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
Climate Change
Since 2001, forest fire emissions have increased by 60%
Warmer, drier climates and higher forest growth rates are factors—linked to the climate crisis—that fuel forest…
Editorial Team•23 October 2024
Pollution
Whales mistake plastic waste for squid and unintentionally poison themselves
Hunting using acoustic signals to navigate in the deep sea, cetaceans mistake plastic waste for their…
Editorial Team•22 October 2024
Climate Change
Global carbon capture capacity remains stalled: only 51 million tons of CO2…
The CCS Institute has updated its global monitoring of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. While…
Editorial Team•18 October 2024
Climate Change
For Europe, adaptation to climate change is still a black hole
Report from the European Court of Auditors on actions for climate crisis adaptation. States provide generic…
Editorial Team•17 October 2024
Pollution
To reduce plastic pollution, we need to produce less and tax packaging
The OECD publishes a report proposing to reduce plastic pollution by 96% by 2040 with draconian…
Editorial Team•11 October 2024
Water Management
Rivers and glaciers never in such agony: the 2024 data on the…
The annual report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the poor state of global water…
Editorial Team•10 October 2024
Climate Change
Vital parameters of the Earth, 25 out of 35 reach extreme records
The “2024 State of the Climate” report highlights a deterioration, with 20 red-alert indicators in 2023.…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Climate Change
The LNG imported from the United States pollutes 30% more than coal
A study by Cornell University calculates the carbon footprint of liquefied natural gas by including all…
Editorial Team•8 October 2024
Scientific Reports
Microplastics in corals could explain the “missing plastic problem”
Discovered by an international team, microplastics in corals remain trapped for a long time, disappearing from…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024
Pollution
Low-carbon hydrogen: how to assess emission savings?
The European Commission has launched a new public consultation on the draft delegated act that clarifies…
Editorial Team•1 October 2024
Climate Change
What would life be like in cities if global warming exceeded 3…
A report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows what would happen in cities if global…
Editorial Team•28 September 2024
Climate Change
We have almost exceeded another Planetary boundaries
The global indicator for ocean acidification, the aragonite saturation state, has worsened and is very close…
Editorial Team•25 September 2024
Climate Change
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