Solvent-free carbon capture project selected for €14.6m EU support
Carbon capture technology developer Nuada has been selected for €14.6 million in EU Innovation Fund support for a first-of-a-kind installation in France, marking a...
UN warns 1.5°C climate overshoot now unavoidable
The world can no longer prevent global warming from substantially exceeding 1.5°C, according to a new United Nations assessment, which warns that current national...
Tyre manufacturers report 36% emissions reduction over five years
Major tyre manufacturers have reported substantial reductions in carbon emissions and water withdrawals since 2021, although falling production, changes in water-stress classifications and rising...
Environmental compliance is changing – is your site ready?
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A missed monitoring deadline, an outdated permit or a failed emissions test can...
Satellite study finds city methane emissions substantially higher than inventories
Satellite measurements of methane over London, Los Angeles and New York suggest conventional emissions inventories may be substantially underestimating the amount of the greenhouse...
Contrail avoidance could delay aviation warming by a decade, says study
Targeted changes to aircraft flight paths to prevent warming contrails could effectively delay aviation-related global warming by around a decade, according to a new...
EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage site begins operations in Danish North Sea
The EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage facility has entered commercial operation in Denmark, with initial capacity to permanently store up to 400,000 tonnes of...
Dust monitor targets hazardous industrial environments
ABB has launched a dust monitoring device designed to extend continuous particulate measurement into hazardous and harsh industrial environments.
The new PFM 20 Ex is...
Managing explosion risk in battery storage systems
The growth of containerised battery energy storage systems (BESS) has intensified the focus on safe design and operation, particularly given lithium-ion battery hazards including...
Heat and wildfires are eroding air-quality gains, says WMO
Increasing pollution from wildfires and heatwaves threatens to undermine improvements achieved by controlling industrial and transport emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The...
The hidden cost of not knowing what’s in the air
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In industrial safety, environmental monitoring and incident response, the challenge is rarely limited to detecting that something is...
Road dust reveals cities’ pollution legacy
Dust collected from streets, parks and schools in seven US cities has revealed distinct chemical signatures reflecting decades of industrial activity, traffic and pesticide...
Optimising industrial gas detector placement
A new method for determining where gas detectors should be installed in industrial facilities could substantially reduce the computational modelling required while maintaining the...
AI system could provide early warning of landfill gas exposure
A system that uses weather data to estimate communities’ exposure to landfill gases could provide an early-warning mechanism for pollution episodes, according to research...
Councils urged to join up climate adaptation and net zero
Infrastructure being developed to cut emissions should be designed from the outset to withstand future flooding, heat and water stress, according to new research...
Latin America reaches 10,000 electric buses milestone
Latin American cities now have more than 10,000 electric buses in operation, marking a significant milestone in the region’s shift towards zero-emission public transport.
According...
Research pinpoints air-quality evidence gap in domestic gardens
Despite the extensive research into the effects of urban vegetation on air pollution, surprisingly little is known about whether domestic gardens actually improve the...
Sea breezes can worsen coastal air quality
Sea breezes can increase concentrations of air pollutants at the coast by around 20%, according to research based on a decade of atmospheric measurements...
Controlling emissions in real-time
A coatings manufacturer in Wales has installed an advanced online gas analysis system to monitor emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) enabling the company...
Roadmap paper outlines how superconductors can decarbonise transport sector
Superconducting technologies have the potential to supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a new paper suggests.
The ‘roadmap’ paper...
