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Brits Want “Carbon Calories” on Food Labels so they Can Shop the Planet Back to Health

Natural energy drink brand TENZING and climate intelligence platform CarbonCloud join forces for the second annual Knowvember - a month-long campaign bringing climate transparency to the high street.

11 Nov 2022

Planning System Change Provides ‘Remarkable’ Step Forward for Renewables Industry

A new planning system designed by The Scottish Government has been described as “a remarkable and major step forward” by Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

11 Nov 2022

New Approaches to Create Hydrogen Energy from Biomass Feedstocks

An engineering group is believing in the integrated promise of two paths to carbon-neutral power: biomass and hydrogen. The research group is from the West Virginia University (WVU) Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

10 Nov 2022

Analyzing Climate-Related Losses and Damages

Since COP27 is in progress in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the matter of climate-related losses and redress is once again anticipated to take center stage.

10 Nov 2022

Water is More Important in Mitigating Climate Change than Previously Believed

New research shows that water is much more important in mitigating climate change than previously believed.

10 Nov 2022

Opportunities and Challenges in the Race to a Net-Zero Future

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

10 Nov 2022

United Nations Urged to Set a Target of Zero for New Plastic Pollution by 2040

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week.

10 Nov 2022

Actual Plastic Waste in Rivers Could be 90% Greater than Previously Assumed

Whether in drinking water, food or even in the air: plastic is a global problem - and the full extent of this pollution may go beyond of what we know yet. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from the Netherlands and Australia, have reviewed conventional assumptions for the transport of plastic in rivers.

10 Nov 2022

Airly Secures New $5.5M Funding Round to Fight Air Pollution and Save Lives

Air pollution is the most-pressing environmental health crisis of our time with approximately nine in 10 people around the world breathing unclean air.

From Airly Inc. 10 Nov 2022

World-first: Volvo Delivers Electric Trucks with Fossil-free Steel to Customers

As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers.

From Volvo Trucks 10 Nov 2022

AIMPLAS Participates in a European Project to Develop a Game-changing Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank to Enable the Transition Towards H2-Powered Aviation

On September 2019, the United Nations launched the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies to strengthen international cooperation in improving air quality and reducing air pollution.

10 Nov 2022

Understanding How Air Pollution Impacts Health on a Global Scale

The most recent estimates (2016) obtained by the World Health Organization state that more than 4.2 million people die prematurely annually as a result of long-lasting exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (frequently mentioned as PM2.5).

9 Nov 2022

Beaver Dams may Help Lessen the Climate Change-Induced Damage to Water Quality

As climate change worsens water quality and threatens ecosystems, the famous dams of beavers may help lessen the damage.

9 Nov 2022

Study Shows Room for Improvement in a Widespread Climate-Smart Farming Practice

The promise for American agriculture is tantalizing: healthier soil, more carbon kept in the ground, less fertilizer runoff, and less need for chemicals.

9 Nov 2022

Federal Government Makes Significant Investment to Advance Clean Fuels and Energy in Canada

Government and industry are working together to build a clean and strong economy that supports good jobs and positions Canada as a reliable supplier of energy in a net-zero world. Through continued investments in clean technology innovation, like hydrogen, Canada will remain a leader in this field.

9 Nov 2022