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Reimagining mining for a net-zero future
Carbon-negative mining offers a promising path to meeting the mineral demands of the energy transition while shrinking the industry’s carbon footprint. In this article, Dr Estibalitz (Esti) Ukar examines how innovative geochemical and geomechanical processes could turn mining into a net-negative carbon industry.
Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways
The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials from underutilized plastic waste streams, focusing on developing near-production-scale recycling processes to transform plastic waste into secondary raw materials, and enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in new products.
Does size matter? Guiding deforestation to mitigate Amazonian tipping cascades
The Amazon, a critical global climate tipping element, faces destruction due to land transformation. Research by University of Hamburg and iES Landau investigates whether the size and pattern of deforestation matters, suggesting that guiding clearing can mitigate severe regional climate impacts.
Two worlds, one test: Climate leadership after Belém
Professor Richard Beardsworth analyses climate leadership after Belém, focusing on managing the fossil fuel transition beyond COP30.
Local governments in Europe play a crucial role in achieving climate neutrality
Alina Safronova at the Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, examines how local governments in Europe are one of the most important driving forces on the path to climate neutrality.
Global warming fuels unemployment rate in summer
Masahiro Yoshida from Waseda University’s Department of Political Science and Economics finds that global warming raises summertime unemployment.
Studying the environmental impact of nanoplastics: Strategies and limitations
Understanding the environmental impact of nanoplastics is complex and requires the development of robust and standardised laboratory tests, which are essential for assessing their effects on broader, real-world scales, Monica Passananti explains.
Overcoming barriers for efficient dialogue between research and practice
As climate and biodiversity crises grow more complex, productive exchange between researchers, practitioners and policymakers becomes crucial. This article outlines the hurdles to efficient dialogue and the approaches that can help build trust, shared understanding and real-world impact.
Cold climate heat pumps for GHG emission reductions: A smart-grid approach
Dr. M.F. Lightstone, P.Eng., FCSME, FCAE, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University, presents a smart-grid approach for cold climate heat pumps aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Why riparian buffers fail to filter agricultural runoff contaminants
In this article, Dr David Lobb of the University of Manitoba examines why riparian buffers often fail to filter contaminants from agricultural runoff, particularly in cold climate regions.
Women and heat stress: A silent risk in the climate-exposed workforce
As global temperatures rise, sex-specific vulnerabilities to extreme heat are emerging as a critical blind spot in occupational health policy. Luana Main and Lilia Convit explain.
Unlocking global climate finance: Governments must champion carbon markets
While governments worldwide are stepping up to support voluntary carbon markets, now is the time to scale climate finance with integrity and impact, Chris Duck from Climate Impact Partners argues.
Proving the power of biochar beyond net zero
Concerning proving the power of biochar beyond net zero, Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer, and Dr Sally Wilkinson, Lead Scientist at A Healthier Earth, provide insight.
COP30 in Belém: Leadership between two worlds
Professor Richard Beardsworth continues his analysis of expectations for COP30 in Belém, as he navigates leadership between two realms, one rules-based and co-operative, the other nationalist-populist and centrifugal.
Modelling ocean currents in a changing climate
Paul Myers, Professor at the University of Alberta, emphasizes the necessity for a new generation of very high-resolution computer models to effectively understand how ocean currents will change in a warming climate.
The challenges around the fastness of natural dyes for textiles
Victor Durand from Ever Dye sheds light on the challenges surrounding the fastness of natural textile dyes. Dive into his insights, and learn why this issue is crucial for the future of the textile industry.
Cryptic ground ice conditions in permafrost and northern agricultural expansion
Permafrost conditions are often heterogeneous and concealed beneath the surface, becoming evident only when thawing occurs. Melissa Ward Jones discusses these challenges and highlights a new publication that identifies ice wedges for the first time in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska.
Climate change reduced the labour share in the 21st Century
Masahiro Yoshida, from Waseda University’s Department of Political Science and Economics, presents a new theory and evidence linking climate change to the decline of labour share.
Protection from occupational heat stress amid rising global temperatures
Prof Luana Main emphasises that as extreme heat events become more frequent due to rising global temperatures, immediate action is essential to protect workers through evidence-based and context-specific risk mitigation strategies and solutions.
COP30 in Belém: A new horizon for climate leadership
Professor Richard Beardsworth looks ahead to COP30 in Belém, considering whether this could represent a new era for climate leadership with Brazil positioned to lead, at least in partnership with other major actors.
