Environment
Pollution
Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland
Nearly 1.4 billion people live on land contaminated by toxic metals. According to a new study, 17% of the world’s agricultural land may be polluted. For the…
Editorial Team•23 April 2025
Climate Change
Earth Day 2025: Spotlight on Renewable…
On April 22, millions around the world will unite to celebrate Earth…
Editorial Team•22 April 2025
Scientific Reports
Electrochemical iron production: how competitive is…
Green iron production via electrochemistry cuts emissions and costs. Porosity is key…
Editorial Team•21 April 2025
Pollution
Air transport has the long Covid: emissions of cargo aircraft +25% on…
A Stand.Earth report reconstructs the shift of logistics from sea to air for freight transport. The…
Editorial Team•27 June 2024
Environment
CO2 in the atmosphere: double it will lead us to +7°C
A study published in Nature Communications recalculates climate sensitivity to the balance of the Planet and…
Editorial Team•26 June 2024
Environment
CO2 removal, CDR solutions must quadruple to meet 1.5 ºC
The global map of carbon dioxide removal solutions sets current capacity at -2.2 billion tons per…
11 June 2024
Environment
The next 5 years of global warming bring us closer to “climate…
The World Meteorological Organization’s forecasts for 2024-2028 put the probability at 47% that the five-year average…
6 June 2024
Environment
The sulfur emissions of the ships have caused the records of global…
For the first time, a study quantifies the climate impact of reducing marine pollution. Since 2020,…
31 May 2024
Pollution
PFAS pollution in waters UE is alarming
Pesticide Action Network survey identified PFAS pollution levels in 10 countries above legal limits
30 May 2024
Pollution
Greenhouse gas emissions “pollute the marine environment”: Itlos ruling
The advisory opinion of the independent UN body does not legally oblige states to reduce their…
29 May 2024
Pollution
What does it take to reduce the levels of microplastics in the…
A study published in Environmental Research Letters estimates that even cutting 20% of the world’s plastic…
28 May 2024
Environment
Thwaites glacier “breath” anticipates its irreversible melting
One study contests the models used so far to assess the progressive melting of the most…
22 May 2024
Scientific Reports
World Biodiversity Day 2024 celebrated today
UN agencies and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) put at the heart of the World…
22 May 2024
Environment
2000 years of tree rings confirm global warming records of 2023
One study analysed tree growth rings at 15 sites in the northern hemisphere, reconstructing the temperatures…
18 May 2024
Water Management
More efficient atmospheric water collection with interwoven hydrogels
The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Max Planck Institute have developed a promising atmospheric water…
17 May 2024
Climate Change
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