Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry Eloise Marais, UCL The commercial race to get tourists…
Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution, but the United States is noticeably absent. In one of his first…
Governance is emerging as a serious consideration when it comes to the use of advanced digital technologies to drive smart city objectives. Cities looking to…
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By Ula Chrobak Agriculture researchers seek ways to reduce nitrous oxide’s impact on warming As nations and industries try to cut greenhouse gas emissions to…
The iron and steel industry is responsible for 11% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will need to change rapidly to align with the world’s climate…
Deforestation is amplifying climate change effects in the Brazilian Cerrado savanna biome, making it much hotter and drier. Researchers observed monthly increases of 2.24°C (4.03°F)…
Peer-to-peer informal learning can help spread new, low-carbon technologies. Learning from the success of neighbours and others, while quickly creating a positive regulatory environment with financial…
Microscopic organisms known as extremophiles inhabit some of the last places on Earth you might expect to find life, from the extreme pressures of the…
Hydrogen may bomb. Eillen Tom Baxter, University of Aberdeen Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric…
On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of climate change since 2013. It…
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world,…
Climate change, avers Rex Tillerson, ex-CEO of ExxonMobil and erstwhile US Secretary of State, “is an engineering problem, and it has engineering solutions.” This brief…
Spanline Dixon, a retired teacher’s aide, is used to unpleasant smells. Her home in Brunswick, Ga. is near a waste and recycling facility, a water…