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UMD Examines Green Infrastructure Policy Adoption

In a new paper published in the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, the University of Maryland teamed up with local researchers to examine green infrastructure adoption and leadership in Tucson, Arizona, an interesting case study where grassroots efforts have helped to drive policy change in a growing urban area surrounded by water-constrained desert.

8 Apr 2021

New Solutions for Clean, Efficient Marine and Off-Road Transport

The goal of the Clean Propulsion Technologies project consortium, at the University of Vaasa, is to develop completely new solutions for clean and effective off-road and marine transport—a Finnish response to more stringent emission legislation and increasing global competition in such segments.

8 Apr 2021

New Approach to Forecast Sea-Level Changes in Coastal Regions of the World

At the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia, scientists have designed a machine learning method to model and forecast brief sea-level variations in the coastal regions of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers Explore the Effect of Solar Climate Interventions on Ecology

Scientists in the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, which includes Jessica Hellmann from the University of Minnesota (U of M) Institute on the Environment, examined the impact of solar climate interventions on ecology.

8 Apr 2021

Nor-Shipping Gathers Hydrogen Leaders to Map out Fuel of the Future at Ocean Now

Nor-Shipping’s newly announced Ocean Now initiative aims to set the stage for maritime’s energy transition with the announcement of a new, global conference, Nor-Shipping Hydrogen Blue Talks – Fuelling the Future.

8 Apr 2021

Volvo Group and SSAB to Collaborate on the World’s First Vehicles of Fossil-Free Steel

Volvo Group and SSAB have signed a collaboration agreement on research, development, serial production and commercialization of the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel.

8 Apr 2021

Study: Longer Dry Periods, More Erratic Rainfall Across Western United States in the Last 50 Years

Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more erratic across most of the western United States during the past 50 years, according to a new study published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and the University of Arizona

7 Apr 2021

A New Way to Transform Brewer's Spent Grain into Protein Sources, Biofuels

Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain.

7 Apr 2021

Researchers Highlight Ways to Alleviate Anthropogenic Noise Affecting Marine Animals

Humans have altered the ocean soundscape by drowning out natural noises relied upon by many marine animals, from shrimp to sharks

7 Apr 2021

New Economical Technology Leverages Excess Pressure on Power Grid to Produce Energy

In recent years, pressure-based irrigation techniques have substituted conventional ones, thereby enhancing water efficiency but increasing the dependence on energy. This has led to advances and innovations in technology that have facilitated agricultural activity.

7 Apr 2021

Discovery of Heat-Sensing Gene in Plants Could Help Tune Their Temperature Response

Global warming can decrease crop yields by one-third by 2050. Scientists from the University of California, Riverside have discovered a gene that could reverse this effect.

7 Apr 2021

Tibetan Plateau may Warm Faster in Future than Projected by Climate Models

Over the last few decades, the Tibetan Plateau, called “the roof of the world,” has warmed up more quickly compared to the global average.

7 Apr 2021

World’s First Hydrogen Cargo Vessel Set for Paris Debut

The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. Commercial operations are set to commence in 2021.

7 Apr 2021

Buddle Nurseries Set to Become UK’s First Carbon Negative Nursery Group

An innovative nursery group is aiming to be the most environmentally friendly in the country.

7 Apr 2021

Study Assesses Strategies for Reducing Beef Production Emissions

A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 50% in certain regions, with the most potential in the United States and Brazil.

6 Apr 2021