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April 25, 2024

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Most Countries Struggle to Meet Climate Pledges from 2009

Apr. 16, 2024 — Nineteen out of 34 countries surveyed failed to fully meet their 2020 climate commitments set 15 years ago in Copenhagen, according to a new study by UCL ...

Experiencing Extreme Weather Predicts Support for Policies to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

Apr. 3, 2024 — Most Americans report having personally experienced the effects of extreme weather, according to new survey data. An analysis finds that a reported exposure to extreme weather is associated with ...

Using 'Time Travel' to Think About Technology from the Perspective of Future Generations

Mar. 26, 2024 — Researchers have conducted a series of participatory deliberation workshops in which the participants were asked to consider issues of future society and manufacturing, in general, and as they relate ...

Improving Energy Security With Policies Focused on Demand-Side Solutions

Feb. 29, 2024 — Energy systems essential to supporting our everyday activities face increasing threats from wars, pandemics, climate change, and other unexpected events. An international team of researchers found that demand-oriented solutions have a significantly ...

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Positive Perceptions of Solar Projects

Apr. 24, 2024 — A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers ...

Climate Change Will Increase Value of Residential Rooftop Solar Panels Across US, Study Shows

Apr. 19, 2024 — Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, ...

Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention

Apr. 15, 2024 — Manufacturing nations in the Global North are stockpiling energy and emission problems by outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to countries in the Global ...

Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy

Mar. 27, 2024 — Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. A study found that ...

Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost

Mar. 25, 2024 — Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...

The Atlas of Unburnable Oil in the World

Mar. 15, 2024 — In order to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C, it is essential to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. This would mean not exploiting most of the ...

AI Analysis of Historical Satellite Images Show USSR Collapse in 1990s Increased Methane Emissions, Despite Lower Oil and Gas Production

Mar. 12, 2024 — An AI-powered analysis of 25 years of satellite images yields the surprising finding that methane emissions in Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic ...

Scientists Put Forth a Smarter Way to Protect a Smarter Grid

Mar. 4, 2024 — Scientists have put forth a new approach to protect the electric grid, creating a tool that sorts and prioritizes cyber threats on the ...

What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?

Feb. 26, 2024 — To become carbon neutral by 2060, China will have to build eight to 10 times more wind and solar power installations than existed in 2022, according to a new study. Reaching carbon neutrality will ...

Electrification or Hydrogen? Both Have Distinct Roles in the European Energy Transition

Feb. 16, 2024 — A key step to achieving climate neutrality in the European Union is to rapidly shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies powered by renewable ...

EU Countries Have Seen a Decade of Progress Towards Their 2030 Sustainable Energy Goal

Feb. 28, 2024 — Countries in the European Union (EU) have made progress over the past decade toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), which calls for 'access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and ...

'Scientists' Warning' on Climate and Technology

Feb. 15, 2024 — Throughout human history, technologies have been used to make peoples' lives richer and more comfortable, but they have also contributed to a global crisis threatening Earth's climate, ...

Artificial Intelligence: Aim Policies at 'Hardware' to Ensure AI Safety, Say Experts

Feb. 15, 2024 — Chips and datacentres -- the 'compute' power driving the AI revolution -- may be the most effective targets for risk-reducing AI policies as they have to be physically possessed, according ...

Benefits of Heat Pumps

Feb. 13, 2024 — Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive ...

Replacing Animal-Based Foods With Alternative Proteins Would Unlock Land for Carbon Removal

Feb. 7, 2024 — Researchers report that replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today's ...

New Method to More Accurately Spot Underground Nuclear Tests

Feb. 7, 2024 — A more accurate way of identifying underground nuclear tests, including those conducted in secret, has been ...

Ambitious Roadmap for Circular Carbon Plastics Economy

Jan. 31, 2024 — Researchers have outlined ambitious targets to help deliver a sustainable and net zero plastic economy. The authors argue for a rethinking of the technical, economic, and policy paradigms that have ...

Decarbonizing the World's Industries

Jan. 31, 2024 — Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research. The sector, which includes iron and steel, chemicals, cement, and food and ...

Less Is More: Less Greenhouse Gas, Lower Energy Consumption, Higher Wellbeing

Jan. 25, 2024 — A new commentary highlights that switching the focus from how energy is supplied to how energy is consumed can be a more effective approach to reducing carbon emissions with the added benefit of ...

As a Carbon Offset, Cookstove Emission Credits Are Greatly Overestimated

Jan. 23, 2024 — On the global carbon market, credits for distributing efficient cookstoves in countries that traditionally burn wood or kerosene are the fastest growing type of offset traded. A new study evaluates ...

Key Factors in Human-Made Earthquakes

Jan. 18, 2024 — Researchers report that the roughness of pre-existing faults and associated stress heterogeneity in geological reservoirs play a key role for causing human-made earthquakes, so-called runaway events. ...

US Air Pollution Rates on the Decline but Pockets of Inequities Remain

Jan. 17, 2024 — Our latest study shows there are racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in air pollution emissions reductions, particularly in the industry and energy generation sectors. The findings provide a ...

A Non-Proliferation Solution: Using Antineutrinos to Surveil Nuclear Reactors

Jan. 17, 2024 — Antineutrinos generated in nuclear fission can be measured to remotely monitor the operation of nuclear reactors and verify that they are not being used to produce nuclear weapons, report scientists. ...

Using Idle Trucks to Power the Grid With Clean Energy

Jan. 15, 2024 — Researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy demand on Alberta's power grid ...

Reflective Materials and Irrigated Trees: Study Shows How to Cool One of the World's Hottest Cities by 4.5°C

Jan. 12, 2024 — A combination of cooling technologies and techniques could reduce the temperature and energy needs of Riyadh, Saudi ...

Only 18% of the Global Land Area That Is Needed for Human Well-Being and Biodiversity Is Currently Protected

Jan. 10, 2024 — An international group of researchers finds that conserving about half of global land area could maintain nearly all of nature's contributions to people and still meet biodiversity targets for ...

Green Wheels, Bright Skies: Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics

Jan. 9, 2024 — People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their home, according to an analysis of a behavioral study. Conversely, the impact of owning solar ...

Scientists Outline a Bold Solution to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Social Injustice

Jan. 9, 2024 — An international team of scientists has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a 'restorative' pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate ...

No Win-Win? Input-Efficient Technologies Might Not Be So Efficient After All

Jan. 8, 2024 — To address natural resource scarcity, pollution, and other harmful effects of climate change, some scientists and policymakers emphasize the adoption of input-efficient technologies like water-saving ...

Better Microelectronics from Coal

Jan. 3, 2024 — Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has, unfortunately, contributed to climate change through its use as a fossil fuel. As the country transitions to other means of energy ...