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Total Doubles High-performance Recycled Polypropylene Production

Total has decided to double the production capacity of its affiliate Synova to meet growing market demand for high-performance recycled materials.

From TotalEnergies 7 Nov 2019

SIG and Pioneer Foods Co-launch Eco-friendly Carton Packaging

SIG Combibloc Obeikan and Pioneer Foods have announced the launch of the first combismile carton pack in the Middle East and Africa region.

7 Nov 2019

Researchers Propose Six Steps to Tackle Climate Emergency

An international group of researchers, which also included Dr Thomas Newsome at the University of Sydney and global collaborators, has warned that without deep and permanent shifts in human activities, “untold human suffering” cannot be avoided.

6 Nov 2019

Strategies for Achieving Reduction in CO2 Levels are Constantly Evolving

Scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have found that existing forecasts recommend that the U.S. electric power sector complies with the 2020 and 2025 CO2 reduction requirements in the Paris Agreement—even though the United States has declared its withdrawal.

6 Nov 2019

Climate Change Means Wild Animals are Evolving to Give Birth Earlier

Image Credit: Kristen Prahl/Shutterstock.com The negative impact of climate change on wild animals has become clearer as scientists find evidence uncovering that in response to environmental changes, animals in th...

By Sarah Moore 6 Nov 2019

ORE Catapult Launches New Multi-Million-Pound Floating Wind Centre of Excellence

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has today (Thursday 31 October 2019) launched a new multi-million pound national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence to drive forward the development of next generation offshore wind technologies.

From ORE Catapult 6 Nov 2019

BUMAX Wins Order for Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

Leading Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has received a large order for corrosion resistant and maintenance free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast.

From BUMAX AB 6 Nov 2019

Is Vital Freshwater Hidden Beneath the Sea?

Solutions to escalating global water supply issues are demanding innovative scientific investigation, such as Flinders University’s Professor Adrian Werner making important advances in assessing freshwater reservoirs that exist beneath the ocean.

6 Nov 2019

Model Predicts Relaxed Energy Policies Plus Climate Change Could Worsen US Air Quality

The Trump administration rolled back a U.S. climate change and energy policy called the Clean Power Plan in June 2019. The policy, first instated in 2015, aimed to limit power plants' carbon emissions.

6 Nov 2019

Delhi Restricts Cars In order to Reduce Smog

By David J. Cross 5 Nov 2019

Analyzing Economic Viability of Fractionation Processes to Produce Bioethanol

With over 200 commercial plants processing more than 16 billion gallons annually, the United States is the world’s leading producer of bioethanol as a renewable liquid fuel.

5 Nov 2019

Robust Network of Satellites Crucial for Monitoring Oceanic Carbon Levels

Nowadays, satellites play an important role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans. However, understanding their full potential has only just begun.

4 Nov 2019

New Photocatalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Conversion by Solar Water-Splitting

Researchers under the guidance of Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University’s Molecular Photoscience Research Center have successfully developed photocatalysts that are capable of changing an efficie...

4 Nov 2019

MIT Symposium Explores Challenges of Climate Policy

In the second of six symposia on climate change to be held this academic year, seven experts from around the country tackled the topic of "challenges of climate policy." The Oct. 29 event included three panel discussions held at MIT's Wong Auditorium.

1 Nov 2019

Simple, Inexpensive System Provides Cooling Without Electricity

Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight on a clear day, and without using any power cool things down by more than 23 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). It almost sounds like magic, but a new system designed by researchers at MIT and in Chile can do exactly that.

31 Oct 2019