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Study Reveals Impact of Severe Drought on Ozone Pollution

California underwent its worst drought on record between 2011 and 2015, with a parching combination of low precipitation and high temperatures.

11 Apr 2019

Team Britannia Backs Emission-Cutting Hydro-Diesel to Power Their Round the World Record Attempt

Team Britannia will use the emission-cutting Hydro-Diesel to power their 42,000 km round the world record attempt.

From Clean Fuel Ltd 11 Apr 2019

New Global Initiative Tracks How Plastics Accumulate in River Sediments

Currently, plastic pollution in the oceans of the world is broadly accepted as a main global issue; however, only little is known about how these plastics are actually ending up in the sea.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers Find a Much Stronger Replacement for Plastic that is Biodegradable

The hunt to avoid plastic from reaching landfills while at the same time meeting the demands of the food industry is full of hindrances.

10 Apr 2019

Advanced Diesel Technology can Deliver Climate and Clean Air Benefits in Public, Private Sectors

In pursuit of ambitious climate, renewable energy and clean air goals, state environmental leaders should leverage the central role of advanced diesel technology and its new capability to deliver lower greenhouse gas emissions, cleaner air, and reliable and essential services in both the public and private sectors.

10 Apr 2019

MIT Energy Conference Focuses on Future Changes to the Electric Grid

The 14th annual student-run MIT Energy Conference, the nation's largest such event, reflected an increasing maturity in the low-carbon and zero-carbon energy field. A global push toward carbon-free energy, many speakers made clear at the event, held April 4 and 5 in Cambridge's Kendall Square, is now seen as a given; questions now center on how to make it happen more quickly, fairly, and universally.

10 Apr 2019

Study Predicts over 90% of the Alps Glacier Volume Could Vanish by 2100

A new study on how glaciers in the European Alps will cope under a warming climate has turned up some troubling results.

10 Apr 2019

MIT Researchers Develop New Method for Synthesizing Epoxides Found in Textiles, Plastics, and Pharmaceuticals

Industrial manufacturing of products, like steel, iron, and plastics, is believed to be the greatest source of energy consumption worldwide.

10 Apr 2019

Peatland CO2 Exchange More Strongly Influenced by Drying than Warming, Finds Study

Around one-third of soil carbon of the world, which is nearly 500 gigatons, is stored by Northern Peatlands.

9 Apr 2019

Renewables Offer Better Hope for Tackling Climate Change than Capturing Carbon from Power Stations

According to a new study reported in Nature Energy, wind turbines and solar panels combined with energy storage provide a better hope for addressing climate change than attempting to capture carbon from fossil fuel power stations.

9 Apr 2019

Study Shows Melting Ice Sheets and Glaciers Across the World are Contributing to Rising Sea Levels

Sea levels are increasing as a result of melting ice sheets in the Antarctic and Greenland regions and also due to melting glaciers around the world.

9 Apr 2019

New Theory for Boosting Agriculture Sustainability

Diversity rules out monotony: a colorful patchwork of small, variedly used plots can offer benefits to agriculture and nature. This is the result of a new research by the University of Würzburg.

9 Apr 2019

Researchers Develop Concept to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Long-Haul Trucks

Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases.

9 Apr 2019

Long-Term Atmospheric CO2 Data Show Increase in Carbon Absorption by Northern Hemisphere Vegetation

Based on long-standing data on atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, an international team of researchers coordinated by the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ) have found that vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere is capturing increasing quantities of the CO2 generated by human activities, thus partially counterbalancing the effects of global warming.

8 Apr 2019