National or other emissions inventories of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are used to create policies and monitor the progress in emissions reductions for mitigating climate change involve some amount of ambiguity, which unavoidably affects the decisions they inform.
Widespread environmental pollution is arguably the greatest challenge that faces the world today. With a multitude of sources ranging from chemical pollution produced during industrial processes, improper waste disposal,...
By David J. Cross, M.A
20 Aug 2019
Artificial limbs made out of plastic water bottles could save healthcare providers millions of pounds and help tackle pollution at the same time.
Organic solar cells are made of cheap and abundant materials, but their efficiency and stability still lag behind those of silicon-based solar cells.
The world’s longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.
THE FORMER OKJÖKULL GLACIER. CREDIT: RICE UNIVERSITY
By David J. Cross, M.A
19 Aug 2019
Sungrow, the global pioneer in providing inverter solution for renewables, has reported that a solar plant of 100.1 MWp employing its 1500 Vdc central inverter solutions started operations in Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina.
One of Bangladesh’s persistent challenges is the issue of access to safe drinking water.
In the midst of rollbacks of the Clean Power Plan and other environmental legislation at the federal level, many U.S. states, cities, and towns have made a determination to deal with issues by themselves and execute policies to advance renewable energy and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
A new analysis by the University of Sussex and Aarhus University has shown that Europe has the potential to generate over 100 times the amount of energy it currently generates via onshore windfarms.
In an analysis...
In their study of silicon cycling in glacial environments, researchers from the University of Bristol have reported the possible significance of glaciers in carrying silicon to downstream ecosystems.
Ice sheets which presently cover about 10% of the Earth’s land surface, were believed to be frozen wastelands, barren with no life, and with suppressed chemical weathering 20 years ago—unrelated parts of the carbon cycle.
In the United States, use of energy in buildings—from cooling and heating house to keeping the lights on at workplace—leads to more than one-third of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
According to a new study, traditional techniques used for producing oil and gas can have an impact on groundwater much more than fracking. The study was performed by hydrogeologists Grant Ferguson from the University of Saskatchewan and Jennifer McIntosh from the University of Arizona.
A new QUT-led study has developed a statistical toolbox to help avoid seagrass loss as the marine meadows provide shelter, food and oxygen to fish and at-risk species like dugongs and green turtles.