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Teijin Commits to Science Based Targets Within Two Years to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Teijin Limited announced today that it has committed to be validated as Science Based Targets (SBT) within two years based on a commitment letter that the company submitted to SBT Initiative (SBTi) on January 25.

From Teijin Limited 10 Feb 2021

Performance Food Group and WestRock Launch Sustainability Initiative

February 8, 2021 Performance Food Group, and pizza box manufacturer, WestRock are working together to deliver Sustainable Choices™ - a pizza box recycling educational program - to pizza box customers, and pizza consumers across the US.

10 Feb 2021

Early Forecasts of Variations in the Monsoon Could Benefit Indian Farmers

Farmers in India should be provided with early forecasts of expected variations in the monsoon season in order to reduce crop losses, scientists say.

9 Feb 2021

Climate Change Linked to Worsening Pollen Seasons

If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right. New research shows that pollen seasons start 20 days earlier, are 10 days longer, and feature 21% more pollen than in 1990--meaning more days of itchy, sneezy, drippy misery.

9 Feb 2021

Man-Made Barriers Could be Ecologically Damaging as Climate Changes

Walls and fences designed to secure national borders could make it difficult for almost 700 mammal species to adapt to climate change, according to new research.

9 Feb 2021

Decline in Dry-Season Fires Linked to Less Air Pollution in Africa

Often, when populations and economies boom, so does air pollution--a product of increased fossil-fuel consumption by vehicles, industry and households.

9 Feb 2021

New Report on Timeline of Deadly Fires Could Guide Research and Safety Actions

On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte County, California, a region nestled against the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Fueled by a sea of tinder created by drought, and propelled by powerful gusts, the flames grew and traveled rapidly. In less than 24 hours, the fire had swept through the town of Paradise and other communities, leaving a charred ruin in its wake.

9 Feb 2021

Erratic Weather may Have Strong Effects on Economic Growth

If temperature varies strongly from day to day, the economy grows less. Through these seemingly small variations climate change may have strong effects on economic growth. This shows data analyzed by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Columbia University and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC).

9 Feb 2021

Better Models Needed to Gain New Insight into the Arctic Climate

It's clear that rising greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of global warming. But on a regional level, several other factors are at play. That's especially true in the Arctic - a massive oceanic region around the North Pole which is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the planet.

9 Feb 2021

Trees are Consuming More CO2 on a Global Scale than Previously Reported

A new study by biologists from West Virginia University (WVU) has demonstrated that trees across the globe are absorbing more carbon dioxide compared to what was reported earlier, which makes forests even more significant in controlling Earth’s atmosphere and completely transforming people’s views regarding climate change.

9 Feb 2021

Researchers Find a New Synthetic Path to Produce Biofuel from Biomass

A German-Chinese group of researchers has discovered a new synthetic path to generate biofuel from biomass.

9 Feb 2021

Increasing "Active Transport" can Significantly Lower Carbon Footprint

Swapping the car for walking, cycling and e-biking even just one day a week makes a significant impact on personal carbon emissions in cities.

9 Feb 2021

High CO2 Emissions may Make Cooler Waters Less Welcoming to Tropical Fishes

Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges towards more temperate waters.

9 Feb 2021

Current Tourism Model Responsible for Accumulation of Marine Litter on the Beaches

Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warn of the impact the current tourism model in the Mediterranean islands has on the production of marine litter on beaches, and recommend taking advantage of the situation generated by the Covid19 pandemic to rethink a new more sustainable model.

9 Feb 2021