A survey of litter on British beaches has found an 80 percent drop in plastic bags over the last decade, which advocates say was brought about by a small charge added to disposable bags.
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Thousands of Birds and Fish Threatened by Mining for Clean Energy Transition
New research has found that 4,642 species of vertebrate are threatened by mineral extraction around the world through mining and quarrying, and drilling for oil and gas.
Tackling Industrial Emissions Begins at the Chemical Reaction
University of Sydney researchers are proposing a new way to curb industrial emissions, by tapping into the "atomic intelligence" of liquid metals to deliver greener and more sustainable chemical reactions.
AI Takes Flight to Revolutionise Forest Monitoring
Forests are often described as the ‘lungs of the Earth’, absorbing twice as much carbon as they emit, acting as carbon sinks (storing CO2 in their branches, roots and leaves).
Nitrogen Emissions Have a Net Cooling Effect. But Researchers Warn Against a Climate Solution
An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilisers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate.
New Study Disputes Hunga Tonga Volcano’s Role In 2023-24 Global Warm-Up
New research from a collaborative team featuring Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects in the process.
