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How Coal Combustion is Increasing the Environmental Plastic Footprint

Article - 17 Jun 2022

Livia Cabernard from ETH Zurich recently spoke to AZoCleantech to highlight the impacts of plastics on our environment and how coal combustion is increasing this footprint across the world.

Preventing the Production of Non-Durable Plastic

Article - 1 Jun 2022

The production of plastic has skyrocketed in recent decades, using 6% of world oil, emitting GHGs, and inflicting environmental harm to natural habitats and ecosystems. Plastic waste is a big concern...

Insights into how AMETEK STC works with ESG

Article - 24 May 2022

This interview describes how AMETEK STC is moving towards achieving sustainable development goals to make the world a clear place.

Environmental Impacts of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Article - 26 Apr 2022

Lithium-ion batteries have been instrumental in powering the modern-day world. However, numerous issues have been raised about whether batteries should continue to play a significant role as the world...

Using Biomass Gasification to Produce Clean Energy from Food Waste

Article - 25 Apr 2022

Biomass gasification transforms biomass into hydrogen, nitrogen, and other products without burning it via a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxygen. This article looks at this process in...

Improving the Ecological Impacts of Light Pollution on Birds

Article - 8 Apr 2022

This article will look at seasonal associations with light pollution trends and their effect on nocturnally migrating bird populations. The research was published in Ecosphere.

Growth Decline in Large Regions of Forest Distribution across Europe

Article - 31 Mar 2022

This article looks at recent research published in Communications Biology, which looks at the climate-change-driven growth decline of European beech forests.

How Amazon Deforestation Impacts Earth

Article - 31 Mar 2022

Scientists have revealed that climate change, deforestation and forest fires mean that the Amazon has reached a tipping point. It is drying out, so unless action is taken quickly, the situation will...

From the Alps to Antarctica: Mapping Nanoplastic Pollution

Article - 10 Mar 2022

Nanoparticles are light enough to float in the air like gas, and nanoparticle plastic pollution has been found on every corner of the planet. Two recent studies revealed the extent of nanoplastic...

The Future of Using the Air and Sun to Produce Sustainable Aircraft Fuel

Article - 23 Feb 2022

Swiss researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a rooftop refinery that turns sunlight and air into fuel. The aim is to produce carbon-neutral fuels for transportation, with an emphasis on aviation,...