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Shift focus to well-being, not growth: a new approach for climate-smart livingScience

Shift focus to well-being, not growth: a new approach for climate-smart living

By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Ensuring the well-being of citizens while reducing resource consumption has proved to be a massive…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
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Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming fasterClimate

Three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions could help us stop global warming faster

By Frontiers Evidence indicates that methane emissions were responsible for about half of global warming we’ve experienced so far—but compared to carbon dioxide, methane has…
SourceSourceJuly 30, 2024 Full article
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European resilience partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocksNewsClimate

European resilience partnership launches to prepare European communities for climate shocks

The 2024 edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) took place during the Valencia Cities Climate Week, bringing together high-level representatives of cities and…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
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Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real worldScience

Learning beyond the classroom – bringing science teaching into the real world

EU-funded researchers are exploring new ways to learn that make science more relevant to everyday life – and more fun. By Andrew Dunne | Horizon,…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article
Greener greenhouses promise more energy-efficient growing powerClimate

Greener greenhouses promise more energy-efficient growing power

Commercial greenhouses in Europe are testing new energy and water efficiency technologies in support of the green transition. By Bárbara Pinho | Horizon, the EU…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article
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Turning agricultural trash to treasureScience

Turning agricultural trash to treasure

By Lauren Biron | Lawrence Berkeley National | DOE In California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley, agricultural leftovers such as almond shells, fruit peels, and orchard…
SourceSourceJuly 16, 2024 Full article
Study examines urban forests across the United StatesScience

Study examines urban forests across the United States

Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes. By Dartmouth College In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article
Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community supportClimate

Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support

The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets. By University of Michigan An assessment ranks…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
Water stored under artificial turf could make cities cooler and safer to play inScience

Water stored under artificial turf could make cities cooler and safer to play in

Artificial turf with an integrated subsurface water storage and irrigation system could make sports courts safer and cooler while helping cities with water and flood…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
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New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kindScience

New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind

By The University of Texas at Austin | The Cockrell School of Engineering A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilienceClimate

Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilience

By HELEN MASSY-BERESFORD | Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine The 34 dairy cows chewing the cud on a floating platform in the port of…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2024 Full article
True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealedClimateScience

True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealed

By University of Leeds The reality of the climate impact of long-distance passenger travel has been revealed in new research from the University of Leeds.…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2024 Full article
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Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new studyScience

Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new study

By University of Surrey In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2024 Full article
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Synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂: Ten experiments in parallelNewsScience

Synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO₂: Ten experiments in parallel

By Anna Ettlin | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) If you mix fossil fuel with a little oxygen and add a…
SourceSourceJune 28, 2024 Full article
Jordanians keen to harness community benefits of energy transitionClimateNews

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…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric VehiclesScience

Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles

By Ritsumeikan University The increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) raises concerns about escalating raw material demands, particularly for batteries. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University conducted…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
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Kriegers Flak Wind Farm Sets Sail into Sustainable Future with First Seaweed HarvestNews

Kriegers Flak Wind Farm Sets Sail into Sustainable Future with First Seaweed Harvest

This spring marks an important milestone in the dual pursuit of green energy and sustainable food production at Kriegers Flak, Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm,…
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Aalborg hosts 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns ConferenceNews

Aalborg hosts 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference

The Danish city of Aalborg and ICLEI Europe are getting ready to host the 10th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2024 Full article
European and US used cooking oil demand increasingly unsustainable – analysisNews

European and US used cooking oil demand increasingly unsustainable – analysis

By Transport & Environment (T&E) The world’s leading used cooking oil (UCO) producer, China, will soon run out of waste oil, as demand from Europe…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2024 Full article
Keeping the lights onScience

Keeping the lights on

By Osaka University Researchers at Osaka University study the impact of carbon impurities on the quality of gallium nitride crystals, and determine the threshold concentration…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2024 Full article
We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vastNews

We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

By Miren Gutiérrez, The Conversation Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2024 Full article
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World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel shows significant non-CO2 emission reductionsNews

World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel shows significant non-CO2 emission reductions

In-flight measurements from an A350 aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) show a significant reduction in soot particle emissions and formation of contrail ice…
SourceSourceJune 6, 2024 Full article
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in BrazilNews

World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil

WASHINGTON, DC - The World Bank Board of Directors approved a substantial new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
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The case for sharing carbon storage riskScience

The case for sharing carbon storage risk

By Texas A&M University Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon resources acknowledge that coal, natural gas,…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article