HKU study reveals the hidden fight within corals Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science at the University of Hong Kong are working to understand how the coral symbiosis may respond to global warming through changes in their microbiome, specifically their
2020-07-08 00:00:00
Scientists offer roadmap for studying link between climate and armed conflict Climate change--from rising temperatures and more severe heavy rain, to drought--is increasing risks for economies, human security, and conflict globally. Scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are l
2020-07-07 00:00:00
Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey? Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing the odds for fast-moving storms like 2008's Ike compared to slow-movers like 2017's Harvey, according to new research.
2020-07-07 00:00:00
How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation How can some of world's biggest problems -- climate change, food security and land degradation -- be tackled simultaneously? Some lesser-known options, such as integrated water management and increasing the organic content of soil, have fewer trade-offs t
2020-07-07 00:00:00
Climate change may cause extreme waves in Arctic Extreme ocean surface waves with a devastating impact on coastal communities and infrastructure in the Arctic may become larger due to climate change, according to a new study.
2020-07-07 00:00:00
Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry Many substances that we use every day only work in the right 3D structure. Natural enzymes could produce these in an environmentally friendly way - if they didn't need a co-substrate that is expensive to produce to date. A research team at Ruhr-Universit&
2020-07-02 00:00:00
Climate change threat to tropical plants Half of the world's tropical plant species may struggle to germinate by 2070 because of global warming, a new UNSW study predicts.
2020-07-02 00:00:00
Rising water temperatures could endanger the mating of many fish species In a new meta-study, experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish stock around the globe.
2020-07-02 00:00:00
A shake-up in cell culturing: Flame sterilization may affect the culture Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that flame-sterilizing shake-flasks, to avoid introducing microbial contaminants, considerably increases the carbon dioxide concentration in the flasks. This enhanced carbon dioxide concentration affec
2020-07-01 00:00:00
Major new paleoclimatology study shows global warming has upended 6,500 years of cooling Over the past 150 years, global warming has more than undone the global cooling that occurred over the past six millennia, according to a major study published June 30 in Nature Research's Scientific Data, "Holocene global mean surface temperature, a
2020-06-30 00:00:00
Bleaching affects aquarium corals, too A world-first study examines the temperature thresholds of Australian aquarium corals and finds they are at risk under climate change.
2020-06-29 00:00:00
Maryland offshore wind farm could become stop-over for migrating sturgeon, striped bass For the endangered Atlantic sturgeon and the commercially important striped bass, the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia coastal shelf serves as an important spring and fall migratory route. Researchers suggest that the development of wind farms on the DelMarVa c
2020-06-26 00:00:00
Unknown currents in Southern Ocean have been observed with help of seals Using state-of-the-art ocean robots and scientific sensors attached to seals, researchers in Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg have for the first time observed small and energetic ocean currents in the Southern Ocean. The currents are critic
2020-06-26 00:00:00
Climate extremes will cause forest changes No year has been as hot and dry as 2018 since climate records began. Central European forests showed severe signs of drought stress. Mortality of trees triggered in 2018 will continue for several years.
2020-06-25 00:00:00
Spider baby boom in a warmer Arctic Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study, which has just been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and have been able to produce two clu
2020-06-25 00:00:00
UM researcher helps reveal changes in water of Canadian arctic Melting of Arctic ice due to climate change has exposed more sea surface to an atmosphere with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. Scientists have long suspected this trend would raise CO2 in Arctic Ocean water. Now University of Montana researcher M
2020-06-24 00:00:00
Steep NYC traffic toll would reduce gridlock, pollution Cornell University and the City College of New York research shows that by creating steep tolls for cars to enter Manhattan, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced.
2020-06-24 00:00:00
Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient Aalto University's researchers were the first in the world to make use of carbon dioxide in the production of a battery protective coating. In the future, the coating could multiply the battery life and enable the use of new, more efficient materials.
2020-06-24 00:00:00
Removing toxic chemicals from water -- New environmentally-friendly method Researchers from Swansea University have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water. A newly invented machine, called the Matrix Assembly Cluster Source (MACS), has been used to design a breakthrough water trea
2020-06-24 00:00:00
Movers and stayers: Surviving a range shift due to climate change New research using data from long term surveys of tropical fishes indicates that traditional studies of this range shift phenomenon largely ignore the sequential nature of species movement.
