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Kia’s Plan to Expand Electric Vehicle Line-up Will Help to Tap Opportunities in Advanced Markets, Says Globaldata

Following the news that South Korean automaker Kia Motors has revealed sketches of seven battery electric vehicles to be launched by 2027;

18 Sep 2020

New Program Wins Multi-Million Dollar NSF Awards to Ensure Sustainable Energy Transition

A new program at UMass Amherst has been awarded two grants totaling $6.3 million from the National Science Foundation to ensure that the transformation of the electric grid is both sustainable and benefits all members of society equitably, an aspect of energy transition not often considered in policymaking or public discourse.

17 Sep 2020

Researchers Examine Sustainability of Different Toothbrush Models

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have examined the sustainability of different models of the most commonly used oral health product - the toothbrush - to ascertain which is best for the planet and associated human health.

17 Sep 2020

Reforestation can Only Partially Reverse Soil Degradation in Tropical Forests

Tropical forest soils play a crucial role in providing vital ecosystem functions.

17 Sep 2020

Quaking Aspens Likely to Decline Due to Climate Warming

Along three scenic drives through Colorado's Rocky Mountains in fall, tourists will see less of a brilliant golden tree in the next 100 years, researchers from North Carolina State University projected in a new study.

17 Sep 2020

Climate Change Impacts Aging Rates of Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles

Climatic conditions are changing at an unprecedented rate, affecting mainly fish, amphibians and reptiles, ectothermic animals that are unable to generate their own internal heat.

17 Sep 2020

Short Intrusions of Cooler Deep Water can Mitigate Thermal Stress in Corals

The risk of severe coral bleaching--a condition in which corals lose their symbiotic algae, called zooxanthellae--is five times more frequent today than it was forty years ago.

17 Sep 2020

Study Shows Synthetic Clothing Microfibers Account for Major Pollution

According to a new study, 176,500 metric tons of synthetic microfibers—mainly nylon and polyester—are discharged into terrestrial environments every year around the world.

17 Sep 2020

Pale Blue Dot Energy and Carbon Engineering Create Partnership to Deploy Direct Air Capture in the UK

Pale Blue Dot Energy (PBDE), the project developer behind the Acorn Project , one of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, and Carbon Engineering (CE), a leading provider of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere, today announced they are working together to deploy commercial DAC projects in the UK.

From Storegga Limited 17 Sep 2020

Study Reveals Devastating Effects of Human Activity on Wildlife in the American Tropics

The devastating effects of human activity on wildlife in the American tropics over the last 500 years are revealed in a new study published today.

16 Sep 2020

High-Resolution Map Reveals Changes in the Condition of European Forests

Rupert Seidl and his colleague Cornelius Senf for the first time produced a high-resolution map of all openings in the canopy of European forests.

16 Sep 2020

Climate Researchers Examine Links Between Droughts and Heat Waves

As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, UMass Lowell researchers analyzing the reasons behind hot and dry conditions hope their work will offer greater understanding of extreme weather events across the country.

16 Sep 2020

Research Recommends Federal Government to Increase Funding for Clean Energy Innovation

Research released today recommends that the U.S. federal government triple its annual investment in energy innovation over the next five years to speed clean energy transitions around the world and build advanced energy industries at home.

16 Sep 2020

Johns Hopkins Professor Explores the Effect of Climate Elements on COVID-19 Transmission

Johns Hopkins University expert Ben Zaitchik is a professor of Earth and planetary sciences and is currently available to discuss with the media about the intense studies that are still required to conclusively establish if and how meteorological, environmental, and climatic elements affect the spread of the ongoing COVID-19.

16 Sep 2020

Chile’s Minister of Energy and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region Join Verano Capital to Inaugurate New PMGD Solar Project

Verano Capital, an American project developer headquartered in Chile, recently welcomed the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Felipe Guevara, to the inauguration of its latest PMGD solar park, El Litre del Verano, adding 9 MW of clean energy to the national electricity system.

15 Sep 2020