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Researchers Promote Awareness on Air Quality for National Clean Air Day

As a part of the National Clean Air Day, researchers have been involved in teaching children the significance of air quality.

21 Jun 2018

New Contest is Sourcing Proposals to Help SMEs Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Small and medium-sized enterprises make up 98.2 percent of businesses in Canada, and they emit as much climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions per year as Canada's combined transportation sector, including every car, truck, train, plane, and ship. Reducing emissions can benefit SMEs by helping them grow while also building healthier communities.

21 Jun 2018

Gasoline-Alcohol Engines for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Could Bring Greater Improvement in Worldwide Air Quality

Most efforts to reduce the adverse air pollution and climate impacts of today's vehicles focus on cars and light-duty trucks that are typically fueled by gasoline, with strategies that range from electrification and carpooling to autonomous vehicles.

14 Jun 2018

Enhancing Nature’s Enzyme for Breaking Down Plastic

Certain plastics can be broken down by enzymes found in nature, however, not well enough to aid industrial recycling and curtail the scourge of plastic waste.

13 Jun 2018

Study Reveals Wastewater Plants Contribute to Microplastics Pollution in UK Rivers

Scientists have found that water samples from rivers in the UK contained considerably higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment facilities.

12 Jun 2018

Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas Could Reduce Carbon Emissions

A pioneering study has shown that nearly one-third of the natural gas in the UK could be substituted by hydrogen, without the need for any alterations to the nation’s ovens and boilers.

11 Jun 2018

Study Reveals Nanoplastics Consumed by Marine Organisms May Pose Harm to Marine Food Chains

According to a new study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), plastic nanoparticles—minute pieces of plastic that measure less than 1 μm in size—could potentially pollute food chains, and eventually affect human health.

1 Jun 2018

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

New Catalytic Effect Could Increase Efficacy of Automotive Catalytic Converters

Scientists from the University of Barcelona and the Vienna University of Technology have unearthed a new catalytic effect that could render automotive catalytic converters more effective and can reduce the emission of carbon monoxide (CO).

30 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