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EUBP Declares Study on Deterioration of Compostable Plastic Bags Misleading

The study Environmental deterioration of biodegradable, oxo-biodegradable, compostable, and conventional plastic carrier bags in the sea, soil, and open-air over a 3-year period carried out by Imogen E. Napper and Richard C.

16 May 2019

Henkel & Ampacet Co-Develop New Recyclable Packaging Material

Together with its supplier Ampacet, Henkel is developing an innovative solution for black plastic packaging that is fully recyclable. The new packaging material uses an alternative carbon-free black color, enabling used bottles to be integrated back into the value chain.

From Ampacet Corporation 16 May 2019

Most Affordable, Efficient Way to Harness Solar Energy is Now a Step Closer to Reality

The most efficient and economical method to exploit the cleanest, most abundant renewable energy source in the world has moved closer to reality.

15 May 2019

Researchers Suggest Integration of Biodiversity and Agriculture for Ensuring Maximum Yields

Agricultural ecologists at the University of Göttingen were involved in collaborative thinking for the conservation of nature.

15 May 2019

Tropical Pacific Plays Major Role in Global Ocean Heat Transport

Far from the vast, fixed bodies of water oceanographers thought they were a century ago, oceans today are known to be interconnected, highly influential agents in Earth's climate system.

15 May 2019

Energy from Seawater: Power Generator Autonomously Switches Between Two Functional Modes

Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own energy supply to operate for long periods independent of ships.

15 May 2019

Newly Developed System can Turn Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants into Mineral Salts and Biogas

EPFL spin-off TreaTech has created a system that can convert sludge from wastewater treatment plants into biogas and mineral salts, which, for instance, could be used in fertilizer.

14 May 2019

Reducing Greenhouse Gases While Balancing Demand for Meat

Humans’ love for meat could be hurting the planet. Many of the steps involved in the meat supply chain result in greenhouse gas emissions.

14 May 2019

Scientists Find a Way to Build Potassium-Oxygen Batteries that Last Longer

Scientists have developed a more reliable, more efficient, potassium-oxygen battery, a step toward a prospective solution for energy storage on the nation’s power grid and more durable batteries in laptops and cell phones.

14 May 2019

Study Investigates Impact of Microplastics on the Environment

Although almost all have seen images such as sea birds in danger of going extinct due to their belly full of plastic garbage and accumulation of plastics as big as islands, there are also plastic particles that are hardly visible to the naked eye—microplastics.

14 May 2019

Researchers Analyze the Effect of Ocean Activities on Climate Change in Drylands

According to Chinese scientists, the activities of the oceans can significantly influence climate change in drylands, causing increasing drought and deterioration of ecosystem.

14 May 2019

Accumulation of Marine Plastic Pollution Poses a Major Threat to Coastal Ecosystems

According to a recent study from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), mangrove forests located on the coasts of Saudi Arabia serve as litter traps, accruing large amounts of plastic litter from the marine environment.

14 May 2019

Study Explores Trade-Offs Between Climate Mitigation and Food Security

IIASA scientists partnered with colleagues in Japan to explain the effects of strict climate mitigation policies on food security. The team identified smart and comprehensive climate policy designs where the danger of food-security for hundreds of millions of people could be solved at a reasonable cost.

14 May 2019

Temperature Difference Between WAGHC and WOA13 Climatologies Confirms Global Ocean Warming

The most significant component of the climate system on Earth is the global ocean. The oceans store heat energy and conduct heat from the tropics to higher latitudes, acting extremely slow in response to atmospheric changes.

13 May 2019

Star Renewable Energy to Showcase Queens Quay’s District Heat Pump at All Energy 2019

Star Renewable Energy is once again exhibiting at the All Energy Exhibition and Conference, this year along with Vital Energi and West Dunbartonshire Council to showcase the recent partnership delivering district heating to Queens Quay.

From Vital Energi 13 May 2019