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Experts Publish a Strategic Policy Framework for Degrowth to Fight Against Climate Change

Degrowth policies would be effective in fighting against climate breakdown and biodiversity loss and would secure human needs and well-being.

13 Dec 2022

Temperature Extremes Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Deaths

Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

13 Dec 2022

INEOS Announces Renewable Power Purchase Agreement for New Solar Project

INEOS USA LLC d/b/a INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA announced today it has entered into a renewable power purchase agreement which will enable the construction of a new 310-megawatt solar project located in north central Texas.

From INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe 13 Dec 2022

New Copper and Halogen-free Long-term Heat Stabilisers Tailored for Applications in E&E and e-mobility

BRUGGOLEN® TP-H2217 belongs to a new class of electrically neutral thermostabilisers from Brüggemann. Specially developed for reinforced and unreinforced aliphatic polyamides with metal- and halogen-free flame retardancy requirements, it ideally meets the needs of electrical and electronic applications, including those of e-mobility.

13 Dec 2022

Effects of Desalination Technologies and Climate Change on Water

A research group from (New York University) NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental ScienceS (ACCESS) and Water Research Center have gained better insights into how high use of desalination technologies jointly with projected climate change will cause an impact on the Gulf-wide salinity in the years to come.

12 Dec 2022

Using Gold Obtained from Electronic Waste to Make Medicines

Scientists have made use of gold that has been extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be employed in medicine making.

12 Dec 2022

Sodium Carbonate-Activated Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fibers for Nitrate Ion Removal

The nitrate ion is known as a common pollutant that has been produced by agricultural run-offs, livestock waste, and municipal waste treatment systems.

12 Dec 2022

Energy-Efficient Aluminum Recycling Technology Lowers Energy Consumption

Aston University has created a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Midlands-based casthouse technology specialists to create a suite of energy-efficient aluminum recycling systems that are predicted to lower energy usage by up to 50%.

12 Dec 2022

Electric Car Sales Could Have a Greener, Cleaner Influence on Air Pollution and Reduce Mortality

Electric cars - and their continued sales growth - are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas, according to Cornell University research published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

12 Dec 2022

Energy-Efficient Aluminum Recycling Technology Lowers Energy Consumption

9 Dec 2022

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