2020-06-24 00:00:00
Two-thirds of Americans think government should do more on climate A new Pew Research Center report examining U.S. views of climate change and other environmental issues, including attitudes toward expanding renewable energy and the federal government's response to climate change.
2020-06-23 00:00:00
Sweet or sour natural gas Natural gas that contains larger amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) and carbon dioxide (CO(2)) is termed sour gas. Before it can enter a pipeline, it must be "sweetened" by removal of its acidic impurities. Through fine tuning of the ratios of
2020-06-23 00:00:00
An environmental warning system to monitor the coast This technique acts a warning of incidents of a local nature, such as water pollution from poorly treated urban wastewater discharges; or of a more global nature, which become evident by monitoring climate change through species that are sensitive to tem
2020-06-23 00:00:00
Exciting new developments for polymers made from waste sulfur Researchers at the University of Liverpool are making significant progress in the quest to develop new sulfur polymers that provide an environmentally friendly alternative to some traditional petrochemical based plastics.
2020-06-23 00:00:00
Climate change and the rise of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Ptolemies The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.E. triggered a 17-year power struggle that ultimately ended the Roman Republic leading to the rise of the Roman Empire. To the south, Egypt, which Cleopatra was attempting to restore as a m
2020-06-22 00:00:00
Mysterious climate change New research findings underline the crucial role that sea ice throughout the Southern Ocean played for atmospheric CO2 in times of rapid climate change in the past. An international team with the participation of the University of Bonn has shown that the
2020-06-22 00:00:00
Researchers forecast COVID-19 pandemic could delay clean energy transition Traveling restraints and shelter-in-place orders that grounded planes and emptied streets during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic brought greenhouse gas emissions down and air quality up. In a commentary in Joule, environmental economists argue COV
2020-06-22 00:00:00
Research sheds new light on the role of sea ice in controlling atmospheric carbon levels A new study has highlighted the crucial role that sea ice across the Southern Ocean played in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide levels during times of past climate change, and could provide a critical resource for developing future climate change mo
2020-06-22 00:00:00
Study: Planting new forests is part of but not the whole solution to climate change The large-scale planting of new forests in previously tree-free areas, a practice known as afforestation, is hailed as an efficient way to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere -- a so-called natural climate solution. But a new study led by a C
2020-06-22 00:00:00
Simulating wind farm development Engineers have devised a model to describe how, in the process of establishing wind farms, interactions between developers and landowners affect energy production costs.
2020-06-19 00:00:00
Matching-commitment agreements to incentivize climate action Many countries are failing to comply with the non-binding commitments of the Paris Agreement, making it increasingly clear that we have to reconsider how to ensure collective action to limit global warming to less than 2°C above preindustrial levels.
2020-06-19 00:00:00
Human activity on rivers outpaces, compounds effects of climate change The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world's biggest river systems are under threat by a range of stressors caused by the daily economic, societal and political activity of humans -- in addition to the long-term effects of climate change
2020-06-19 00:00:00
Fish fossils become buried treasure Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin. Ancient global climate change and certain kinds of undersea geology drove fish populations to specific locations. As remains of the fish fossilized, they accumulated valuable el
2020-06-18 00:00:00
How sexual competition and choice could protect species from extinction New research shows that removing sexual competition and choice through enforced monogamy creates populations that are less resilient to environmental stress, such as climate change.The research team looked at how flour beetles coped with environmental and
2020-06-18 00:00:00
Wind farms on the Black Sea coast could endanger bat populations in Eastern Europe The Via Pontica, an important migration route for birds in Eastern Europe, runs along the Black Sea coast of Romania and Bulgaria. Bats also use this route. In this region, numerous wind farms have been installed in recent years because of good wind condi
2020-06-17 00:00:00
Coal-burning in Siberia led to climate change 250 million years ago A team of researchers led by Arizona State University (ASU) School of Earth and Space Exploration professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive coal burning in Siberia is a cause of the Permo-Triassic Extinction,
2020-06-16 00:00:00
Hurricane season combined with COVID-19 pandemic could create perfect storm When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences could be severe unless experts from diverse backgrounds work together to develop comprehensive solutions to combat their negative im
2020-06-16 00:00:00
A carbon sink shrinks in the arctic Ice melts in the Arctic Ocean were thought to be drawing large amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, acting as a carbon sink and helping to mitigate greenhouse gases. But new research from the University of Delaware shows that may not be the ca
2020-06-15 00:00:00
Protecting bays from ocean acidification As oceans absorb more man-made carbon dioxide from the air, a process of ocean acidification occurs that can have a negative impact on marine life. But coastal waterways, such as Chesapeake Bay, can also suffer from low oxygen and acidification. New resea
2020-06-12 00:00:00
Nitrogen in permafrost soils may exert great feedbacks on climate change A new Sino-German scientific collaboration investigating nitrogen in the soils of China's melting permafrost aims to get to the bottom of why emissions of nitrous oxide -- an often overlooked greenhouse gas -- are greater than they are supposed to be.
