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An alternative mechanism for the formation of the Alps could help improve the assessment of earthquake risks. The key is in the tectonic plates detaching and uplifting rather than bulldozing, say Swiss researchers. For...
Groundbreaking research is suggesting that the melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet could add up to 30cm of sea level rise between 2015 and 2100. Even partial melting of the ice due to climate...
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...
A Green New Deal could reinvigorate Southeast Asia’s economy after the coronavirus pandemic recedes while preparing the region for the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, argued trade expert James Guild recently in the...
Almost 90 percent Nestlé’s food and beverage packaging, including two-thirds of its plastic packaging, is recyclable or reusable. Now the Swiss multinational is hoping to increase those numbers. “We have made strides in our...
Migrating geese do it. Why not commercial aircraft? That’s the logic behind European aerospace giant Airbus’s research into how its airliners could save energy by flying behind other planes. Known as wake-energy retrieval, or...
According to a study conducted by Australian researchers, nearly three-quarters of Generation Z’ers are unwilling to eat lab-grown meat. Gen Z are the new kids on the block. As a cohort of 5 million...
Barcelona-based Guallart Architects has won a contest to design a resilient and self-sufficient community in Xiong’an, a new city that Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling “a new standard in the post-COVID era”. According...
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...
Aviation has been calculated to contribute 3.5 per cent of all human activities that drive climate change, new research shows. The findings of a new international study show that two-thirds of the impact from...
Summer wildfires in the Arctic Circle have set a new emissions record. The smoke plumes this year covered the equivalent of more than a third of Canada. Summer wildfires in the Arctic exceeded last...
Chemical engineers in California are developing an environmentally friendly way to upcycle carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials, with some help from a high school student researcher – and the sun. Shaama...
Policymakers can improve the chances of achieving climate goals and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by making more specific commitments to transforming national food systems, says UNEP. Countries are missing significant opportunities...
Many of the ice shelves ringing Antarctica could be vulnerable to quick destruction if rising temperatures drive melt water into the numerous fractures that currently penetrate their surfaces. If they were to fail, global...
A new INTERPOL report reveals increased illegal shipments and criminal activity across global plastic waste trade routes. WWF has issued a call for global cooperation to address the world’s plastic pollution crisis. The overwhelming...
India’s largest renewable energy company, ReNew Power, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a partnership agreement to promote increased access to renewable energy and improved energy efficiency. The strengthened partnership between the...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The Ocean Agency, in collaboration with Adobe, have launched a campaign to drive positive change for ocean protection. Adobe will among others provide Photoshop camera lenses. UNEP and The...
Roots play a vital role in crop plants. They take up water and nutrients for the plant and help keep it firmly in the ground. Breeding is a way to improve how crops perform...
A new study suggests fewer resources are depleting than previously estimated, but the authors urge caution in unsustainable extraction levels. Groundwater, the world’s largest distributed store of freshwater, plays a critical role in supplying...
