The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. will offer a $10,000 credit for roughly 650 new homes that receive a five-plus or six-star energy efficiency rating.
The Florida landfalls of Cat 4 Helene and Cat 3 Milton gave the U.S. a record-tying fifth consecutive year with a major hurricane landfall. The post The weirdly hyperactive 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
ESA’s Proba-3 will be the first mission to create an artificial total solar eclipse by flying a pair of satellites 150 metres apart. For six hours at a time, it will be able to see the Sun’s faint atmosphere, the corona, in the hard-to-observe region between the Sun’s edge and 1.4 million kilometres from its surface. This new technology combined with the satellite pair’s unique extended orbit around Earth will allow Proba-3 to do important science, revealing secrets of the Sun, space weather and Earth’s radiation belts.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03240C, Paper Yuqing Zhong, Yunzheng Zhang, Jiajian Wang, Huile Jin, Shuang Pan, Shun Wang, Yihuang Chen The potential to produce cost-effective, high-performance bifunctional oxygen catalysts holds significant promise for the commercialization of zinc-air batteries (ZABs). In this study, photothermal electrocatalysts consisting of NiCo2S4@NiFe layered double hydroxides... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04849K, Paper Kai Du, Jiaqi Guo, Chenxi Song, Xin Liu, Mingjun Chen, Dachao Yuan, Runping Ye, Xingyuan San, Yaguang Li, Jinhua Ye Photothermal CO2 methanation is crucial for carbon neutralization and long-term space exploration, but the reliance on sunlight irradiation limits its practical application. Herein, a fluorite two-dimensional solid solution of NiO... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The last two years have seen unprecedented falls in the levels of sea ice around Antarctica, which serves as a protective wall for the continent's huge ice sheets. Researchers are now racing to understand the global impact of what could happen next
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04116J, Paper Tao Chen, Junfei Cai, Hangchao Wang, Chuan Gao, Chonglin Yuan, Kun Zhang, Yue Yu, Wukun Xiao, Tie Luo, Dingguo Xia Metal–CO2 rechargeable batteries have immense application potential owing to their high theoretical energy densities and CO2 capture capabilities. However, batteries relying on carbonate production typically offer low output voltages (<2.6... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03208J, Paper Wenbo Peng, Yong Zhang, Xianyong Zhou, Jiawen Wu, Deng Wang, Geping Qu, Jie Zeng, Yintai Xu, Bo Jiang, Peide Zhu, Yifan Du, Zhitong Li, Xia Lei, Zhixin Liu, Lei Yan, Xingzhu Wang, Baomin Xu The optimization of buried interface is crucial for achieving high efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), owing to their role in facilitating hole transport and passivating the buried interface... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It might seem like an odd connection, but the plight of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team is directly connected to climate change.
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
Open access notables Progression of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era , Müller & Gruber Gruber, Science Advances: Ocean acidification driven by the uptake of anthropogenic CO2 represents a major threat to ocean ecosystems, yet little is known about its progression beneath the surface. Here, we reconstruct the history of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era on the basis of observation-based estimates of the accumulation of anthropogenic carbon. Across the top 100 meters and from 1800 to 2014, the saturation state of aragonite (Ωarag) and pH = −log[H+] decreased by more than 0.6 and 0.1, respectively, with nearly 50% of the progression occurring over the past 20 years. While the magnitude of the Ωarag change...
Warmer temperatures and more periods of drought are making it increasingly difficult to grow and harvest the iconic crop. The post Climate change poses new problems for Massachusetts cranberry farmers appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04387A, Paper Xiaolin Ma, Ke Han, Hong-Xing Li, Lulu Song, Yuan Lin, Liangxu Lin, Yang Liu, Yi Zhao, Zhen Yang, Wei Huang Vanadium oxides with high theoretical capacity are attractive cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), while their practical usage is still obstructed by the vanadium dissolution, structure deterioration, and sluggish reaction... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 12, December 2024.