2020-06-12 00:00:00
Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency A theoretical study by MIT researchers suggests that small changes in roadway paving practices could reduce that efficiency loss, potentially eliminating a half-percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, at little to no
2020-06-11 00:00:00
Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon diets, researchers say Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we need to think about what people eat to fuel their walking and cycling.
2020-06-11 00:00:00
Climate change: Warm springtime's unwelcome legacy A new study shows that the severe impact of the summer drought that hit Europe in 2018 was partly due to the spring heatwave that preceded it, which triggered early and rapid plant growth, depleting soil moisture.
2020-06-10 00:00:00
Considering health when switching to cleaner electricity Power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels emit not only planet-warming carbon dioxide, but also pollutants linked to breathing problems and premature death. Policies proposed to mitigate climate change, however, often fail to fully account for th
2020-06-10 00:00:00
A continuous simulation of Holocene effective moisture change in East and Central Asia Based on a transient climate evolution model, a lake energy balance model and a lake water balance model, the effective moisture change during the Holocene in East and Central Asia is continuously and quantitatively traced by constructing a virtual lake s
2020-06-10 00:00:00
Study tracks decades of life cycle changes in nonwoody plants For 25 years, Carol Augspurger visited a patch of ancient woods near Urbana, Illinois to look at the same 25 one-square-meter plots of earth she first demarcated for study in 1993. Her 600,000+ observations revealed that herbaceous plants are shifting the
2020-06-09 00:00:00
New nanodevice could use solar energy to produce hydrogen Amsterdam, June 9, 2020 - Solar energy is considered by some to be the ultimate solution to address the current energy crisis and global warming and the environmental crises brought about by excessive consumption of fossil fuels. However, this clean and i
2020-06-09 00:00:00
Renewable fuel from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar energy Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are attempting to convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to fuel using energy from sunlight. Recent results have shown that it is possible to use their technique to selectively produce methane, carbon m
2020-06-09 00:00:00
Nature's 'slow lanes' offer hope for species feeling heat of climate change Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas to disturbances like fire and drought may hold the key for scientists, conservationists and land managers seeking to preserve vulnerable species in a changing climate.
2020-06-09 00:00:00
Researchers shed light on new enzymatic reaction Researchers have discovered that repurposed enzymes and light are key to producing chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion. By blending bio- and photocatalysis and experimenting with reactionary 'ingredients,' the CABBI team developed a
2020-06-08 00:00:00
Protection of seagrasses is key to building resilience to climate change and disasters Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline. The importance of seagrasses is highlighted in a new rep
2020-06-08 00:00:00
Temperate insects as vulnerable to climate change as tropical species In previous research, it has been assumed that insects in temperate regions would cope well with or even benefit from a warmer climate. Not so, according to researchers from the Universities of Uppsala and Lund in Sweden and Oviedo, Spain, in a new study.
2020-06-08 00:00:00
Titanium oxide-based hybrid materials promising for detoxifying dyes Photoactive materials have become extremely popular in a large variety of applications in the fields of photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, water splitting, organic synthesis, photoreduction of carbon dioxide, and others. Elza Sultanova, co-author o
2020-06-08 00:00:00
Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs Released to coincide with World Oceans Day, new research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that a shortage of summer nutrients -- a result of our changing climate -- has contributed to a 50% decline in important North East Atlantic plankton over
2020-06-07 00:00:00
Two vital buffers against climate change are just offshore A new study finds that about 31 million people worldwide live in coastal regions that are 'highly vulnerable' to future tropical storms and sea-level rise driven by climate change. But in some of those regions, powerful defenses are located just offshore,
2020-06-04 00:00:00
New study reveals cracks beneath giant, methane gushing craters 250-million-year-old cracks in the seafloor feed greenhouse gas methane into giant craters in the Barents Sea. More than 100 craters, presently expelling enormous amounts of the greenhouse gas into the ocean, are found in the area.
