Climate science – Page 4
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BusinessMeasuring methane emissions is crucial to cutting them
Atmospheric monitoring highlights large under-estimates in reported methane emissions
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FeatureMethane – the other greenhouse gas
Bárbara Pinho looks at the problem of methane emissions and how scientists are trying to prevent them
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ResearchMassive Australian wildfires caused new damage to the ozone layer
Smoke particles caused a drop in chlorine-binding chemicals that set back the ozone layer’s recovery by 10 years
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NewsClimate change puts nearly a third of US facilities storing dangerous chemicals at risk
Congressional watchdog urges action after discovering over 3200 hazardous chemical facilities are in areas vulnerable to global warming
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ResearchSimulations reveal how manipulating ocean acidity could lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Strategy would see surface acidity pumped into deeper ocean layers
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Business2021 Chemicals industry roundup
Supply chain problems, rising raw material and energy costs challenge an industry trying to recover from the pandemic
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NewsUS National Academies proposes $125 million ocean carbon sequestration effort
Proposed programme would study the potential of various ocean-based carbon dioxide removal strategies to address climate change
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OpinionA clouded view of industry emissions
Standards and auditing are sorely needed if emissions targets are to be upheld
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NewsCop26 deal promises more action but 1.5°C target still looks out of reach
Agreements on coal, methane and deforestation are overshadowed by estimate that the world is on track for 2.4°C of warming by the end of the century
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OpinionReverse combustion is preparing for takeoff
Where burning hydrocarbons is unavoidable, creating them from atmospheric carbon is a promising option
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BusinessOil & Gas industry emissions reduction pledges under scrutiny
Under increasing pressure, big firms are making sweeping climate pledges. How do they stack up?
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NewsWorld’s scientific advisers call for action on climate change
Senior science advisers and heads of science academies in over 20 nations urge world governments to accelerate R&D
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NewsBioenergy emissions scrutinised as UK plans to grow sector
Questions raised on carbon neutrality vs climate neutrality
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NewsNet zero strategy sets sights on slashing UK industry’s emissions by 2035
Carbon capture and storage, nuclear and hydrogen will all play a part in making industry greener
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NewsNobel prize in physics goes to research on complex physical systems
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi improved our understanding of everything from atoms to Earth’s climate
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ResearchSystem combines salt and sunlight for off-grid cooling
Dissolution cooling and solute regeneration work together in renewable-energy driven process
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BusinessIndia pushes renewables and green hydrogen
Prime minister Modi wants country to be energy independent by 2047 and become a global hydrogen hub
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OpinionPutting combustion into reverse
Unburning carbon dioxide economically and at scale is a tough problem, but potentially world-changing
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BusinessIndustry tightens emissions reduction targets
As COP26 approaches, many firms are announcing ambitious climate goals. But are they achievable?