A pilot study has revealed that everyday pedestrian movement—such as walking, kicking, or brushing past litter—can unintentionally propel waste into rivers, adding a previously overlooked human factor to the global plastic pollution crisis.This post was […]
Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven […]
After three years of intensive work, four EU projects—AD4GD, B-Cubed, FAIRiCUBE and USAGE—published a joint policy brief offering recommendations to guide the successful implementation of the Green Deal Data Space.This post was originally published on […]
Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods.This post was originally published on this site.
A nuclear winter is a theoretical concept, but if the climate scenario expected to follow a large-scale nuclear war, in which smoke and soot from firestorms block sunlight, came to fruition, global temperatures would sharply […]
The maritime shipping industry can promote the uptake of zero-emission fuels through voluntary schemes but needs strong verification of these schemes to ensure that efforts to decarbonize lead to long-term solutions, according to a new […]
Dr. Sung Mook Choi and his research team at the Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have successfully developed a highly durable non-precious metal-based hydrogen evolution catalyst […]
A new study published in Energy Policy challenges conventional wisdom on environmental policy. The findings suggest that imposing strict regulations on pollution and slapping a price on environmentally harmful practices may inadvertently worsen climate change […]
To achieve better and longer-lasting batteries for electric vehicles, EU researchers are developing technology that enables batteries to quickly detect damage and repair themselves.This post was originally published on this site.
Extreme heat events increasingly pose significant global health risks, especially in vulnerable and under-resourced regions. By investigating the differences in these events since 1990, researchers have proposed targeted strategies and potential improvements to mitigate the […]
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