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Prospects for Decarbonization in America Amid Global and Domestic Crises

A global pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Inflation. The first-ever serious challenge to the peaceful transfer of power in the United States.

9 Dec 2022

"Cultural Burning" Could Weaken the Role of Climate in Triggering Wildfires, Study Suggests

Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study led by SMU suggests bringing "good fire" back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once did, could potentially blunt the role of climate in triggering today's wildfires.

9 Dec 2022

Insight into the Plastics Sector's Long-Term Dynamics

A circular bioeconomy has the potential to significantly reduce the climate, pollution, and resource consumption implications of the fast-growing plastic sector. Under existing practices, global plastic manufacturing will almost certainly triple by 2100.

8 Dec 2022

Study Highlights the Risks of Countries Relying on Nature-Based Solutions to Achieve Net-Zero

New research by the University of East Anglia highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net-zero.

8 Dec 2022

Balena Steps Out with 100% Biodegradable Footwear

Balena, the material science company aiming at transforming the fashion industry, today announced the debut of its eco-chic BioCir Slides, made of its proprietary, 100% biodegradable plastic – developed to help the fashion industry put an end to unsustainable amounts of plastic waste and kickstart biodegradable plastic use in shoes and other clothing.

From Balena 8 Dec 2022

Seasonal Factors Contributing to Deepwater DO Losses

A typical example of Adirondack Park water is Rondaxe Lake in Herkimer County, New York. However, Rondaxe, like thousands of lakes in temperate zones around the world, has been losing a global-warming battle to keep oxygen in its waters during the last quarter-century.

7 Dec 2022

Visual Tracking of Large Numbers of Coral Larvae

According to research reported on December 6th, 2022, in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Christopher Doropoulos and George Roff from CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Australia, a new, low-cost staining method permits visual tracking of coral larvae as they disperse and settle in coral reefs.

7 Dec 2022

Global Warming Prompts Oxygen Deprivation in the Lakes

New research from Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows a continually warming world is leading to extended, late-summer weeks of water stratification in lakes, which prompts oxygen deprivation in the water - provoking conditions called hypoxia (low oxygen) and anoxia (no oxygen) - and negative consequences for fish and other species.

7 Dec 2022

New Infrastructure Proposed to Harvest Untapped Source of Freshwater

An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth's oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said.

7 Dec 2022

The UK Company Unlocking the Immense Power of Carbon Waste

A green tech solutions company, Changeover Technologies, is set to revolutionise industry and carbon dependent manufacturing sectors.

7 Dec 2022

Understanding the Responses of Sea Ice to Climate Change

Years of studies have shown that climate change signals in the Arctic are magnified, and that sea ice in this region is susceptible to increases in Arctic warming. The exchanges of heat, momentum, and mass between the atmosphere and the ocean are substantially influenced by sea ice.

6 Dec 2022