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A potent ozone-depleting chemical whose emissions unexpectedly spiked in recent years has quickly dropped back to much lower levels, putting the recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer back on track, according to a new...
Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests. Scientists from ETH Zurich, the University of Exeter and Royal Holloway, University of London, used geological samples to estimate ocean oxygen during...
A high Alpine area of the Rocky Mountains is slowly recovering from increased acidity caused by vehicle emissions. The ecological improvement is a long-term trend, say researchers. Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder...
Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health, according to a new study from the University of Birmingham....
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the...
Today there are more than 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago. However, they are not sufficient for solving climate problems, say researchers. Around the world, many...
Routing apps routinely capture detailed information as motorists use the GPS technology to plan and navigate routes. Making use of the crowd-sourced data from such apps could provide a low-cost and highly effective alternative...
Artificial intelligence is helping researchers upcycle waste carbon. A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversion. Researchers at University of Toronto Engineering and...
A UCLA study has revealed that clean air could endure after the COVID-19 lockdown. Achieving net-zero emissions in California by 2050 can prevent thousands of deaths annually in every community, according to the researchers....
The City of Boston has set the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, mainly by cutting emissions. But if the city cut emissions now, over 200 deaths could be avoided and 2.4 billion US dollars...
Methane deserves more attention in the climate debate as it contributes to almost half of human-made global warming in the short-term. A new study shows that it is possible to significantly contribute to reduced...
The 11th edition of the #REMforum 2020 addresses the tectonic shifts that happened in the climate debate over the last 12 months and their implications for management of renewable energies. Entitled “System Change, not...
Norwegian scientists have developed a material which can make hydrogen from water vapor, instead of liquid water. It pays off, because heat is cheaper than electricity, reports Georg Mathisen from Norway. Hydrogen can take over when batteries...
New research shows that China could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the long run if it takes strong measures to reduce its ozone pollution now. This is because climate change makes ozone...
The widespread use of chemical fertilizers is responsible for rising agricultural emissions. A group of international researchers have now discovered a method for better estimating these emissions. Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions...
Environmental impact organisation CDP has released its first-ever ranking on cities’ actions to cut emissions and set climate strategies. Of the 596 cities ranked, 43 scored an ‘A’. Barcelona, Cape Town, Hong Kong, London,...
YouTube viewers who watch around 1 billion hours of videos per day generate around as much carbon dioxide as the city of Glasgow. University of Bristol scientists said that YouTube could reduce those emissions...
New research reveals that ambitious efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions could boost the GDP growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years. Published in the journal Climatic Change, the study shows that...
No-frills airline Ryanair is now one of the top 10 carbon polluters in Europe, breaking into what had been a coal plants-only club until now. According to transport policy group Transport & Environment (T&E),...
Even if the Paris Agreement goals are met, winter temperatures in the Arctic are set to rise 3 to 5 degrees Celsius by 2050, finds a new report by UN Environment. The outlook is...
