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More Metals Needed to Meet EU's Green Deal Goal of Climate Neutrality by 2050

Meeting the European Union's Green Deal goal of climate neutrality by 2050 will require 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the amount of increasingly scarce rare earth metals compared to Europe's limited use today, according to a study from Belgian university KU Leuven.

26 Apr 2022

LLNL Collaborates with City of Livermore to Build Community-Wide Resilience to Climate Change Impacts

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Livermore to collaborate on advancing climate action in Livermore and build community-wide resilience to climate change impacts.

26 Apr 2022

Study Calls for Strict Regulatory Measure to Reduce Groundwater Extraction

According to a new study, Manila and various other coastal Asian cities are sinking faster compared to the rate of sea-level increase. This study urges the severe regulatory measure to decrease groundwater extraction, determined as a significant cause of land subsidence.

26 Apr 2022

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed with Inexpensive Materials to Expand Its Usage

Scientists at Imperial College London have engineered a hydrogen fuel cell that utilizes iron rather than rare and expensive platinum, allowing better application of the technology.

26 Apr 2022

New Research Harnesses the Power of Movement

Harvesting energy from the day-to-day movements of the human body and turning it into useful electrical energy, is the focus of a new piece of research involving a Northumbria University Professor.

26 Apr 2022

Lesser-Known Form of Ozone Plays a Major Role in Heating the Southern Ocean

A lesser-known form of ozone playing a crucial role in heating the Southern Ocean has been determined by a new study. It is known as one of the primary cooling systems of the Earth.

25 Apr 2022

Analysis of Marine Mollusk Shells Reveals Behavior of Prehistoric Humans During Extreme Climate Change

Present-day worldwide climatic warming will continue to have extensive repercussions for human history, just as that environmental variations had a major impact on human populations in the years gone by.

25 Apr 2022

A Wax-Coated Sand Mulch Could Help Decrease Evaporation of Water on Desert Farms

A nature-stimulated wax-coated sand has been developed to help improve the production of food in the desert since freshwater resources are getting depleted.

25 Apr 2022

Xprize Milestone Award for ISU Researchers for their Efforts to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere

A research group from Iowa State University that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer that has the ability to sequester thousands of tons of carbon dioxide annually has received an esteemed milestone award from XPRIZE Carbon Removal, it was declared on Friday.

25 Apr 2022

Vancouver Companies Working Toward Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles

Three Vancouver companies are accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy by advancing zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technology with support from the CleanBC Go Electric Advanced Research and Commercialization (ARC) program.

25 Apr 2022

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Detecting Changes in Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Emissions

A team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has made a major breakthrough in detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more quickly and frequently.

25 Apr 2022

Envetec Announces Launch of New Cleantech Solution to Safely Treat Biohazardous Waste

Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited ("Envetec"), today announced the launch of its GENERATIONS™[1] technology, a breakthrough cleantech solution that safely treats biohazardous waste and materials including plastics, glass, PPE, sharps containers, and other general laboratory consumables on-site at source.

25 Apr 2022

ASM Report Examines the Relationship Between Microbes and Climate Change

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has issued a new report, Microbes and Climate Change: Science, People, & Impacts, examining the relationship between microbes and climate change.

25 Apr 2022

Sandia Research Sets the Stage for Sustainable Jet Fuel

At the Sandia National Laboratories, data has been released by the researchers that could play a crucial role in the future development of cleaner and most lasting aviation fuel.

22 Apr 2022

Two New Labs Aim to Accelerate Clean Energy-Related Innovations

To better meet the energy demands of Singapore in a sustainable and renewable manner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is leading an initiative to launch two new laboratories which will help energy start-ups make the leap from research and development into commercialisation through industry expertise, mentorship, and test-bedding.

22 Apr 2022