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Reducing production and consumption growth in high-income countries: Is it good for tackling climate change?
A new study led by Jarmo Kikstra, a research scholar in the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, explores whether...
Malaysian state converts Ramadan food waste into fertilizer
After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine that converts the...
Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration
Jellyfish can't do much besides swim, sting, eat, and breed. They don't even have brains. Yet, these simple creatures can...
UBC Okanagan researchers look to the past to improve construction sustainability
Researchers at UBC Okanagan are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way...
Weather v climate: How to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever
Earlier this year, the UK's weather and climate service, the Met Office, announced average global temperatures in 2023 were 1.46°C above pre-industrial...
Teaching nature to break human-made chemical bonds
For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn human-made bonds between silicon and carbon that...
A large percentage of European plastic sent to Vietnam ends up in nature
Despite strict EU regulations on plastic recycling, there is little oversight on plastic waste shipped from the EU to Vietnam....
Major climate benefits with electric aircraft
Aviation has grown considerably in recent decades and accounts for approximately 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and some...
Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials
Researchers at Kyushu University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the Fine Ceramics Center, have developed a framework that uses...
Next-generation batteries could go organic, cobalt-free for long-lasting power
In the switch to "greener" energy sources, the demand for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries is surging. However, their cathodes typically contain...