2020-06-04 00:00:00
Future of the western North Pacific Subtropical High: Weaker or stronger? With correction by observed sea surface temperature, under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5, a high greenhouse gas emission scenario, the models will tend to agree on a future intensification of the western North Pacific Subtropical High
2020-06-04 00:00:00
Here be methane: Skoltech scientists investigate the origins of a gaping permafrost crater Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues spent more than two years studying a 20-meter wide and 20-meter deep crater in the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia that formed after an explosive release of gas, mostly methane, from the permafrost. They w
2020-06-03 00:00:00
Ocean uptake of CO2 could drop as carbon emissions are cut The ocean is so sensitive to declining greenhouse gas emissions that it immediately responds by taking up less carbon dioxide, says a new study. The authors say we may soon see this play out due to the COVID-19 pandemic lessening global fuel consumption;
2020-06-03 00:00:00
Australian researchers set record for carbon dioxide capture Researchers from Australia's Monash University and the CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The technology resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets.
2020-06-02 00:00:00
Climate change could dramatically reduce future US snowstorms A new study led by Northern Illinois University scientists suggests American winters late this century could experience significant decreases in the frequency, intensity and size of snowstorms. Under an unabated greenhouse gas emissions scenario, the stud
2020-06-02 00:00:00
On the hunt for megafauna in North America Research from Curtin University has found that pre-historic climate change does not explain the extinction of megafauna in North America at the end of the last Ice Age.
2020-06-02 00:00:00
Global warming will lift agriculture weed threat Invasive weeds pose a significant threat to global agriculture productivity -- and their threat will become more pronounced if the Earth's climate is affected by increased greenhouse gas concentration, according a Flinders University climate researcher.
2020-06-02 00:00:00
Study shows today's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels greater than 23 million-year record A common message in use to convey the seriousness of climate change to the public is: 'Carbon dioxide levels are higher today than they have been for the past one million years!' This new study by Brian Schubert (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Conserving biodiverse 'slow lanes' in a rapidly changing world The notion of conserving climate change refugia -- areas relatively buffered from current climate change that shelter valued wildlife, ecosystems, and other natural resources -- is only about 10 years old, but the field has matured enough that a leading j
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Mice are shrinking, but are climate change and cities to blame? According to a well-studied but controversial principle known as Bergmann's Rule, species tend to be larger in cold climates and smaller in warm ones. As human impacts heat the planet, will animals shrink over time?
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Measuring climate change University of Delaware professor Wei-Jun Cai teamed with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists, as well as professors and professionals from numerous research institutes, to conduct an in-depth study that looks at carbon di
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Climate change an imminent threat to glass sponge reefs Warming ocean temperatures and acidification drastically reduce the skeletal strength and filter-feeding capacity of glass sponges, according to new UBC research. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, indicate that ongoing climate change could ha
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Researchers control cattle microbiomes to reduce methane and greenhouse gases "Now that we know we can influence the microbiome development, we can use this knowledge to modulate microbiome composition to lower the environmental impact of methane from cows by guiding them to our desired outcomes," Ben-Gurion University of
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Tracking fossil fuel emissions with carbon-14 Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels using ambient air samples and a well-known isotope of carbon that scientists have relied on for d
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Climate action goes digital More transparent and accessible to everyone: information and communication technologies bring opportunities for transforming traditional climate diplomacy. A proposal for a "partially digital" UN climate change conference has been just published
2020-06-01 00:00:00
The human factor limits hope of climate fixes Engineering the climate can help lower temperatures and reduce climate change impacts. New research shows that when accounting for human behaviour, climate engineering leads to significant economic and social risks. In a first-of-its-kind laboratory exper
