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Detailed Insight into Climate Processes in the Central Arctic

Hundreds of international researchers are currently analyzing observations from the one-year MOSAiC expedition, during which hundreds of environmental parameters were recorded with unprecedented accuracy and frequency over a full annual cycle in the Central Arctic Ocean.

8 Feb 2022

Recycle Pilot Launched to Help Scots Go Digital in Fight Against Single Use Plastic

Today, HELPFUL and Mastercard launch the first ever digital wallets and micropayments for the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) pilot.

8 Feb 2022

Renewable Energy Sources the Driving Force Behind New Utilities Construction

In value terms, 79% of energy generation construction projects over the past five years have been related to renewable energy, with gas and nuclear representing a combined 21%.

8 Feb 2022

Lotus Effect: Self-cleaning Bioplastics Repel Liquid and Dirt

Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable.

8 Feb 2022

Study Recommends Using Dry Powder Inhaler to Help Cut Carbon Footprint of Asthma Treatment

A pharma sector-sponsored study, published online in the journal Thorax, shows that shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry powder model for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without causing deteriorating their condition.

7 Feb 2022

U.S. Likely to Face Substantial Increase in Air Conditioning Demand Due to Warming Climate

Climate change will drive an increase in summer air conditioning use in the United States that is likely to cause prolonged blackouts during peak summer heat if states do not expand capacity or improve efficiency, according to a new study of household-level demand.

7 Feb 2022

Global Initiative Will Enable Communities to Better Adapt to Changing Water Cycle

More than two billion people face severe water shortages and a similar number have been affected by flooding over the past 20 years, with these challenges expected to rise in coming years due to climate change, growing populations and increased economic activity.

7 Feb 2022

Coral Reefs Face Decline if Global Warming Increases by 2 °C

A study highlights that an increase in global warming by 2°C could cause the loss of cool areas in the sea known as thermal refugia that protects coral reefs from increasing temperatures.

4 Feb 2022

Satellite Imagery Reveals Methane Releases Linked to Oil and Gas Extraction Activities

An international study involving CNRS and CEA researchers and the company Kayrros has uncovered hundreds of major methane releases linked to global oil and gas extraction activities.

4 Feb 2022

Study Assesses How Climate Change Could Impact the Frequency of Extreme Rainfall-Surge Events

Extreme flooding events spawned by hurricanes are likely to become far more frequent along the Eastern and Southern U.S. coastlines because of a combination of sea level rise and storm intensification.

4 Feb 2022

Strict Area-Based Conservation Could Have an Adverse Impact Food Security and Health

An international team of researchers have found that strictly protecting global land area for conservation could have an adverse impact on human health and food security in some parts of the world.

4 Feb 2022

Reduction in Emissions Could Preserve Snow Cover and Below Freezing Temperatures

Winters are warming faster than summers in North America, impacting everything from ecosystems to the economy. Global climate models indicate that this trend will continue in future winters but there is a level of uncertainty around the magnitude of warming.

4 Feb 2022

Mount Everest’s Highest Glacier Affected by Human-Induced Climate Change

Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest's highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world's highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.

4 Feb 2022

Major Blyth Projects Break Ground in Boost to UK Offshore Wind

Photograph: Robotics technology such as BladeBUG’s maintenance and repair robot have previously been tested at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre.

4 Feb 2022