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Study Finds Frequent Marine Cold Spells Could Help Keep Giant Kelp Happy

Throughout the world, huge kelp forests have battled to stay healthy the past few years along with some fading altogether.

3 Jun 2022

Study Reveals Multiple Pathways to Achieve 50% Reduction in Emissions by 2030

The United States has set an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030. Are we on track to succeed?

3 Jun 2022

Free Virtual Workshop Focuses on Water Usage in Carbon-Neutral Energy Technologies

As planning for carbon-free energy production gains momentum across the Intermountain West, water has come to the forefront as a key enabling resource.

3 Jun 2022

Study: 44% of Earth’s Land Area Requires Conservation to Safeguard Biodiversity

New research published in the June 3, 2022 journal Science reveals that 44 percent of Earth's land area – some 64 million square kilometers (24.7 million square miles) requires conservation to safeguard biodiversity.

3 Jun 2022

China’s Ability to Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030 Depends on Economic Growth Rate

This research is done by Professor Weidong Liu, Associate Professors Zhipeng Tang and Mengyao Han, and Dr. Wanbei Jiang from the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

3 Jun 2022

Plastic Free Places Hits 12.5 Million Pieces of Single Use Plastics Removed

In the five years since its inception, the Plastic Free Places (PFP) program, run by the Boomerang Alliance, has eliminated, or removed over 12.5 million single use takeaway plastic items from use. That includes plastic straws, cutlery, coffee cups, lids, water bottles and plastic containers.

3 Jun 2022

New Methodology can Identify Urban Neighborhoods Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new capability to identify urban neighborhoods, down to the block and building level, that are most vulnerable to climate change could help ensure that mitigation and resilience programs reach the people who need them the most.

2 Jun 2022

Understanding Building Energy Use and Microclimate Impacts from Changes in Urban Design

Heating and cooling for buildings is a large part of global energy demand. In the United States in 2010, buildings accounted for the biggest share (41 percent) of the nation's energy consumption.

2 Jun 2022

MIT Researchers Investigate the Case of Arctic Sea Ice Breakup

A distributed sensor network may help researchers identify the physical processes contributing to diminishing sea ice in the planet’s fastest-warming region.

2 Jun 2022

New Modeling Method Examines How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating During Heat Waves

Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other's effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat.

2 Jun 2022

Transformative Changes Across Economies and Societies are Crucial to Address Planetary Emergencies

The global scientific community has issued another warning that increasing climate change and biodiversity loss will together reinforce negative impacts on people around the world, including food insecurity, health risks and disrupted livelihoods, as well as involuntary displacements leading to social unrest.

2 Jun 2022

Energy Performance Measures Make Progress Towards Achieving Carbon-Neutral Building Stock by 2050

Improving the energy performance of buildings is one of the most important measures for supporting the global collective effort to reduce CO2 emissions and energy costs.

2 Jun 2022

Integrated Approach can Reduce Carbon Dioxide Far More than Earlier Estimates

An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University researchers say. Their research was published in the journal Global Change Biology.

2 Jun 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet Have Developed a New Portable Hydrogen Cartridge Prototype

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (“Toyota”) and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. ("Woven Planet"), have developed a working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge.

From Woven Planet Holdings, Inc 2 Jun 2022

Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology

Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation.

From Fluid Components International 2 Jun 2022