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Making agriculture climate-neutral has a high cost – which some rich countries might be willing to accept, ETH Zurich researchers find. Emissions of methane and nitrogen oxides from agriculture are Europe’s second most important...
An estimated 931 million tonnes of food, or 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN...
Ten cubic kilometres of concrete, equivalent to the volume of Mount Everest, are used in construction projects every year, resulting in huge volumes of emissions. But a new eco-friendly cement may help to reduce...
Systems for capturing and converting carbon dioxide from power plant emissions could be important tools for curbing climate change, but most are relatively inefficient and expensive. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a method...
Grasslands are managed worldwide to support livestock production, while remaining natural or semi-natural ones provide critical services that contribute to the wellbeing of both people and the planet. Human activities are however causing grasslands...
In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the oil and gas industry have agreed to report methane emissions with...
Planet-based diets can globally reduce food-based greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 per cent, wildlife loss by up to 46 per cent, agricultural land-use by at least 40 per cent, and premature deaths by at...
Rising nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, according to a major new study. The growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in the production of food worldwide is increasing atmospheric...
Google announced that it will help more than 500 cities and local governments reduce 1 gigaton of carbon emissions per year by 2030. Tech giant Google has made a bold urban promise as part...
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is now using artificial intelligence and machine learning to plan bus routes based on actual usage. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it has started experimenting with...
The greenhouse gas emissions of global shipping are increasing and are expected to continue to increase under current policy, with emissions hitting an all-time high in 2017, warns a new study. The International Maritime...
Investment in new energy-efficient, greenhouse gas mitigation strategies by oilsands producers could net them some important profits, according to a model developed by a research group at the University of Alberta. There is also...
Researchers have developed a simple logger for greenhouse gas flows. It is built using inexpensive and easily available parts, and could help map local methane emissions properly. Methane, CH4, is one of the most...
Canberra – Coal will need to be phased out of the world’s economy to meet the climate change challenge, but this can work properly only if social objectives and local stakeholders are involved in...
The homes of wealthy Americans generate about 25% more greenhouse gases than residences in lower-income neighborhoods, says the University of Michigan. In the nation’s most affluent suburbs, those emissions can be as much as...
The City of Vancouver has approved a rezoning application, paving the way for construction of the tallest Passive House building in the world. The 60-storey mixed-use residential building will be 178 meters high. Vancouver...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has teamed up with industry partners to launch the Building System Carbon Framework. Its aim is to help align company actions towards a net-zero built environment. The...
Temperatures in Britain could exceed 40 degrees Celsius every three or four years by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to the Meteorological Office. The new modelling study by Britain’s Meteorological Office...
A new record has been set for carbon dioxide capture and storage. The technology used makes it possible to store, separate, release or protect valuable commodities, enabling companies to develop high value products. Using...
A new study has analyzed the greenhouse gas emissions, water use and land use of food systems in the United States and India. Its findings help identify which urban policies can support environmental mitigation....