2020-06-01 00:00:00
How well do Germans understand weather risks? Germans have difficulty gauging the negative impact of weather conditions such as ground frost, heat, or UV radiation. This is one of the key results of a representative survey conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, pu
2020-05-29 00:00:00
A rising tide of marine disease? How parasites respond to a warming world A recent study from the University of Washington explores the ways parasitism will respond to climate change, providing researchers new insights into disease transmission. The paper was published May 18 in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
2020-05-29 00:00:00
Study: Integrating satellite and socioeconomic data to improve climate change policy Bangladesh is on track to lose all of its forestland in the next 35-40 years, leading to a rise in CO2 emissions and subsequent climate change, researchers said. However, that is just one of the significant land-use changes that the country is experiencin
2020-05-29 00:00:00
Towards a climate neutral Europe: The land sector is key Land use choices can have a significant impact on climate change mitigation and help meet the increased ambition foreseen by the 'European Green Deal'. It is time to step up efforts to quantify the land sector's carbon emissions and removals. A study, whi
2020-05-29 00:00:00
Biggest UK solar plant approved Climate change: Go-ahead for controversial solar farm - the UK's biggest
2020-05-28 16:33:28
Environmental groups moving beyond conservation Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the global picture of this sector. A new study shows that environmental groups are increasingly focused on advocacy in climate c
2020-05-28 00:00:00
UNH researchers find wildfires can alter arctic watersheds for 50 years Climate change has contributed to the increase in the number of wildfires in the Arctic and can dramatically shift stream chemistry. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that some of the aftereffects, like decreased carbon and increas
2020-05-28 00:00:00
Survey identifies learning opportunities related to health impacts of climate change An international survey of Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) membership found that the majority of members -- health professions schools and programs, including medical, nursing, and public health -- offer learning opportunities re
2020-05-28 00:00:00
Sugar turns brown algae into good carbon stores Brown algae are important players in the global carbon cycle by fixing large amounts of carbon dioxide and thus extracting this greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Moreover, because microbial decomposition of dead brown algae is slower than that of other
2020-05-26 00:00:00
There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future.
2020-05-25 00:00:00
Marine species are outpacing terrestrial species in the race against global warming Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments in which to migrate to, but it is marine species -- according to the latest results of a Franco-American study mainly involving scientists from the CNRS, Ifremer, the Universit
2020-05-25 00:00:00
Scientists identify a temperature tipping point for tropical forests Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas, released as fossil fuels are burned. It is absorbed by trees as they grow and stored as wood. When trees get too hot and dry, they may close the pores in their leaves to save water, but that also prevents the
2020-05-22 00:00:00
Low-severity fires enhance long-term carbon retention of peatlands High-intensity fires can destroy marshy peatlands and cause them to emit huge amounts of their stored carbon into the atmosphere as greenhouse gases, but a new Duke University study finds low-severity fires spark the opposite outcome. By creating a decay-
2020-05-21 00:00:00
Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point Tropical forests face an uncertain future under climate change, but new research published in Science suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas emissions.
2020-05-21 00:00:00
Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide Why do carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere wax and wane in conjunction with the warm and cold periods of Earth's past? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for many years, and thanks to chemical clues left in sediment cores extracted fr
2020-05-20 00:00:00
Great potential in regulating plant greenhouse gas emissions New discoveries on the regulation of plant emissions of isoprenoids can help in fighting climate change - and can become key to the production of valuable green chemicals.
2020-05-20 00:00:00
But it's a dry heat: Climate change and the aridification of North America Discussions of drought often center on the lack of precipitation. But among climate scientists, the focus is shifting to include the growing role that warming temperatures are playing as potent drivers of greater aridity and drought intensification.
