Elsevier makes the latest climate change research freely available via Mendeley

Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, is making over 5,000 subscription articles on climate change freely available from across...

Hydrogen could replace natural gas to heat homes and slash carbon emissions, new report...

Leading UK engineers have assessed the possibility of using hydrogen in place of natural gas in the UK’s gas grid and concluded that there...

Technology firms target maritime greenhouse gas emissions with AI-powered fuel optimisation services

Fujitsu has announced (7 June) a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Vessel Fuel Optimisation digital web service enabling maritime firms to cut fuel costs for...

Transition to green steelmaking vital to UK industry’s long-term future, says report

The UK steel industry must fundamentally transform if it is to remain globally competitive over the next 30 years, according to a new report...
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The promise of new shipping fuels

A new paper ‘Sailing on Solar’ presents a vision of how international shipping can meet its target of at least halving emissions by 2050

Review raises UK ambition level on cutting emissions

A report from the Committee on Cliimate Change (CCC) - the independent body advising the Government on climate change - has urged a much...

Firm launches advanced hydrocarbon gas analysers

Signal Group, the UK based developer and manufacturer of gas analysers, has launched the new ‘SOLAR’ range of fixed hydrocarbon monitors. The SOLAR instruments...

Firm becomes first construction materials supplier to achieve PAS 2080 verification

Aggregate Industries has become the first construction materials supplier to achieve PAS 2080 verification after demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supplying low carbon solutions...

Coastal wetlands capture more carbon as seas rise

New research shows tidal marshes could help reduce the impact of climate change As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands could play a key role in...

CO2 emissions in developed economies fall due to decreasing fossil fuel and energy use

Efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and tackle climate change in developed economies are beginning to pay off, according to research led...

“No dodging carbon, methane or climate change at IP Week 2019” says Energy Institute...

Big sustainability challenges to be addressed at annual London oil and gas industry fixture The oil and gas industry’s role in tackling climate change will...

World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests

More than half of the carbon sink in the world’s forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young – under 140 years...

GDPR is lessening CO2 emissions by 360 tonnes per day, says study

A new study has shown that GDPR is actually benefitting the environment: 360 tonnes of CO2 is being saved every day from sending fewer...

Unexpected link between air pollutants from plants and man-made emissions

Scientists are seemingly a step closer to understanding what controls the behaviour of fine particulate matter in the Earth’s atmosphere after identifying new linkages...

Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change, says...

The world can maximise the chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving to a circular economy, according to a report from Netherlands-based social...

New guide will help organisations reduce emissions and achieve international targets, says IChemE Energy...

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre has launched a good practice guide in energy and resource efficiency that it says will help...

Majority of car makers face huge fines for missing CO2 emissions targets, consultancy predicts

Innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting’s annual forecast of car manufacturers’ performance against mandatory EU CO2 emissions targets suggests that eight out of 13...

Newly discovered microbes guzzle greenhouse gases (and maybe oil spills)

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use...

Leading states and regions decarbonizing at double the rate of G20 governments, says report

State and regional governments are responding to the threat of climate change faster than their national counterparts, according to a new report released on...

Trials completed on world’s first ultra low carbon and sulphur drop in ‘bio-fuel oil’

What is claimed to be the world’s first zero emission, ‘drop in’ Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)-equivalent marine biofuel has successfully completed trials, according to...