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Interaction Between Plastic Mulch and Pesticides Leads to an Environmental Problem

The use of plastic mulch (plastic covering on crop lines) is a widespread technique used in agricultural regions in order to increase the profitability of the crops. According to the European Commission, 100,000 tonnes of plastic mulch was used per year in the European Union in 2016.

10 Dec 2020

Nature Conservation Practices Need to More Dynamic to Weather the Impacts of Climate Change

In a hard-hitting new paper leading ecologists and climate change specialists argue that current nature conservation practices are not sufficiently flexible and dynamic to weather the impacts of climate change.

10 Dec 2020

New Research to Assess the Impacts of Climate Change on Population Dynamics

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund groundbreaking research led by IIASA World Population Program Deputy Director Raya Muttarak, which will comprehensively address the impacts of climate change on population dynamics.

10 Dec 2020

Coral Recovery Following Prolonged Heatwaves

Biologists from the University of Victoria have identified how a few coral species have been able to survive a worldwide unprecedented heatwave, as part of the first study to offer new hope for the long-term persistence of coral reefs in the face of climate change.

By Robert Lea 10 Dec 2020

Rambo Root' can Help Countries Tackle Key Environmental and Sustainable Development Concerns

In an article published in Conservation Science and Practice, scientists highlight an overlooked but science-backed and nature-based solution to help countries tackle key environmental and sustainable development concerns.

10 Dec 2020

Novel System to Treat Water Using Direct Solar Steam Generation

Across the world, a huge number of people are currently affected due to the lack of fresh drinking water, particularly in remote rural regions, leading to considerable risk to human life and society.

10 Dec 2020

Westerly Winds Could Intensify, Migrate Poleward with Climate Change

The most high-resolution past record of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds has now been developed by polar climate scientists.

10 Dec 2020

New Technology can Remove Harmful Pollutants from Drinking Water

There is no life without drinkable water. But despite this scary fact, almost 1.1 billion people across the world do not have access to freshwater, while another 2.4 billion individuals suffer from diseases caused by unclean drinking water.

10 Dec 2020

Unilever, Microsoft, Brooks, Neste, and ITV are Among 13 More Companies to Join The Climate Pledge

Today, Amazon and Global Optimism announced that 13 new signatories—Atos, Brooks, Canary Wharf Group, Coca-Cola European Partners, ERM, Groupe SEB France, Harbour Air, ITV, Microsoft, Neste, Rubicon, Unilever,...

10 Dec 2020

ORE Catapult and the Workboat Association to Consider Key Areas for Technology Innovation

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workboat Association (WA) have been selected by UK Government to develop a Technology Roadmap, outlining a route to the decarbonisation of North Sea offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels.

10 Dec 2020

Volkswagen Looks to Accelerate Transformation Towards e-Mobility with New R&D Center in China, Says GlobalData

Following the news that Volkswagen (VW) has inaugurated a research and development (R&D) center for e-mobility in the Anhui province of China;

10 Dec 2020

Students to Reinvent 18 World Cities to Tackle Climate Crisis as C40 Cities Launches New Competition

Today, 18 global cities including Buenos Aires, Paris, Washington D.C., and Delhi have launched Students Reinventing Cities, a pioneering competition that will enable students and universities from across the globe to share their vision for a green and just reinvention of our cities.

10 Dec 2020

The Ocean Cleanup Prepares for Series Production of Interceptor – Partners with MHE-Demag

The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, and Konecranes, a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, announced today that MHE-Demag is the chosen partner to design, manufacture, and service The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor to extract plastic from rivers before entering the ocean.

10 Dec 2020

Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network Hailed as ‘Best EV Innovation’ at DrivingElectric Awards 2021

Entech ‘unicorn’ Octopus Energy has been awarded the ‘Best EV innovation’ award at the Driving Electric awards for its simplified EV charging system, the Electric Juice Network.

10 Dec 2020