The rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles will move the nation close to an 80% or more drop in transportation greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from the 2019 level according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The researchers came to that conclusion after running thousands of computer simulations … Read more
Biochar, a charcoal made from heating discarded organic materials such as crop residues, offers a path to lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). New maps, made from a first-of-its-kind high-resolution global dataset of crop residues, reveal areas where the residues may be sustainably used to produce biochar. The research finds that 12 countries have the technical … Read more
A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat it. Over the last 50 years African nations have suffered from rapidly deteriorating air quality, making their cities some of the most polluted in the world. Particulate matter concentration … Read more
Scientists have run the first proof of concept of their DNA ‘time machine’ to shed light on a century of environmental change in a freshwater lake — including warming temperatures and pollution, leading to the potentially irreversible loss of biodiversity. Their approach, which uses AI applied to DNA-based biodiversity, climate variables and pollution, could help … Read more