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.
A study reveals red deer are evolving shorter gestation periods due to climate change, highlighting rapid evolution in response to environmental shifts.
By Sarah Moore
6 Nov 2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
Delhi Restricts Cars In order to Reduce Smog
By David J. Cross
5 Nov 2019
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.
Nowadays, satellites play an important role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans. However, understanding their full potential has only just begun.
This study presents titanium-modified hematite photoanodes that optimize hydrogen production from water, advancing the feasibility of solar energy solutions.
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.
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.
Brazil has the largest stretch of tropical ecosystems within protected areas. However, according to a study backed by FAPESP and published in the journal Conservation Biology, a substantial proportion of these reserves may be unprotected against the effects of continuing global climate change.
A new study by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has revealed that public health improvements and renewable energy benefits could be achieved at a large scale if wind turbines are installed in the Upper Midwest and solar power in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions.
US air quality has worsened since 2016, with a 5.5% increase in fine particles linked to economic activity and California wildfires, impacting public health.
By David J. Cross
30 Oct 2019