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Study Projects Increased Need for Health Experts with Climate Change Training

Researchers found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years.

5 May 2020

New Membrane Efficiently Separates CO2 from a Mixture of Gases

Researchers at Newcastle University have designed a new kind of self-forming membrane to isolate carbon dioxide (CO2) from a mixture of gases.

4 May 2020

Actual CO2 Emissions from Inland Waters Significantly Underestimated

Inland waters such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Calculations that scale up the carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take account of inland waters that dry out intermittently.

4 May 2020

New Method Could Help Accurately Forecast Ocean Acidity in Advance

CU Boulder researchers have developed a method that could enable scientists to accurately forecast ocean acidity up to five years in advance.

4 May 2020

Experts Provide Framework for Integrating Policies that Support Clean Energy Transition

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged at a time when climate and energy policies were experiencing greater attention and--in some cases--greater momentum. But the ensuing global health emergency and economic crisis mean that the circumstances under which these climate and energy policies were conceived have drastically changed.

30 Apr 2020

Research Could Help Scientists Track How Climate Change Impacts Bee Reproduction

New research from the University of British Columbia and North Carolina State University could help scientists track how climate change is impacting the birds and the bees... of honey bees.

28 Apr 2020

New Study Finds Lakes Have Tripled the Amount of Carbon They Bury in Response to Human Disruption of Global Nutrient Cycles

A new study led by Loughborough University has revealed that lake burial of organic carbon has increased three-fold over the last 100 years in response to human disruption of global nutrient cycles.

28 Apr 2020