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Lifestyle and Travel Changes Could Curb Carbon Emissions

A new study at Oxford University has revealed that carbon dioxide transport emissions could be reduced by changing the lifestyles of people and the way they travel. This effect could be equivalent to, if not more than, that achieved through transport technology revolution and electric vehicles.

31 May 2018

EU Biofuel Regulation is Not Environmentally Sustainable in The Long Term

The EU biofuel regulation does not ensure a reduced climate impact or deal with the key issue of considerably reducing transport emissions.

31 May 2018

Study Reveals New Chapter of Globalization Could Weaken Emissions Reduction

New study exposes the growth of carbon manufacture from Chinese exports has reduced or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that may result in destabilization of global efforts to cut emissions.

17 May 2018

MIT Workshop Explores Interactions of Food, Water, and Agriculture in Changing Climate

There is little doubt that the Earth's rapidly changing climate will have a significant impact on agriculture around the world. Yields are likely to increase in some places and decrease in others, and regions may shift to entirely different crops and practices. But many important aspects of just how and where those impacts will occur remain unknown.

14 May 2018

Transition to Low-Carbon Energy Society Requires More Renewable Energy Sources than Previously Thought

If present levels of energy consumption per capita and lifestyles have to be maintained, the move towards a low-carbon energy society will need more renewable energy sources than previously believed.

7 May 2018

Innovative Catalyst for Hydrogen Production that Fights Anthropogenic Climate Change

At present, two of the most significant challenges common to developed countries are taking steps to address climate change and translating into communities that use considerable amounts of renewable energy for power.

1 May 2018

MIT Study Reports Economic and Health Benefits of China’s Climate Policy

A new MIT study reports that, if China follows through with its international pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, every one of its provinces will experience benefits to air quality and human health, with associated monetary savings that could offset the total cost of implementing the climate policy.

24 Apr 2018

Study Demonstrates the Conversion of CO2 into Raw Material

Scientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum have discovered a method for converting climate-impacting CO2 into an alcohol that can be used as a raw material for the chemical industry—without synthesizing excessive amounts of salt water, which is the usual norm.

19 Apr 2018

ANU Adopts Leading Role in the Next Global Climate Assessment

The Australian National University (ANU) has adopted a leading role in preparing the next international climate assessment. The assessment will be vital for informing nations about the need to increase their actions in order to avoid the dangers of global warming.

12 Apr 2018