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Climate Change Relief Actions Signify Risk for Fossil Fuel Industry

Two-thirds of the global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by fuels such as burning oil, coal, and natural gas. However, the above mentioned fuels are also the economic support for the largest companies across the world, and countries that are rich in resources.

1 Aug 2016

Scientists Discover Significant Decline of Vegetation Along Coast of Georgia

Scientists at the University of Georgia's Marine Institute at Sapelo Island have found that the amount of vegetation along the Georgia coast has declined significantly in the last 30 years, spurring concerns about the overall health of marshland ecosystems in the area.

1 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop New Technique to Pinpoint Electrical Service Areas Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Climate and energy scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to pinpoint which electrical service areas will be most vulnerable as populations grow and temperatures rise.

1 Aug 2016

MIT Plans to Create Low-Carbon Energy Centers to Address Climate Change

Last autumn, as part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change, the Institute announced plans to create Low-Carbon Energy Centers to advance key technologies that will address climate change.

29 Jul 2016

Deep Underground-Trapped Accumulations of CO2 Safer than Previously Thought

Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out - one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and storage.

29 Jul 2016

Geological Formations Could Help Contain CO2 Emissions

Effectively capturing and storing carbon in underground reservoirs is one way to meet the climate change targets set by international partners and countries worldwide.

29 Jul 2016

Scientists Use North Atlantic Oscillation as Predictive Tool to Manage Iconic Fishery

In recent decades, the plight of Atlantic cod off the coast of New England has been front-page news. Since the 1980s in particular, the once-seemingly inexhaustible stocks of Gadus morhua — one of the most important fisheries in North America — have declined dramatically.

28 Jul 2016

Natural Water Temperature Fluctuations of the Pacific Directly Linked to Tropical Tropopause Temperature

Water plays a major role for our planet not only in its liquid form at the surface. In the atmosphere too, it considerably affects our lives as well as weather and climate. Clouds and rainfall are one example.

27 Jul 2016

New Approach to Get Global Picture of Fate of Marine Carbon

Plankton, which are small marine plants, absorb almost the same amount of atmospheric carbon that is used to create plants on land.

27 Jul 2016

New Online Green Driving Tool to Help Citizens Estimate Fuel Costs, CO2 Emissions in Europe

In line with the Commission's ambition to move towards low and zero-emission vehicles as outlined in the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility adopted on 20 July, the JRC has developed an online tool to help citizens estimate fuel costs and CO2 emissions of their daily commute or holiday trips by car, for instance.

26 Jul 2016