Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in EuropeClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in Europe
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Future European Union housing policy must address the twin challenges of providing adequate housing for…

Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goalsClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goals
By IOP Publishing California must implement early retirement for existing heavy-duty vehicles as well as introducing zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) to protect Black, Latino and vulnerable…

June hottest on record, beating 2023 high: EU climate monitorNews
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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June hottest on record, beating 2023 high: EU climate monitor
Paris, France (AFP) - Last month was the hottest June on record, beating the previous high set a year earlier, the EU's climate monitor said…

Cranfield and LIPTON Teas and Infusions begin advanced climate change mitigation and resilience field trialsClimate
SourceJuly 6, 2024
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Cranfield and LIPTON Teas and Infusions begin advanced climate change mitigation and resilience field trials
By Cranfield University The project, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and UK Tea & Infusions Association (UKTIA), aims to improve…

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsScience
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet…

Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heatClimate
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
By University College London Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered…

Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regionsClimate
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regions
By University of Birmingham Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has…

Music festivals seek greener footprintNews
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Music festivals seek greener footprint
By Philippe GRELARD | AFP Paris, France - Three planes, 270 tonnes of equipment, 800 square metres of stage: the figures from Madonna's massive free…

EVs alone won’t save us from climate catastropheClimate
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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EVs alone won’t save us from climate catastrophe
By Lily Rau, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne | 360info Zero-emissions vehicles would need to hit 73 percent of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport…

Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AIClimateNews
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers…

Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic lifeClimate
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic life
By Society for Experimental Biology While the impact of wildfires on terrestrial life has been well studied, only recently has research started to examine the…

Most climate-vulnerable countries with highest hunger rates significantly under-represented in agrifood researchClimateNews
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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Most climate-vulnerable countries with highest hunger rates significantly under-represented in agrifood research
By CABI The most climate-vulnerable countries with the highest hunger rates are significantly under-represented in agrifood research – sparking a need for urgent action and…

Dampening the “seeds” of hurricanesClimate
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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Dampening the “seeds” of hurricanes
By Audrey Merket, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over…

Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spotClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spot
By Tevah Platt, Institute for Social Research - University of Michigan A recent University of Michigan study exposes a gap in sociology: a lack of…

Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reductionScience
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reduction
By Lehigh University When power plants burn fossil fuels at high temperatures, nitrogen and oxygen molecules break apart and then recombine to form a class…

Video game designers battle to depict climate impactsClimateNews
SourceJune 29, 2024
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Video game designers battle to depict climate impacts
Paris, France | AFP Game designer Sam Alfred is keenly aware of the challenge he faces in trying to build a video game with climate…

Groundbreaking discovery: Zinc can make crop yields more climate-resilientScience
SourceJune 28, 2024
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Groundbreaking discovery: Zinc can make crop yields more climate-resilient
By Helene Eriksen | Aarhus University Climate change, drought, increased temperature and other stressors challenge agricultural sustainability. Researchers have now made an unexpected discovery: zinc…

Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study showsScienceClimate
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows
Researchers analyzed landslides caused by storms in São Sebastião (Brazil) in 2023, when at least 65 people died, and suggest involvement of the local community…

Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: reportClimateNews
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Climate lawsuits against companies on the rise: report
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Companies worldwide have faced mounting legal pressure to reduce their impact on global warming as activists use…

Jordanians keen to harness community benefits of energy transitionClimateNews
SourceJune 26, 2024
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Jordanians keen to harness community benefits of energy transition
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Jordan has outstanding potential for renewable energy generation. Government backing for the country’s energy transition…

Half of world’s lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to beScience
SourceJune 26, 2024
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Half of world’s lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to be
Tracking lakes from spaceWhat’s messing up our lakes? Nearly half of the world’s large lakes have lost resilience, or the ability to bounce back after…

Nordic study of policy measures to compensate for increasing costs of energyNews
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Nordic study of policy measures to compensate for increasing costs of energy
By the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Council on Nordic co-operation In the period 2021–2023, the Nordic governments introduced 43 measures to compensate for…

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rainsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains
By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…

Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel CropScience
SourceJune 24, 2024
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Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel Crop
By John Seelmeyer, University of Nevada, Reno As much of the world prepares for hotter and drier growing seasons as the result of climate change, a…