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk
The long-term analysis of blue whale and fin whale vocalisations in the eastern Fram Strait offers valuable insights into seasonal and annual patterns regarding these species’ occurrence in the region. For example, blue whales can primarily be heard in the summer and autumn, whereas the acoustic data on fin whales indicates that their occurrence is much longer and more variable. The unprecedented long-term dataset also confirms the sporadic occurrenceof blue whales – the largest fauna on the planet – during the winter months. The team of researchers, led by the Alfred Wegner Institute, has just released its findings in the journal PLOS ONE.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03192J, Paper Ying Wei, Han Wang, Xin Lin, Tianyu Wang, Yanming Cui, Yu Huang, Jiayi Yang, Te-Huan Liu, Yang Ren, Xiulin Fan, Henghui Xu, Yunhui Huang Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are considered highly promising due to their high-energy-density, however, suffer from challenges such as lithium dendrite growth at low temperatures (LT) and severe decomposition at high... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04011B, Paper Xuanfeng Chen, Chunhao Qin, Fulu Chu, Fangkun Li, Jun Liu, Feixiang Wu Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) synergizing the benefits of solid and liquid electrolytes are promising electrolyte candidates for future Li metal batteries (LMBs). However, the poor performance of current GPEs in... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04466E, Paper Yuan Fang, Chunhong Qi, Weichao Bao, Fangfang Xu, Wei Sun, Bin Liu, Xiqian Yu, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Pengpeng Qiu, Wei Luo The MXene–VO 2− x cathode with asymmetric Ti–O–V orbital hybridization at the heterointerface for zinc-ion batteries is designed to stabilize the oxygen vacancies through charge transfer, thus efficiently boosting the electrochemical performance. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Nature, Published online: 26 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03773-9Climate change and urbanization are exacerbating the effects of flooding. A close look at a Nepalese river reveals that efforts to reduce the impact of floods must consider the geomorphic changes that occur during these extreme events.
By: Jane Eisenhardt Wrapping up Baku and the message for business is clear: we are officially in the era of implementation. Over the past four years, a growing wave of companies, cities, states and financial institutions made ambitious climate commitments. Since COP26 in Glasgow, over 15,500 entities committed to net zero through the Race to […]
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Hurricane Milton approaching landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024. (Image credit: NOAA/CIRA/Colorado State University) Human-caused climate change boosted the wind speeds of recent Atlantic hurricanes, making them more damaging and costly, according to a pair of scientific reports released today. Research published in the journal Environmental Research: Climate, “ Human-caused ocean warming has intensified recent hurricanes ,” found that between 2019 and 2023, the maximum sustained winds of Atlantic hurricanes were 19 mph (31 km/h) higher because of human-caused ocean warming. And a parallel report by Climate Central , a nonprofit scientific research organization, applied the...
Traditional methods meet new technology to produce cleaner building materials, some of which even help sequester carbon pollution. The post Constructing modern buildings doesn’t have to create climate-changing pollution appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03978E, Paper Xueyu Lian, Liang Xu, Zhijin Ju, Ziang Chen, Xiaopeng Chen, Yuyang Yi, Zhengnan Tian, Tao Cheng, Shixue Dou, Xinyong Tao, Jingyu Sun A versatile separator modification strategy is proposed to rearrange anode interface species, realizing a robust inorganic-rich solid–electrolyte interphase thus ensuring a durable potassium metal batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A listing of 25 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 17, 2024 thru Sat, November 23, 2024. Story of the week This week, we again asked Gemini to create a topical summary of the articles we shared during the week. Based on feedback kindly provided in comments to last week's edition - thanks a lot for that! - we have now updated our Google form used to collect the articles with a new drop-down list from which (for now) one item can be picked which will eventually be used to generate a list based on topic instead of date. Major Climate Change Impacts: Extreme Weather Events: Increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, hurricanes, typhoons, and other extreme weather events due to climate change. (The...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 22, 28 November 2024.
A convergence of factors are challenging Alaska fisheries. Climate change, fluctuations in markets and more are all putting pressure on the industry.
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lisa Haber, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Chris Gough, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Mentor: Mindy Priddy, Virginia Commonwealth University Mindy Priddy, Graduate Mentor Angelina De La Torre Using NDVI as a Proxy for GPP to Predict Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Angelina De La Torre, California State University Channel […]
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve.
New National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for Saturday and Sunday as Storm Bert heads towards the UK. The weather system will bring heavy rain and snow, together with strong winds to large swathes of the country.
This weekend, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from her homeport in Bremerhaven. In addition to the crew, 33 scientific expedition participants will be on board – primarily young researchers whose job it will be to familiarise themselves with using echosounders to survey the ocean floor.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 11, November 2024.
