Offshore Wind in the Mediterranean: Renewables Can, and Must, Protect Biodiversity
The oceans – engines of life on Earth and our single greatest climate regulator – are caught in a catch 22. We urgently need to…
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Unveiling the Antarctic ‘Plastisphere’, a Unique and Potentially Hazardous New Ecosystem – New Research
Antarctica, the world’s most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows. What might…
Our research reveals the scale of the EU’s dependency on imports for critical minerals needed for the green transition – here’s how that can change
The climate transition is a materials transition. Decades of international diplomacy around oil, gas and pipelines are now giving way to conversations around the supply…
Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks in part to recent EU environmental policies. All in all, this…
How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here’s how
Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Who decides what ESG is and how to make investments greener – new research
More than 30 US states have proposed or implemented legislation in recent years to stop the government and its pension funds from investing in environmental…
Pulverised fuel ash: how we can recycle the dirty byproduct from coal-fired power stations
The ash from burning coal in coal-fired power stations lies in thousands of landfills around the world. This waste material, generally considered a hazard, is…
The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it
Hydrogen comes in an ever-increasing range of colours. Green hydrogen, made by cracking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Blue hydrogen, made from natural gas with…
Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displacing fossil fuels – we just need the price to come down
As the global economy moves away from fossil fuels, green hydrogen could be critical to achieving a zero-carbon world by 2050. Green hydrogen offers a…
How a UK hydrogen car industry could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions
British car company Jaguar Land Rover’s owner, the Indian conglomerate Tata, is expected to finalise a deal soon to build a multi-billion pound electric vehicle…
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of electricity from the sun. But they take a lot of energy to produce, are…
The Biden administration has called for protecting mature US forests to slow climate change, but it’s still allowing them to be logged
Forests are critically important for slowing climate change. They remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – 30% of all fossil fuel emissions…
Climate change protest: a single radical gets more media coverage than thousands of marchers
Gil Scott Heron argued that the Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Yet recently in the UK that statement is being challenged by disruptive environmental protesters…