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Ionic liquids could hold key to carbon capture
Scientists presenting at the American Chemical Society have announced a potential new technology, based on 80 year old principles, which could revolutionise the carbon capture industry. Read more...
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Nobel Prize winning ozone expert Sherwood Rowland dies
Professor Sherwood Rowland, the man who first suspected that the ozone layer was being depleted, has died at the age of 84. Read more...
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Microbes generate electricity while cleaning nuclear waste.
It has long been known that microbes can be used to immobilize uranium, however identifying the microbe’s conductive pili or nanowires is a new development that could change the way we view nuclear waste sites. Read more...
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Soot – The Forgotten Greenhouse Aerosol
While most key players have been focusing on reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, soot emissions have largely been forgotten. Read more...
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Chinese wind-farms and European rooftop-solar: the new energy-trendsetters
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) releases figures showing that China and developing countries are now the biggest investors in large-scale renewables, while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar. Read more...
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MEP calls for regulation of shale-gas extraction
Just weeks after the extraction of shale-gas – a process known as 'fracking' – was deemed to be safe, MEP Jo Leinen has called the process into question. Read more...
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Climate Action’s Business News Round-up
Climate Action brings you the green business news from around the world that you might have missed this week, including: United Utilities paying the price for pollution and revolutionary Norwegian research findings that make it possible to reuse waste materials from shipwrecks. Read more...
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Toxic coastline found in West Africa
New research shows unusually high levels of banned toxins in West African coastal regions. Though not certain, the researchers highlight a huge ships’ graveyard in the area as a possible source of the pollution. The research raises questions about environmental law enforcement surrounding the dismantling of ships (or ship breaking) in the developing world. Read more...
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15 years' carbon emissions buried under Scotland’s Moray Firth?
Between 15 and 100 years worth of carbon emissions could be stored in the Captain Sandstone, below the Moray Firth, creating over 10,000 jobs, according to a new report by Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage. The report has spurred a mixed response in Scotland. Read more...
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China research surge to dominate thorium nuclear technology
China is accused of developing threatening nuclear energy, however development towards thorium nuclear indicates the nation’s move to a more ethical stance on the controversial energy form. Read more...
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