Video: 00:07:25 Meet Copernicus Sentinel-1 – this ground-breaking mission delivers continuous, all-weather, day-and-night imaging for land, ice and maritime monitoring. Equipped with state-of-the-art C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Sentinel-1 captures high-resolution data around the clock, in any weather, making it indispensable for detecting the subtle changes on Earth’s surface that remain hidden from the human eye.Sentinel-1 data serves a multitude of critical applications: from ensuring the safety and efficiency of maritime traffic, tracking sea ice and icebergs, to monitoring structural integrity and natural hazards, such as earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity. Its enhanced radar technology provides precises precise information on ground movement, which is critical...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03857F, Paper Zeheng Lv, Rong Tang, Chenxi Sun, weiwei meng, Jin Yang, Siyang Li, Qilong Wu, Minghao Zhang, Jinbao Zhao, Yang Yang Aqueous Zn-V2O5 batteries, renowned for their intrinsic safety and high energy density, hold significant promises for large-scale energy storage. Despite achieving impressive fast-charging performance, maintaining long-term cycling performance in practical... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01743A, Paper Benben Wei, Shuo Huang, Xuan Wang, Min Liu, Can Huang, Ruoqing Liu, Hongyun Jin Solid-state sodium metal batteries (SSBs) have drawn significant attention as a low-cost alternative for post-lithium-ion energy storage system. However, numerous challenges like poor grain-boundary conductivity and high interface resistance still... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A Hilcorp oil field in Alaska’s Arctic is set to host a tech firm that wants to use natural gas-fired power to mine digital currency.
Fresh warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office as Arctic air continues to dominate the UK’s weather.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04803B, Paper Yimei Chen, Kaijie Zhang, Zhixiao Xu, Facheng Gong, Renfei Feng, Zhehui Jin, Xiaolei Wang The zinc-ion batteries are challenged by zinc dendrite, notorious side reactions, and poor performance at low temperatures. Here, we present a dual-salts tuned electrolyte exhibiting a wide temperature range (-60... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Our impact on the planet has caused the Sixth Mass Extinction. Here are the main reasons why we are causing the most recent animal extinctions.
As Arctic temperatures rise, marine-terminating glaciers—especially in places like Svalbard—are undergoing rapid retreat and intensified calving.The ESA-funded Space for Shore project utilises radar data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission to provide precise, year-over-year insights into glacier retreat and calving intensity, particularly in areas like Kongsfjorden, where notable glaciers are experiencing significant retreat.
On November 1, 2024 we announced the publication of 33 rebuttals based on the report " Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles " written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in 2024. Below is the blog post version of rebuttal #3 based on Sabin's report. The amount of waste that solar panels are expected to generate over the next few decades is trivial compared to the amount of waste that will be generated by fossil fuels. A study published in Nature Physics in October 2023 found that “35 years of cumulative PV module waste (2016-2050) is dwarfed by the waste generated by fossil fuel energy and...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03419H, Paper Ciyu Ge, Qi Xu, Dayu Liu, Wenjiang Ye, Yongxin Zhu, Peiyan Zhang, Jiakuan Yang, Guang-xing Liang, Ling Xu, Ying Zhou, Haisheng Song, Chao Chen, Jiang Tang Vacuum-assisted technology, favored for its low cost, environmental friendliness, and scalability, is widely used in perovskite solar cells and is a preferred choice for commercialized production. However, strong solvent extraction... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Leading researchers warn that relying on "passive" carbon sinks such as forests to absorb ongoing carbon emissions will doom the world to continued warming
A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestimated the risk that an important ocean current will shut down and cause climate chaos
Super Typhoon Man-yi (called Pepito in the Philippines) made landfall on Catanduanes Island in the Philippines at 9:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, Nov. 16, as a category 5 storm with 160 mph winds and a central pressure of 921 mb, as determined by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). The Philippines have suffered an […] The post Category 5 Super Typhoon Man-yi hits the Philippines appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Researchers have analyzed mummified remains pulled from Siberia's permafrost in 2020 and determined they belong to a 3-week-old saber-toothed kitten that died at least 35,000 years ago.
Governments and companies almost never take action when satellites alert them about large methane leaks coming from oil and gas infrastructure
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03483J, Opinion Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Xuan Gao, Haobo Dong, Chang Su, Yuhang Dai, Yiyang Liu, Ivan P. Parkin, Claire J Carmalt, Guanjie He Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) present a transformative avenue in electrochemical energy storage technologies, leveraging zinc anodes and aqueous electrolytes for safety and cost-effectiveness. The primary challenge of mitigating zinc... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
When multiple elephants were found dead in a national park in India, microbiologists turned to investigate their prime suspect: fungi.
