CSE India Report: Coal-fired power
More than 70 per cent of India’s electricity is produced by coal-fired power plants. Most of them do not have modern technologies and use low-grade coal that is low on energy content and […] The post...
View ArticleWhat is the carbon footprint of the 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted each year?
The carbon footprint of food waste should be taken into account alongside the the weight of food wasted, says a new study. The research examined three years of food waste data from six […] The post...
View ArticleSolar energy cheapest of all
By 2025, solar power in sunny regions of the world will be cheaper than power from coal or gas / Success depends on stable regulatory conditions In a few years, solar energy plants […] The post Solar...
View ArticleChina now the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions
China has surpassed the US as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions, according to a new report from WWF-China,...
View ArticleAt last a replacement for palm oil?
Bath University research findings could help halt deforestation Experiments from Bath University’s research labs suggest that a little-known yeast has nearly identical qualities to palm oil without the...
View ArticleBalehaus: It’s straw, Jim, but not as we know it
Bath University’s pioneering work with straw bale technology has gained Passivhaus accreditation. For a building design to achieve the Passivhaus standard in the UK, a number of aspects must be...
View ArticleNeonicotinoids reduce crop yields
In American field trials, researchers found that plots planted with neonicotinoid-treated soybeans contained more slugs, fewer beetle predators and had 5% lower yields. The insecticide may be reducing...
View ArticlePV Module Reliability Workshop comes to the UK
This year’s PV Module Reliability workshop is being held at Loughborough University’s Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) in Leicestershire, UK, from April 16-17th. International...
View ArticleSustainable cities could grow most of their vegetables on rooftops
Rooftop gardens in cities could provide more than three quarters of the vegetables consumed in them, a case study from Bologna, Italy, suggests. If all suitable flat roof space was used for urban […]...
View ArticleChina’s Ecological Footprint leads in world footprint growth
Global Footprint Network reports that China is the world’s largest contributor to annual growth in the demand for ecological resources and services, and has been for the last five years for which data...
View ArticleClimate Change IS happening, and here’s why
The Paris climate conference last December was seen to be a game-changer: an opportunity to start the process of tackling the challenges set by climate change on a global basis. All of the […] The post...
View ArticlePathways for Transforming the German Energy System by 2050
The transformation of the energy system in Germany is a declared political goal of the federal government. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 80 percent under 1990 […] The...
View ArticleClimate change and transport: effects of sea-level rise on an English railway...
Consequences of Climate Change Climate change will have major consequences for transport networks, especially those located on coastlines. A study by Leeds University assessed the impact of projected...
View ArticleCool pavements are really cool
Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects, where towns and cities are warmer than surrounding rural areas, have been reviewed in new research into cool pavements, which has found that reflective pavements can...
View ArticleEcological Leftovers: food for a finite planet
It is well known that the production of livestock-based diets comes with a very large ecological footprint (livestock emits approximately 14.5% of all man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions)¹. Swedish...
View ArticleHow to communicate climate change
In a new survey of Australian residents researchers found that messages that focus on the local impacts of climate change are among the most effective at reaching people who are generally dismissive of...
View ArticleGrid-supportive buildings boost renewables integration
When total building performance conforms to targeted load management goals, the building is called grid-supportive, and this is how building mass and technical storage help to smooth out the...
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