Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak, EU scientists say 9/8/2024

Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest, which had been in part fuelled by the warming El Nino weather pattern, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. ...more

Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say 9/8/2024

Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world's largest reef under threat, according to research published on Thursday. ...more

In Lula's Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months 9/8/2024

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose in July, breaking a 15-month streak of falling destruction under President Luiz Inacio da Silva, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, amid a strike by environmental workers. ...more

China to issue 70 national standards for carbon footprint, carbon capture in 2024 9/8/2024

China will issue 70 national standards for carbon footprints, energy efficiency and consumption as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage in 2024, in another step to reach peak carbon emissions. ...more

SOLAR ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH COULD REDUCE NEED FOR SOLAR FARMS 9/8/2024

Innovation in solar technology promises sustainable power from everyday objects ...more

How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled 8/8/2024

Single-use healthcare items – everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment – have become a growing environmental problem worldwide.  Their use has increased sharply in recent years, and there are currently no methods for recycling such plastic medical waste. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have now shown how mixed waste from healthcare can be recycled in a safe and efficient way, using a technique where the material is heated and converted into chemical building blocks, which can then be used in the production of new plastic. ...more

Tracking emissions to help companies reduce their environmental footprint 8/8/2024

Context Labs, led by Dan Harple SM ’13, uses AI-enabled data analytics and verification to help companies measure their true greenhouse emissions and document reductions. ...more

Royal Mint starts turning e-waste into gold 8/8/2024

The Royal Mint, maker of the UK's coins, has begun processing electronic waste to extract gold from it. ...more

More animals and plants added to Australia's endangered species list 8/8/2024

Australia's threatened species list keeps growing, with eight animals and five plants added in the past month. ...more

UK failing to monitor apparently falling wasp populations, expert warns 8/8/2024

The UK is not doing enough to track wasp populations as numbers appear to plummet, a leading expert has warned. ...more