLDING: Storytelling Climate Futures with Virtual Reality and Data

Virtual story worlds and game engines aren't just for video games anymore. They are now tools for scientists and storytellers to digitally twin existing physical spaces and then turn them into vessels to dream up speculative climate stories and build collective designs of the future.

9 Jan 2024

The Development of Local Ambient Air Quality Standards in Hainan

Human health is greatly impacted by air pollution, and although China now has rather high air quality, Hainan Province hopes to lead the world in ambient air quality by 2035.

8 Jan 2024

Northeastern US Experiences All-Time Warmest Years in Two Cities

Throughout the Northeastern United States, December 2023 saw average temperatures soaring above normal at most climate data sites, ranging from 3.6 to 9 ºF.

5 Jan 2024

Human Evolution May Block Solutions to Climate Change

Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine.

4 Jan 2024

Prioritizing Nutritional Quality in Climate-Smart Agriculture

A significant study found that instead of cultivating maize, farmers in sub-Saharan Africa should diversify their crop production by choosing crops that are more adaptable to climate change and provide adequate essential micronutrients for the population.

3 Jan 2024