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December 6, 2023

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1.5°C Pathways Can Still Be Achieved, Combining Fairness and Global Climate Protection

Dec. 4, 2023 — Global warming can still be limited to 1.5°C by 2100 while ensuring that the poor are not hit hardest by climate policies and climate impacts. This is achieved by immediately introducing broad ...

Phasing out Fossil Fuels Could Save Millions of Lives

Nov. 30, 2023 — Scientists provide new evidence to motivate rapid fossil fuel phaseout. The science team determined exposure to ambient air pollution and its health impacts using an updated atmospheric composition model, a newly developed relative risk model and ...

Particulate Pollution from Coal Associated With Double the Risk of Mortality Than PM2.5 from Other Sources

Nov. 23, 2023 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, according ...

'Not Dead Yet': Experts Identify Interventions That Could Rescue 1.5°C

Nov. 22, 2023 — To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions will need to drop radically over the coming decades. Climate economists say that this goal could still be within our reach. They identify key ...

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Want Better AI? Get Input from a Real (Human) Expert

Nov. 20, 2023 — Input from humans helps when deciding whether to trust the recommendations and decisions of a machine-learning ...

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid

Nov. 16, 2023 — As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devices such as heat pumps and batteries, a new optimization tool will help the UK plan for a greener ...

Nuclear Expansion Failure Shows Simulations Require Change

Nov. 16, 2023 — A team of researchers looked back at a model that predicted nuclear power would expand dramatically in order to assess the efficacy of energy policies implemented ...

Africa's Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Are a Global Problem, Says New Research

Nov. 7, 2023 — A new report has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat ...

Food Waste Prevention in Europe Can Generate Major Footprint Savings

Nov. 6, 2023 — New calculations show that the European countries have great potential for reducing the demand for global food resources and the associated GHG footprint. Researchers have estimated the climate ...

How to Eat Our Way out of the Climate Crisis

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers conducted a study to determine if replacing dietary fats from palm oil, soy and other agricultural crops with fats created synthetically in chemical or biological processes could help ...

AI Trained to Identify Least Green Homes

Nov. 2, 2023 — First of its kind AI-model can help policy-makers efficiently identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing ...

Underground Car Parks Heat Up Groundwater

Nov. 2, 2023 — The heat given off by car engines warms up underground car parks in such a way that the heat passes through the ground into the groundwater. In Berlin alone, enough energy is transferred to the ...

Two Million European Households Could Abandon the Electrical Grid by 2050

Nov. 2, 2023 — Researchers report that 53% of European freestanding homes could have supplied all their own energy needs in 2020 using only local rooftop solar radiation, and this technical feasibility could ...

Comfort With a Smaller Carbon Footprint

Oct. 5, 2023 — Researchers have developed a data-driven AI algorithm for controlling the heating and cooling of an office building. The system does not require ambient sensors or specific knowledge of the ...

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Energy Transition: A Super-Model to Guide Policy Makers

Nov. 6, 2023 — How can we ensure that an energy policy will achieve its objectives? To find out, scientists and public authorities can rely on computer models of varying degrees of accuracy. However, these models ...

Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers found that meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals for light-duty vehicles, which are passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks, is possible, but not just by increasing electric vehicle ...

As Surging Threats Teeter Electrical Power Grids, Scientists Offer Insights to Make Them More Resilient

Oct. 18, 2023 — Power grids -- the web of electrical networks that sprawl across countries and continents -- are under stress. Extreme weather events and volatile energy demands often push the system to the brink. ...

World May Have Crossed Solar Power 'Tipping Point'

Oct. 17, 2023 — The world may have crossed a 'tipping point' that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research ...

Powering AI Could Use as Much Electricity as a Small Country

Oct. 10, 2023 — Artificial intelligence (AI) comes with promises of helping coders code faster, drivers drive safer, and making daily tasks less time-consuming. But a recent study demonstrates that the tool, when ...

Disaster-Proofing Sustainable Neighborhoods Requires Thorough Long-Term Planning

Oct. 3, 2023 — Engineers and scientists look at how thoughtful design can reduce a sustainably-designed neighborhood’s energy vulnerability during power disruptions, as well as which design characteristics are ...

Predicting the Sustainability of a Future Hydrogen Economy

Sep. 21, 2023 — As renewable energy sources like wind and solar ramp up, they can be used to sustainably generate hydrogen fuel. But implementing such a strategy on a large scale requires land and water dedicated to ...

Predictive Model Could Improve Hydrogen Station Availability

Sep. 19, 2023 — Consumer confidence in driving hydrogen-fueled vehicles could be improved by having station operators adopt a predictive model that helps them anticipate maintenance needs, according to ...

New Methodology Reveals Health, Climate Impacts of Reducing Buildings' Energy Use

Sep. 11, 2023 — Increasing energy efficiency in buildings can save money -- and it can also decrease the carbon emissions and air pollution that lead to climate change and health harms. But the climate and health ...

New Study Reveals the Power of Railroads to Buffer Coal Plants from a Carbon Emissions Tax

Sep. 7, 2023 — A new study suggests that railroads are likely to cut transportation prices to prop up coal-fired plants if U.S. climate policies further disadvantage coal in favor of less carbon-intensive energy ...

Electrifying Heavy-Duty Vehicles Could Reduce Environmental Inequalities

Sep. 5, 2023 — If the region surrounding Chicago -- North America's largest freight hub -- shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce ...

Emphasizing the Need for Energy Independence Could Change the Views of Climate Deniers, Study Says

Aug. 30, 2023 — Emphasising the need for energy independence and environmental stewardship could help to change people’s minds about the climate crisis, a new study ...

Math Enables Blending Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines

Aug. 24, 2023 — Mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with natural gas for transport in existing pipeline systems. A secure and reliable transition to hydrogen is one of the proposed solutions ...

US Can Cut Building Emissions by Up to 91%, Saving $100 Billion Per Year in Energy-Related Costs, Modeling Study Shows

Aug. 18, 2023 — The US has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish this goal, large cuts in emissions are necessary, especially in high-emission sectors like the building industry. ...

America's Wealthiest 10% Responsible for 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Aug. 17, 2023 — A new study reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation's total greenhouse gas emissions. The study ...

Unlocking the Power of Molecular Crystals: A Possible Solution to Nuclear Waste

July 19, 2023 — A team researchers has discovered molecular crystals capable of capturing iodine -- one of the most common radioactive fission products -- and other pollutants. The versatile crystals could be used ...

Cap Top 20% of Energy Users to Reduce Carbon Emissions

July 17, 2023 — Consumers in the richer, developed nations will have to accept restrictions on their energy use if international climate change targets are to be met, warn researchers. The big challenge is to ...

Gulf War Illness Caused by Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Not Inflammation

July 12, 2023 — Scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired ...

Public Support Hydrogen and Biofuels to Decarbonize Global Shipping

July 6, 2023 — New research into public attitudes towards alternative shipping fuels shows public backing for biofuel and hydrogen. The study also found that nuclear was preferred to the heavy fuel oil (HFO) ...

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Modern Sails to Help Shipping Sector Meet Its Carbon Reduction Goals

July 3, 2023 — Researchers have identified a strategy that can offset the random and unpredictable nature of weather conditions that threaten carbon emission reduction efforts in the shipping ...

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