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Automotive marketing in the age of electrification
02/05/2024
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Whether your views on the pace of BEV adoption areoptimistic or pessimistic, EVs are here, and more are on theirway.Automotive marketing is going through a...
A new roadmap to close the carbon cycle
02/05/2024
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A major approach to achieving net-zero carbon emissions relies on converting various parts of the economy, such as personal vehicles and heating, to run via electricity generated from renewable...
Electricity from farm waste: How biogas could help Malawians with no power
02/05/2024
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In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates—just 14.1% of the...
Researchers create massive open dataset to advance AI solutions for carbon capture
02/05/2024
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To avoid catastrophic climate impacts, excessive carbon emissions must be addressed. At this point, cutting emissions isn't enough. Direct air capture, a technology that pulls carbon dioxide out of...
EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers find
02/05/2024
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson...
New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change
02/05/2024
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Earth System Models—complex computer models that describe Earth processes and how they interact—are critical for predicting future climate change. By simulating the response of our land, oceans...
Weak magnetic field may have supported diversification of life on Earth
02/05/2024
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An unusual reduction in the strength of Earth's magnetic field between 591 and 565 million years ago coincided with a significant increase in the oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, according...
Investigating coal emissions reductions and mortality in China
01/05/2024
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In 2012, China was the largest consumer of coal in the world. In 2013, the State Council of China issued the "China National Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control," aiming to...
Vienna conference urges regulation of AI weapons
01/05/2024
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The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they're still in their infancy, a global conference said on Tuesday, calling the issue an "Oppenheimer moment" of the...
Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel with plasma-driven process
01/05/2024
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In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating...
Qantas says app glitch exposed passengers' travel details
01/05/2024
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Qantas apologized Wednesday after a "technology issue" with its mobile app exposed users' travel details including their names, flights and points.
Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs
01/05/2024
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For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as...
Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel
01/05/2024
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For the first time ever, researchers have harnessed the power of big data to calculate the per-country greenhouse gas emissions from aviation for 197 countries covered by an international treaty on...
Using cow dung and microorganisms to compost diapers and sanitary wear
01/05/2024
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Research published in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has looked at how used diapers (baby nappies or adult napkins) and sanitary wear might be efficiently composted...
Abrupt permafrost thaw found to intensify warming effects on soil CO₂ emission
30/04/2024
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According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have found that soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more sensitive to climate warming in permafrost-collapsed areas than in...
Fueling the future: Researchers evaluate emissions in the aviation industry
30/04/2024
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A research group led Prof. Fei Wei and Chenxi Zhang in Tsinghua University has published a perspective paper that evaluates the progression from deep-rooted fossil-fuel-dependent technologies to...
How artificial intelligence can transform U.S. energy infrastructure
30/04/2024
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In the face of accelerating climate change, the U.S. aims to reduce the net carbon emissions of its economy to zero by 2050. Achieving this goal will require an unprecedented deployment of clean...
Lawmakers hope to use this emerging climate science to charge oil companies for disasters
29/04/2024
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A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars from a natural disaster can be tied to the historic emissions of individual oil companies—analysis...
Red Sea diversions spew carbon emissions equal to 9 million cars
29/04/2024
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Ships seeking to avoid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area are emitting millions of additional tons of carbon, making it tougher for companies using ocean freight to reduce pollution...
Scientists say voluntary corporate emissions targets not enough to create real climate action
28/04/2024
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Companies' emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper.
Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge ash to address problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ores
28/04/2024
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Valuable supplies of phosphorus could be recovered from sewage sludge ash, which remains after the sludge has been burned for electric power generation. The method has been developed by chemical...