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MIT Workshop Explores Interactions of Food, Water, and Agriculture in Changing Climate

News - 14 May 2018

Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future. There is little doubt that the Earth's rapidly changing climate...

New Finding Could Help Bring Down Cost of Creating Biofuels

News - 19 May 2017

A Los Alamos research team have used the neutron crystallography technique to map the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous cellulose of woody...

Agriculture Sector Must Reduce Non-CO2 Emissions to Meet New Climate Agreement

News - 18 May 2016

Scientists have calculated, for the first time, the extent to which agricultural emissions must be reduced to meet the new climate agreement's plan to limit warming to 2°C in...

Results of GLUES Project Provide New Insights into Sustainable Land Use

News - 4 Mar 2016

The way we use land is changing. Demand for farmland, food and energy seems insatiable, but land is a finite resource. The research programme "Sustainable Land Management" investigated the...

Tecogen Enters JV for Patented Ultera Emissions Control Technology

News - 31 Dec 2015

Tecogen® Inc., a manufacturer and installer of high efficiency, ultra-clean combined heat and power products including natural gas engine-driven cogeneration, air conditioning systems, and...

UC Riverside Receives $350,000 to Establish Urban Water Innovation Network

News - 3 Aug 2015

The University of California, Riverside is one of 14 academic institutions and key partners across the United States that are addressing the challenges threatening urban water systems in the United...

Eolus Acquires Stake in Pörtom Wind Power Project in Finland

News - 10 Apr 2015

Eolus expands its operations in Finland by acquiring a stake of 30 MW in the wind power project Pörtom in Närpes in Ostrobothnia. Eolus Finnish subsidiary buys all shares in the company...

Funding Negotiations Nearing Completion for TRUTHS Satellite Mission for Climate Forecasting

News - 16 Dec 2014

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space, is expecting to shortly complete negotiations with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) for the award of the final...

Reducing Fossil Fuel Consumption Benefits Climate Change and Human Health

News - 23 Sep 2014

The number of extremely hot days in Eastern and Midwestern U.S. cities is projected to triple by mid-century, according to a new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and published...

Greenhouse Gases Also Cause Warming in the Tropics, Confirms Study

News - 1 Jul 2014

Higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere cause warming not only at high latitudes but also across tropical regions, according to new research by scientists at the University of...