By Hiro Shirakawa As one of the world’s top five importers and financiers of oil and natural gas, Japan is uniquely positioned to influence methane emissions along the supply chain. Though Japan has been recognized for the climate-action leverage it can exert as a major global buyer of liquefied natural gas, a new Deloitte report […] The post Financing provides Japan another lever to reduce global oil & gas industry emissions appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Negotiations at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, COP29, are now picking up. Global leaders are tasked with deciding on a new goal for how much money will be provided to developing countries to take climate action. The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance represents a critical opportunity to reshape how […] The post Getting Climate Finance Right at COP29: Key Issues to Address in Baku appeared first on Climate 411 .
A metal-organic framework is activated to capture carbon dioxide at high temperatures
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old
Air pollution has been linked to eczema before, and now a study of more than 280,000 people has strengthened the association
The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.
A Landmark Step Toward Restoring Coastal Louisiana MAUREPAS, LA (Dec. 3, 2024) – Today, the state of Louisiana broke ground on the critical River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project, which would reconnect one of the largest forested wetland complexes in the nation with the Mississippi River to aid in preventing further wetland loss and habitat degradation. The project will benefit more than 45,000 acres, providing a wetland buffer that can reduce storm surge for communities stretching from the Greater Baton ... Read The Full Story The post Groundbreaking Ceremony for River Reintroduction to Maurepas Swamp Project appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta .
Astronomers have spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid that is set to hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia at 4.15 pm GMT, making a fireball in the sky
On November 1, 2024 we announced the publication of 33 rebuttals based on the report " Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles " written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in 2024. Below is the blog post version of rebuttal #5 based on Sabin's report. There is overwhelming evidence that the lifecycle emissions 1 of solar energy are far lower than those of all fossil fuel sources, including natural gas 2 . On average, it takes only three years after installation for a solar panel to offset emissions from its production and transportation. Modern solar panels have a functional lifecycle of 30–35...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04806G, Paper Jintu Qi, Yongchao Tang, Yue Wei, Guigui Liu, Jianping Yan, ZhenFeng Feng, Zixin Han, Minghui Ye, Wencheng Du, Qi Yang, Yufei Zhang, Zhipeng Wen, Xiaoqing Liu, Cheng Chao Li Hypervalent Te redox (Te0/Te4+) in ionic liquid electrolytes (ILEs) is promising for energetic Zn batteries. However, the energy contribution of Te0/Te4+ is only one-third of the total redox-amphoteric conversion, which... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators.
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). We're choking our planet with pollution - whether that's greenhouse gases or plastics. But these two crises are deeply connected - and it all goes back to fossil fuels. And for both, the world needs to tackle the problem at source. Right now, the world is coming together to discuss the Global Plastic Treaty - a unique opportunity to get to grips with waste, and clean up our environment. But with fossil fuel companies up to their usual tricks, will we finally start to tackle the plastic problem and the climate crisis? Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
A listing of 26 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 24, 2024 thru Sat, November 30, 2024. Story of the week Before Skeptical Science and an entire fleet of other websites devoted to combating and correcting climate misinformation and disinformation, there was Real Climate ("RC" for short and familiar). For our part we've been slinging climate facts for 17 years, but Real Climate team members Gavin Schmidt, Michael Mann, Rasmus Benestad, Stefan Rahmstorf and Eric Steig are still plugging away after a full 20 years on this often (chronically!) frustrating but entirely necessary beat. Real Climate's archive begins in November of 2004 with a glossary entry covering Antarctic...
Comparing historical heat extremes with climate simulations has revealed that in parts of the world the models are underestimating how extreme heatwaves are getting
"We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century. We didn't know what it was at first."
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02181-1A rigorous analysis of twenty-first-century multi-hazard exposure for US Southeast Atlantic coastal communities indicates that up to 70% of residents will be exposed daily to shallow and emerging groundwater by approximately 2100. This threat further exacerbates the impacts of other coastal stressors, such as flooding, beach erosion and subsidence, under expected future climate change scenarios.
Launched just six months ago and still in its commissioning phase, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is already producing remarkable data from its four instruments, offering groundbreaking insights into clouds, aerosols, and Earth’s energy balance.Highlighting the importance to Earth system science and climate research, teams worldwide are out in force taking measurements to verify and enhance the accuracy of EarthCARE’s data.
