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Tall Trees in the Amazon are Impacted by Periods of High Maximum Temperatures

Amazon forests are increasingly becoming fragmented by deforestation and fire. A new study published in Nature Communications and led by researchers in the University of Helsinki, in cooperation with scientists across the globe, uses a novel approach to quantify the impacts of fragmentation on plant phenology.

18 Feb 2022

Detailed Calculation of Costs Involved in Making Switzerland Climate Neutral by 2050

Switzerland is to become climate neutral by 2050, according to a resolution passed by the Federal Council in August 2019, which was adopted as a long-term climate strategy by the Federal Council in January 2021.

18 Feb 2022

London Releases More Methane Mainly from Natural Gas Leaks

Measurements of London's atmosphere show the city is releasing more of the potent greenhouse gas methane, primarily from natural gas leaks.

18 Feb 2022

Hybrid Wind-Hydro Power Generation Systems Emerge as a Key Trend in the Wind Electricity Market

Wind electricity market overview shows that the hybrid wind-hydro power generation systems has emerged as a key trend in the wind electric power generation market.

18 Feb 2022

Frontiers Report Identifies and Offers Solutions to Three Environmental Issues

Wildfires are burning more severely and more often, urban noise pollution is growing into a global public health menace, and phenological mismatches – disruptions in the timing of life-cycle stages in natural systems – are causing ecological consequences.

18 Feb 2022

Aberdeen City Council Adds UK’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Waste Truck to its Vehicle Fleet

The UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled waste collection vehicle was revealed today in Aberdeen, in a move which continues to accelerate the city’s thriving hydrogen economy.

18 Feb 2022

Novel Low-Cost Strategy for High-Performance Solar Evaporation

MIT researchers have developed a novel low-cost passive solar-evaporation system that demonstrates much promise for wastewater treatment, seawater desalination, medical instrument sterilization and vapor generation.

By David J. Cross 17 Feb 2022

Researchers Develop a Framework for Identifying the Most Vulnerable Marine Species

Global conservation and policy efforts to combat human climate change will be aided by a framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species.

17 Feb 2022

UH Team Receives $4.4 Million for Two Clean Energy Projects

University of Houston researchers have received $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for two projects developed in the Cullen College of Engineering and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH).

17 Feb 2022

$7 Million Awarded to Cornell and a Startup to Advance Novel Clean Energy Research

Cornell University researchers and a startup have received more than $7 million in federal grants to advance novel clean energy research that includes wirelessly charging electric vehicles, low-carbon jet fuel and construction materials made from waste.

17 Feb 2022

Edge Trees and Soil in Urban Areas can Hoard More Carbon Dioxide than Previously Thought

They may not have lungs like we do, but the soil and trees are breathing in and out all of the time. Trees take in carbon dioxide (CO2), release oxygen by way of photosynthesis, and store carbon in their trunks. And when the leaves land on the ground, soil microbes work to decompose the leaves and other organic matter, which releases carbon dioxide.

17 Feb 2022

Clean-Energy Discourse from Energy Giants do not Align with Their Business Actions and Investments

A 12-year analysis of the companies BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell has revealed that their discourse and pledges related to transitioning to clean energy do not align with their business actions and investments. Mei Li of Tohoku University, Japan, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on February 16, 2022.

17 Feb 2022

Study Identifies Variables Within Socio-Political-Technical Systems that Could Impact Climate Change

Politics and society largely dictate climate policy ambitions and therefore the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions, yet climate change models and projections rarely include political and social drivers.

17 Feb 2022

Increase in Hot, Dry Nights Results in More Intense and Frequent Wildfires

Nighttime fires have become more intense and more frequent in recent decades, as hot, dry nights are more commonplace, according to a new study led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences' (CIRES) Earth Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.

17 Feb 2022

Net-Zero Vision for Germany in 2050

Germany in the year 2050. The goal of a carbon dioxide-neutral life and economy has been achieved: Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen drastically, and unavoidable emissions are counterbalanced. Changes in energy supply and new solutions in industry, transportation and traffic are key to avoiding and reducing emissions.

17 Feb 2022