Study finds reducing carbon emissions won't hurt economic growth
A new paper in Oxford Open Energy indicates that countries can get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining economic growth.
A new paper in Oxford Open Energy indicates that countries can get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining economic growth.
Environment
Mar 30, 2022
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With deadlines to address climate change looming, countries worldwide missed a chance with unprecedented pandemic stimulus spending, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds.
Environment
Mar 2, 2022
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Drive-throughs—services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars—are designed with convenience in mind. Whether it's oppressively hot, uncomfortably cold, or we're just in a ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2022
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A quartet of researchers, three with the University of Reading, the other with the University of Oxford, reports evidence that sending an electric charge into a rain-free cloud could result in the formation of raindrops. ...
Living organisms, viruses, and technological devices, have water layers between their cells or parts and can die or stop working when dehydrated. But why water and not any other fluid? What makes water unique under such conditions ...
Nanophysics
Dec 20, 2021
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Several countries and companies announced plans Wednesday to stop selling cars that run on gasoline or diesel over the next two decades, as part of efforts to clamp down on a significant source of planet-warming emissions.
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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It is a sign of the times that last week's declaration by the Williams Formula One team of its aim to become a climate-positive organisation by 2030, was greeted in muted terms.
Environment
Oct 19, 2021
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Sustainable agriculture will not be achieved by one universal solution. A meta-analysis by the University of Basel shows that the current focus on no-till farming does not achieve the desired results. A sustainable system ...
Agriculture
Oct 14, 2021
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"We need to invest heavily in renewable energy and ensure that it becomes competitive in international markets," says Espen Moe.
Environment
Oct 12, 2021
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The move to electric vehicles calls for a wide range of improvements in energy and power density, as well as more reliable and cost-effective lithium batteries. Next-generation cathodes look to provide such advances soon. ...
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2021
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