2020-05-19 00:00:00
Study suggests aggressive carbon taxation could help US meet targets in Paris agreement A new study looked at US tax policy as it relates to carbon dioxide (CO2), from 2015 through 2030. The study found only limited short-term opportunities for decarbonization (reducing greenhouse gas emissions) outside the electricity sector. The result is
2020-05-19 00:00:00
COVID-19 puts brakes on global emissions Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17 per cent in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-05-19 00:00:00
Climate change will bring bigger swings in European summer temperatures Global average temperatures are set to increase under climate change, but temperature deviations in relation to this average will not be affected in the same way. Instead, hotter or colder deviations will become more or less likely in different regions in
2020-05-18 00:00:00
South Asia faces increased threat of extreme heat, extreme pollution, study shows Scientists know that extreme heat has a negative impact on the human body -- causing distress in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems -- and they know that extreme air pollution can also have serious effects. But as climate change impacts continue g
2020-05-18 00:00:00
Ambitious EU climate efforts could increase emissions in the rest of the world The more the EU economy succeeds in dialing down greenhouse gas emissions, the more the rest of the world will turn them up -- unless a similar level of green ambitions is shared by others. Up to 61.5% of the saved EU emissions could end up as increased e
2020-05-18 00:00:00
Technological changes and new low-carbon lifestyles, key to mitigating climate change In order to mitigate climate change impacts and achieve a more sustainable society, it is necessary to transform the current energy system based on fossil fuels into a model based on renewable energies, and to change society's lifestyles, accepting less m
2020-05-18 00:00:00
The neglected heating sector Heating accounts for over 50 per cent of final energy consumption. So reducing the emissions that result from heating buildings would make a huge difference to the climate. What strategies are being pursued to realise this potential in Germany and the UK?
2020-05-18 00:00:00
Formate dehydrogenase reduces carbon dioxide to formic acid The group clarified for the first time whether formate dehydrogenase reduces carbon dioxide, biocarbonate ion, or carbonate ion to formic acid. Points to a catalyst in developing and designing an artificial photosynthesis system that efficiently converts
2020-05-18 00:00:00
Emissions from road construction could be halved using today's technology The construction sector accounts for a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions, in Sweden and globally. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg studied the construction of an eight km stretch of road and calculated
2020-05-18 00:00:00
Commercial airliners monitoring CO2 emissions from cities worldwide Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from cities is important in order to support climate mitigation activities in response to the Paris Agreement. An international research team examined carbon dioxide (CO2) data collected over 34 global cities by Japan'
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change A team of 59 international scientists, including at McMaster University and the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, pooled their data and discovered boreal peatlands lose more water than do forests in response to drying air. This has important impli
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge A new study led by Adam Schreiner-McGraw, a postdoctoral hydrology researcher at the University of California, Riverside, modeled shrub encroachment on a sloping landscape and reached a startling conclusion: Shrub encroachment on slopes can increase the a
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Exploring climate change impacts through popular proverbs The proverbs related to environmental issues traditionally used by the local population in rural areas of Spain are currently considered imprecise and unreliable due to climate change impacts. This is the result of a study carried out by the Institut de
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Using big data to design gas separation membranes Researchers at Columbia Engineering and the University of South Carolina have developed a method that combines big data and machine learning to selectively design gas-filtering polymer membranes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their study, published t
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Ocean 'breathability' key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species Ocean breathability, which combines the oxygen levels, a species' oxygen needs and the water temperature, matches the shifts in northern anchovy populations from the 1950s to today. Under climate change, this key forage fish may no longer be able to survi
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Modern sea-level rise linked to human activities, Rutgers research reaffirms New research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth's orbit. Surprisingly, the Earth had nearly ice-free conditions with carbon dioxide levels not much higher than today and had
2020-05-15 00:00:00
Study: Multiscale crop modeling effort required to assess climate change adaptation Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food supply as the planet adapts to climate change. Many current crop models focus on simulating crop growth and yield at the field scale, but lack genetic and physiological data, which may ha
2020-05-14 00:00:00
Early humans in China innovated technology to adapt to climate change 1-million years ago Yang and colleagues examined archaeological evidence and showed the flexibility of early hominins to ecosystem changes 1.1-1.0 million years ago. The view presented in the paper sharply contrasts with traditional arguments that stone tool technologies of
2020-05-13 00:00:00
Measuring methane from space A group of researchers from Alaska and Germany is reporting for the first time on remote sensing methods that can observe thousands of lakes and thus allow more precise estimates of methane emissions. The study, in which several researchers from the GFZ G
2020-05-12 00:00:00
Exploring the impacts of climate change on hydropower production A new study by researchers from IIASA and China investigated the impacts of different levels of global warming on hydropower potential and found that this type of electricity generation benefits more from a 1.5°C than a 2°C climate scenario.
2020-05-11 00:00:00
New technique uses radar to gauge methane release from Arctic lakes A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led research team has developed a way to use satellite images to determine the amount of methane being released from northern lakes, a technique that could help climate change modelers better account for this potent greenh
2020-05-11 00:00:00
