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Reinforcing the Important Cycle of Reducing Emissions and Improving Technology

During the United Nations climate talks in Paris in December 2015, 195 nations along with the EU drafted an agreement to address climate change by meeting nationally determined emissions-reduction targets.

9 Aug 2016

Research Data Helps Study Impact of Hydrocarbons on Unique Marine Creatures

Despite names that are easily recognizable – Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon – the records show that the number and volume of oil spills has been declining for years.

8 Aug 2016

Researchers Create First-Ever Map of Key Regions of Submarine Groundwater Discharge

Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America’s coastlines.

5 Aug 2016

Common Type of Blue-Green Algae Adapt to Earth's Rising CO2 Levels

A common type of blue-green algae seems to be easily adapting itself to the Earth's rising CO2 levels. Some of the many toxin-producing varieties of blue-green algae are found to be managing climatic change much better than suspected.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Materials that Produce Fuels by Consuming Carbon Dioxide

Although the concept of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored energy sounds like science fiction, researchers have continually tried to find simple techniques to transform CO2 into fuels or other functional chemicals.

4 Aug 2016

Riparian Buffer Zones Help Remove Excess Nitrogen from Agricultural Runoff

The surplus nitrogen that flows out from agricultural runoff enters the surface waters, and as a result leads to destructive outcomes. Some of the devastating effects include fish kills and algal blooms.

4 Aug 2016

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

Researchers Develop New Method to Transform Carbon Dioxide Back into Fuel

Scientists and policymakers across the world are working out ways to deal with the growing rate of climate change, and have pinpointed the key cause to be carbon dioxide (CO2).

1 Aug 2016

Scientists Report New Technique to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The ongoing fraud investigation into the nearly $7 billion Mississippi clean coal plant has sparked debate on whether carbon capture is a viable technology. But to lesser fanfare, other industrial efforts to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are moving forward successfully. Now scientists report in ACS’ journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research a new approach to accomplishing this while also cleaning up waste from the marble industry.

28 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