Recently, I sat in a room in Cape Town with African climate scientists, watching them present results from sophisticated models examining how solar geoengineering interventions might affect local weather patterns across the continent. These researchers, ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04525D, Review Article Tian Wang, shaocong Tang, Ya Xiao, Weiwei Xiang, Jae Su Yu The expansion of anode-free configuration in aqueous zinc (Zn) metal batteries (ZMBs) combines intrinsic safety and low cost while satisfying the desire for high energy density. Since all Zn sources... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02947J, Paper Hailong Wu, Jiulin Hu, Songlin Yu, Chilin Li High energy all-solid-state lithium metal batteries (AS-LMBs) are challenging due to anode dendrite growth, high interfacial resistance and low cathode loading. Here, a dual conversion reaction strategy is proposed to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
By: Aubrey Taylor Tropical Storm Oscar crept up from the North Atlantic Ocean at a leisurely 40 miles per hour on the morning of Oct. 19, 2024 and ambled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands. Based on the data available, meteorologists believed the tiny storm was unlikely to cause major damage. Yet only three hours […] The post How Fishers Are Protecting Their Communities from Hurricanes appeared first on EDFish .
On November 6, 2024 the Consortium for Climate Risks in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) hosted a webinar within the Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series about climate change misinformation and disinformation. CCRUN is a NOAA-funded initiative that has been studying the impact of climate change on the Northeast since 2010. The webinar was moderated by Franco Montalto, one of the co-investigators of the initiative. This webinar series began in 2014, and all previous seminars are archived on the CCRUN website for reference. The webinar's topic focused on climate change misinformation and disinformation and included three speakers: Dr. Gavin Schmidt , Dr. John Cook , and Dr. Emily Vraga who each gave a presentation on this critical topic. Below, we feature each...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04212C, Paper Hui Lin, Lingxing Zeng, Chuyuan Lin, Junxiu Wu, Huibing He, Chengxiu Huang, Wenbin Lai, Peixun Xiong, Fuyu Xiao, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Jun Lu The structure design principles of organic additives for high-performance anode over wide-pH electrolytes are elusive, which are critical barriers to the practical application of aqueous zinc-metal batteries (AZMBs). Herein, this... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
With lithium in short supply, sodium-ion batteries might offer cheap energy storage with less environmental impact
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04046E, Paper Ming Zhao, Tao Cheng, Tianyu Li, Shuo Wang, Yanbin Yin, Xianfeng Li Polybromide molecular polarity regulation ensures the optimal performance of zinc–bromine flow batteries at room temperature and −20 °C. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05028B, Paper Xiaoyun Xu, Songmei Li, Junwei An, Zicheng Luo, Juan Du, Bin Li, Jinyan Zhong, Mei Yu, Shubin Yang The application of Zn metal anode in aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) is limited by unstable interface, which induced notorious dendrite growth and corrosion. In this report, a bionic ion... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
By Nini Gu Data recently collected by EDF’s MethaneAIR project in 2023 reveals a striking difference in the emissions profiles between the two major Colorado basins: the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) in the east, and the Piceance in the west. The D-J Basin exhibited a 1.7% methane loss rate from the total natural gas produced; by contrast, […] The post A Tale of Two Basins: Colorado regional oil and gas pollution differences highlight need for action on the West Slope appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic are popping up all over the world – New Scientist visited one in New York City’s East river
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03893B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Sang Won Lee, Tae Heon Nam, Seok Hee Lee, Tatsumi Ishihara, John T. S. Irvine, Tae Ho Shin We propose an ultrasonic spraying strategy for the one-step fabrication of uniform nano-electrodes with a nano-convex structure on an all-ceramic fuel electrode, enhancing both activity and durability. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A reluctant deal finalised at the COP29 climate summit isn't generous enough to encourage nations to submit more ambitious climate plans, delegates warn
National Severe Weather Warnings are still in place across the UK as Storm Bert brings impacts across much of the UK.
Earth's atmosphere is heavy, so why doesn't it weigh us down more?
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Has human-caused climate change increased extreme weather? Planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather, jeopardizing the stability of ecosystems and human populations. Warmer temperatures increase evaporation while warmer air holds more moisture. This has caused prolonged heat waves and drought in some regions and intensified precipitation, storms, and flooding in others. Global warming has also increased...
EPA Acts to Reduce Dangerous Air Pollution from New Gas-Burning Power Plants
Your editors chat about fake meat, vegetarianism, and the weird moralizing that happens around food. The post Our spiciest takes on climate change and food appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
New technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are growing in scale –though their effect on the climate remains negligible
A new consensus on forests from the world’s leading carbon market governing body marks a significant turning point for voluntary carbon market buyers.
