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Breakthrough Energy Coalition Launched in Paris

THE WORLD NEEDS WIDELY AVAILABLE ENERGY that is reliable, affordable and does not produce carbon. The only way to accomplish that goal is by developing new tools to power the world.

30 Nov 2015

East Antarctic Ice Sheet Rock Study Reveals Period of Rapid Glacier Thinning

By studying rocks at different elevations beside the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), a New Zealand-led team concluded that a period of rapid glacier thinning occurred in the recent geological past, and persisted for several centuries.

30 Nov 2015

Climate Projections Suggest Enhanced Probability of Heatwaves in Europe

Regional climate projections for the two coming decades (2021-2040) suggest enhanced probability of heatwaves anywhere in Europe, which would be comparable or greater than the Russian heatwave in 2010 - the worst since 1950 - according to a JRC-led article published today in Environmental Research Letters.

30 Nov 2015

IRD Organising Several Scientific Workshops on Climate Change Issues at COP21

Paris will host the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) from 30 November to 11 December 2015. On this occasion, research into development is ready to meet the challenges of climate change.

30 Nov 2015

Evolutionary Responses of Phytoplankton Important in Developing Climate Change Models

30 Nov 2015

Buildings Could Play a Crucial Role in Keeping Global Warming Below 2°C

“The building sector is responsible for more than 30% of global energy demand and round about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions”, says Peter Graham from the Global Buildings Performance Network in Paris.

30 Nov 2015

Computer Simulations Reveal Much More Complexity in Earth's First Ecosystems

Computer simulations have allowed scientists to work out how a puzzling 555-million-year-old organism with no known modern relatives fed, revealing that some of the first large, complex organisms on Earth formed ecosystems that were much more complex than previously thought.

28 Nov 2015

Sediment Samples from Oregon Coast Range Reveal a Frosty Past

Lush greenery rich in Douglas fir and hemlock trees covers the Triangle Lake valley of the Oregon Coast Range. Today, however, geologists across the country are more focused on sediment samples dating back 50,000 years that were dug up by University of Oregon scientists.

28 Nov 2015

Climate Change to Proceed Faster Than Previously Believed

Global warming will progress faster than what was previously believed. The reason is that greenhouse gas emissions that arise naturally are also affected by increased temperatures. This has been confirmed in a new study from Linköping University that measures natural methane emissions.

28 Nov 2015

Carbon Burial Rate in Remote Lakes Doubles in the Last 100 Years, Say Researchers

The rate of carbon burial in remote lakes has doubled over the last 100 years, suggesting even isolated ecosystems are feeling the effects of our changing climate.

28 Nov 2015

Paris Emissions Reduction Pledges Have Potential to Reduce Probability of Severe Warming

More than 190 countries are meeting in Paris next week to create a durable framework for addressing climate change and to implement a process to reduce greenhouse gases over time. A key part of this agreement would be the pledges made by individual countries to reduce their emissions.

28 Nov 2015

Study Reveals Evolutionary Responses of Phytoplankton to Warming Climate

A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton - microscopic water-borne plants - can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures. Globally, phytoplankton absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial.

27 Nov 2015

Upper Tanana Energy Gets $500,000 USDA REAP Grant to Construct Yerrick Creek Hydropower Project in Alaska

Upper Tanana Energy, LLC (UTE) is pleased to announce that it has received a new $500,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to be applied towards construction of the Yerrick Creek hydropower project near Tanacross, Alaska. Upper Tanana Energy is a unique renewable energy development partnership comprised of Tanacross Inc. (an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporation), the Native Village of Tanacross (a federally-recognized tribe), and local utility Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T).

27 Nov 2015

New Masdar Institute Solar Platform Launched to Advance Innovative CSP Technologies

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced the launch of its new Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP), a concentrating solar power (CSP) research facility in Masdar City designed to advance innovative and cutting-edge CSP technologies and play a central role in the recently launched Masdar Solar Hub.

27 Nov 2015

Assessing Environmental Impact of Crude Oil Spills in Sensitive Ecosystems

A comprehensive scientific report released today by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has concluded that there are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts of crude oil spills and to effectively remediate them.

27 Nov 2015