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Distant Wildfires Contribute to Increased Pollution Concentration in New York City

News - 22 Jan 2020

According to a new study, air pollutants resulting from the smoke of fires, that occurred as far as the southeastern United States and Canada, traveled many days and hundreds of miles to reach New...

Accelerating the Development of More Efficient Carbon Capture Technologies

News - 20 Jan 2020

A research team at the University of Alberta has come up with several methods that can save a great deal of time when producing highly efficient carbon capture technologies. Workers at the Quest...

Comprehensive Assessment Methods to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

News - 2 Jan 2020

Countries across the globe have been adhering to a blueprint from the United Nations to develop a more sustainable future. However, a new study reveals that the blueprint cannot be a permanent...

Annual River Ice Cover will Decline with Increase in Global Temperatures

News - 2 Jan 2020

Each year, water in more than half of the rivers on Earth freeze. Such frozen rivers serve as vital transportation networks for industries and communities situated at higher latitudes. Moreover, ice...

Researchers Find a Better Way to Scrub CO2 from Smokestack Emissions

News - 12 Dec 2019

Image Credit: Billion Photos/ Shutterstock.com An international team of researchers co-led by a chemistry researcher from Oregon State University has discovered an improved method to clean up...

Satellite Data Helps Identify Causes of Increase in Tropical Methane Emissions

News - 12 Dec 2019

Image Credit: TommoT/ Shutterstock.com Methane is a greenhouse gas that is approximately 28 times stronger than carbon dioxide. Since 2007, its concentrations have constantly increased in...

MIT Symposium Focuses on Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector

News - 10 Dec 2019

The generation of electricity is a huge contributor to the world's emissions of climate-altering greenhouse gases, producing some 25 percent globally. That's because more than two-thirds of...

Decarbonization Needs to be Reinforced with Better Policy Monitoring

News - 2 Dec 2019

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) begins on December 2nd, 2019 in Madrid. The success of the Paris Agreement relies on the proper monitoring of climate policy measures. Political...

When Reefs Decline, Parrotfish Thrive

News - 2 Dec 2019

In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral bleaching. The surprise finding came when researchers led by Perth-based Dr Brett Taylor...

Framework for Assessing Security of Energy System in Transition

News - 29 Nov 2019

According to a new issue brief by a specialist from the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the use of a framework based on vulnerability, risk, and...