Supercomputer discovery key to making clean fuel with carbon dioxide Community & Social Researchers are closer to turning carbon dioxide into fuel, having identified a group of ‘single atom’ catalysts using a supercomputer.
Smoke from the Black Summer fires created an algal bloom bigger than Australia in the Southern Ocean Thursday September 16, 2021 By Christina Schallenberg, Jakob Weis, Joan Llort, Peter Strutton and Weiyi Tang Editors' Picks This enormous, unprecedented algal bloom could have profound implications for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and for the marine ecosystem.
Not too late to act on urgent climate warning, experts say Tuesday August 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment The landmark report's modelling also details the positive impact of future emissions reductions, to give decision-makers a guide about what to do.
Peatlands worldwide are drying out, threatening to release 860 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year Wednesday June 23, 2021 By Yuanyuan Huang and Yingping Wang Editors' Picks Humans have been draining global peatlands for a range of uses. This includes planting trees and crops, harvesting peat to burn for heat, and for…
What Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Wednesday June 24, 2020 By Laura Revell Editors' Picks If humans had not contributed to greenhouses gases in any way at all, what would the global temperature be today, compared to the 1800s before…
Premium Insights and analysis Waste heat: the overlooked energy problem, and how to solve it Tuesday February 25, 2020 By Anastasiya Ernays-Eskarsa Economy & Industry With the exponential increase in the number of data centres and electronic devices over the last decade, waste heat has become a big but overlooked…
I’ve won cases against the government before. Here’s why I doubt a climate change class action would succeed Wednesday January 15, 2020 By George Newhouse Editors' Picks Though climate change class actions might be possible elsewhere in the world, here in Australia, there are many obstacles to success.
Researchers have created emissions-free cement Tuesday January 14, 2020 By David L. Chandler Economy & Industry MIT researchers have found a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
Australian bipartisanship on climate change: the long haul Monday November 25, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Energy & Environment In Australia's history of climate change policy, there's been a few well-placed spoilers, backed by vested interests, who have thrown stones and kept good policy…
