Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600…
Patent-pending process removes biofuel contaminants from wastewater using an additive-free process that generates hydrogen to fuel its own operation The holy grail of biofuel researchers…
A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions. Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural…
Power flowing both ways across the Canada–U.S. border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050. The urgent need to cut carbon emissions has prompted…
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using…
Global network of solar-powered servers shows how. The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices and systems using it and the servers that support it…
Scientists have produced a map showing where the world’s major food crops should be grown to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact. This would capture…
An international team of researchers has revealed that tropical terrestrial methane (CH4) emissions explain more than 80% of the observed changes in the global atmospheric…
Engineered Bacteria Upcycle Carbon Waste Into Valuable Chemicals Bacteria are known for breaking down lactose to make yogurt and sugar to make beer. Now researchers…
Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions. If researchers could find a way to…
A group of proteins in plant cells plays a vastly more important role in regulation of photosynthesis than once thought, according to new research at…
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Here’s where it all went, and why the world must transform plastic use from…
Using carbon tax revenue to fund free green electricity and public transport could significantly reduce individual households’ greenhouse gas emissions, a new study has found. …
Most consumers want to make food purchases that are smart for their wallets, their health, and the environment. And while switching to a vegetarian or…
A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching caterpillars can improve the water quality of nearby lakes…
Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to…
Amazonian regions that have undergone the most extensive deforestation and have the greatest potential for large-scale forest recovery currently have the lowest levels of recovery….
A new metric accounting for future climate-related deaths could greatly multiply the “social cost of carbon.” A just-published study coins a new metric: the “mortality…
