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New Insights on the Vulnerability of Arctic Marine Areas to Climate Change

The seas surrounding the Arctic are important fisheries and ecological regions; they are also among the areas most affected by climate change.

5 Apr 2023

Study Reveals Global Increase of Ozone-Depleting CFC Emissions

"We're paying attention to these emissions now because of the success of the Montreal Protocol," says Luke Western, lead author of the paper and a researcher at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Global Monitoring Laboratory and the University of Bristol.

5 Apr 2023

Turning Pitched Roofs of Paris into Accessible Green Spaces

When the historic cities of Europe were built hundreds of years ago, there were open green spaces all around them. But today's city centers can be a 30-minute drive or more to the vast open greenery that earlier Europeans took for granted.

5 Apr 2023

Li-Metal and MVS Announce Strategic Partnership for the Production of Next-Generation Battery Anodes

Li-Metal Corp. ("Li-Metal" or the "Company"), a leading developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies critical for next-generation batteries, today announced the signing of an e...

5 Apr 2023

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Partners Set to Grow the UK’s Greenhouse Gas Measurement Capability

A UK research consortium led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has today launched its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Modelling Advancement (GEMMA) programme, to develop a national emissions measurement dashboard for the UK.

5 Apr 2023

Improved Environmental Reporting Is Key to the Next Phase of Our Decarbonisation

Now we’ve tackled most of the low-hanging fruits, better reporting will help us act smarter to reach our goal of 40% lower carbon emissions by 2030, says Jasmin Moroney, Head of SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment & Quality) at VINCI Energies UK & RoI.

5 Apr 2023

Seafields Wins Innovate UK Funding to Enable Large-Scale Carbon Removal Offshore Aquafarming

Seafields, the UK-headquartered company that aims to remove billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere by cultivating and harvesting seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, has won a significant grant worth a quarter of a million pounds through Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

From Seafields Solutions Limited 5 Apr 2023

World's Most Popular Boat Type Goes Electric

Center console craft for fishing, families, and watersports are the most popular type of boats in the world - and also some of the most power-consuming vessels on water.

5 Apr 2023

Horizon Aircraft Successfully Completes Wind Tunnel Transition Flight Testing

Horizon Aircraft, an innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, announced today that it has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its “Cavorite X5” 50% scale eVTOL prototype in the world class ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

5 Apr 2023

Promoting Planetary Sustainability by Harnessing Natural Processes

As Earth's population grows, the demands of modern lifestyles place mounting strain on the global environment. Proposed solutions to preserve and promote planetary sustainability can sometimes prove more harmful than helpful. However, technologies that harness natural processes could be more successful.

4 Apr 2023

Climate Scientists Uncover Physical Mechanisms that can Cause Uneven Indian Ocean Warming

A study published in Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists uncovers the physical mechanisms that can cause uneven future warming in the Indian Ocean and corresponding shifts in monsoon precipitation.

4 Apr 2023

Northern Peatlands Going to be Hit Harder by Climate Change

If you’re an avid gardener, you may have considered peat moss — decomposed Sphagnum moss that helps retain moisture in soil — to enhance your home soil mixture.

4 Apr 2023

Argonne Leads Consortium to Convert Biomass to Low-Carbon Biofuel

Biomass — a renewable energy source that comes from living things — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep warm and animal fats to power lamps.

4 Apr 2023

Evaluating the Carbon Intensity of Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico

A group led by the University of Michigan discovered that the nation’s largest offshore fossil fuel production region has double the climate warming impact as official estimates by accurately measuring greenhouse gas emissions from an aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico.

4 Apr 2023

Volume Change of Glacial Lakes in the Greater Himalaya Estimated

The mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya has been substantially overlooked due to satellites’ inability to see glacier changes occurring underwater, with major ramifications for the region’s future projections of glacier disappearance and water resources.

4 Apr 2023