Plant science vs. climate change: Can carbon sequestration be improved in annual crop systems?
It's time for arable farming to join the Green Revolution. Annual cropping systems make up a large part of the farming industry, so the chance to use them to improve carbon sequestration should be taken to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among the...
Pond Power: Algae’s role in ending fossil fuels
Can This Alga Finally Deliver on Biofuel's Promise? The goal of becoming independent of fossil fuel raw materials – defossilisation - is one of the biggest challenges scientists face today. We currently rely on fossil fuel feedstock to provide the raw materials for a...
Here’s what we need to do to fix the UK’s e-waste problem
Is this the new waste race to the bottom? We normally think of anything ‘fast’ connoting ‘good’. Efficient, clean, the best in industry. But when attributed to the shelf life of items containing raw materials and precious metals, ‘fast’ is leading us down an...
Traditional lawn vs wildlife meadow: an urban evaluation
Lawns feel unnatural and provide little feeling of being in nature – could urban meadows be the answer? Urban areas have been noted as a contributing factor to both the climate and biodiversity crises. Wildflower meadows can be grown to mitigate both of these...
MIT researchers introduce “Outdoor Days” to quantify climate change impacts
Should we measure climate impacts by what they mean for people’s daily activities? In a bid to provide a tangible understanding of the effects of climate change on daily life, MIT researchers have introduced a novel measure called "outdoor days." This metric,...
Robots flying kites to monitor greenhouse gas emissions
University of Surrey Secures £620k Grant to fund an interesting new project. In a bid to closely monitor greenhouse gas emissions and their dispersion, a groundbreaking initiative is set to take flight at the University of Surrey, courtesy of a substantial £620,000...
Can organic farming really save the climate?
Despite its undeniable advantages, organic farming is not a silver bullet solution to the crisis facing our food system and planet. At the moment, agriculture and climate change are caught in a death spiral. Worsening drought, wildfires, flooding, and extreme weather...
How we can stabilise insect populations during the climate crisis
Anthropogenic climate change is driving global biodiversity losses, with detrimental effects on ecosystem services and functions. Industrialisation has already increased average biosphere temperatures by ~1.1C, with further rises of up to 5C predicted by 2100. Climate...
“The world is going to change”: Lucy Han talks IoT & the rise of smart home technology
Connected homes, despite lingering consumer concerns over safety, privacy and cybersecurity, continue to gain traction in global markets. Lucy Han of ABB Electrification's Smart Buildings has just returned from Las Vegas, home of this year’s Consumer Electronics...
How are bats being affected by climate change?
Beyond the models: exploring the real-world responses of bats to climate change Climate change poses a significant threat to global biodiversity, with impacts predicted to become much more severe by 2100. However, up to now, research has largely failed to provide...
Social connections crucial for low-carbon heating adoption
Social ties sparking a green revolution: Knowing one person using low-carbon heating solutions increases likelihood of adopting it yourself. The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has unveiled the results of its comprehensive domestic heat survey, "Mapping the...
AirLoom Energy and Co: Next-gen wind turbine designs that cost less than traditional tech
As supply chain costs rise, alternative designs have been more widely circulated on both sides of the Atlantic. Throughout the fourth quarter of 2023, Fast Company, TechCrunch, and CleanTechnica all covered Airloom Energy following its $4 million round of seed...
Latest News & Politics
Here’s how the Greens can have influence
The average voter cares about the climate but doesn’t care for quite drastic spending promises. Is it time for the Greens to substitute ideology for real change?
UK election: how well can the Green Party do?
Polls have the Green party on track to increase their representation in the House of Commons. Even small gains could increase their impact on Parliament. The Green Party of England and Wales are optimistic about the upcoming general election. In local elections...
The nature of environmental issues in India
Climate change barely got mentioned in the general election, but the environment still matters to voters in India Earlier this month, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Indian general election. This secured their third consecutive term in office,...
UK election: analysis of party climate pledges
Manifestos detail the policy objectives a political party would seek to implement if given a mandate to govern by the people at a general election. They can be lengthy documents covering a broad range of policy areas. Here’s an overview of what they had to say on the...
Climate scientist elected as Mexican president
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City becomes the first woman to be elected president of Mexico. Sheinbaum’s predecessor and mentor President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has claimed he is stepping aside from politics to retire to his...
Ottawa Plastic Treaty Talks: A Round-up
It looks more likely than ever that there will be a plastic treaty by the end of the year, though it is unlikely to be as comprehensive as environmentalists hoped. Representatives from 170 countries and 480 organisations met in Ottawa, Canada to develop a treaty to...
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