Open access notables Projected increase in the frequency of extremely active Atlantic hurricane seasons , Lopez et al., Science Advances: Future changes to the year-to-year swings between active and inactive North Atlantic tropical cyclone (TC) seasons have received little attention, yet may have great societal implications in areas prone to hurricane landfalls. This work investigates past and future changes in North Atlantic TC activity, focusing on interannual variability and evaluating the contributions from anthropogenic forcing. We show that interannual variability of Atlantic TC activity has already increased, evidenced by an increase in the occurrence of both extremely active and inactive TC seasons. TC-resolving general circulation models project a 36% increase...
Petra, an archaeological site in Jordan, is home to multiple Bedouin tribes, including the Bdoul and the Ammarin, who have lived there for centuries (1). Since Petra’s designation as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1985 (2), Jordan has neglected the rights of these local communities to hold their land and preserve their Indigenous knowledge. Environmental protections should not displace local communities. Instead, conservationists should work with local communities to address the challenges posed by climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03944K, Paper Insang You, Baltej Singh, Mengyang Cui, Gillian Goward, Lanting Qian, Zachary Arthur, Graham King, Linda Nazar Solid-state lithium batteries are on the threshold of commercialization as an alternative to liquid electrolyte batteries. Glassy or amorphous solid electrolytes could bring crucial benefits, but their lack of periodicity... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Researchers determined that 44% of the economic damages caused by Hurricane Helene and 45% of those caused by Hurricane Milton could be attributed to climate change. The post Human-caused ocean warming intensified recent hurricanes, including all 11 Atlantic hurricanes in 2024 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink The world is emitting over 40 gigatons of CO2 per year, contributing to an accelerating warming of the planet. The world needs to cut emissions rapidly to be remotely on track to meet our Paris Agreement goals of limiting warming to well-below 2C, and we should be spending the vast majority (>95%) of our resources today on reducing emissions. But once we get close to zero emissions, we will need to rely on an increasing amount of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to stabilize temperatures. As I discussed in an earlier Climate Brink article , every ton of CO2 we put in the atmosphere continues to warm the earth for millennia to come. Getting to zero emissions will stop the Earth from warming, but will...
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done." The post The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
On this real world, natural threats and hazards – cycles of flood and drought; hurricanes and winter storms; earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions; and more – are much in evidence. They are not merely features that make Earth a bit … Continue reading → The post We manage other risks. Why do natural disasters pose a special challenge? first appeared on Living on the Real World.
Observers fear next administration will loosen environmental regulations, downplay role of science
The World Health Organization estimates 600 million people a year already suffer from foodborne illnesses. The post Climate change is spoiling food faster, making hundreds of millions of people sick around the world appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Video: 00:04:31 The double-satellite Proba-3 is the most ambitious member yet of ESA’s Proba family of experimental missions. Two spacecraft will fly together as one, maintaining precise formation down to a single millimetre. One will block out the fiery disc of the Sun for the other, to enable prolonged observations of the Sun’s surrounding atmosphere, or ‘corona’, the source of the solar wind and space weather. Usually, the corona can only be glimpsed for a few minutes during terrestrial total solar eclipses. Proba-3 aims to reproduce such eclipses for up to six hours at a time, in a highly elliptical orbit taking it more than 60 000 km from Earth. The two spacecraft are being launched together by India’s PSLV-XL launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Follow the mission’s deployment...
New report highlights policy lessons for Florida to stabilize insurance markets, protect communities, and build resilience against growing climate risks.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Governments around the world face a conundrum. Virtually none are on track to meet their Paris climate commitments. That includes the United States, which committed to cut its emissions at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 but is only on track for 32-43% cuts by 2030 based on current policies. And many of those policies, like the clean energy incentives passed in the Inflation Reduction Act – the landmark 2022 climate law – could be rolled back by the incoming Republican administration and Congress, leaving the U.S. even further short of its climate targets. President-elect Trump has pledged to once again withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, which would mean...
This year likely will end as warmest on record, and new findings show Earth's icy places are suffering. Meanwhile, CO2 emissions continue rising — and efforts to turn the climatic tide are increasingly threatened.
A listing of 33 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 10, 2024 thru Sat, November 16, 2024. Story of the week Our Story of the Week is completely "meta" (no, not that Meta). It's about our exploring how to improve the utility of the feature you're reading right now. Sharp-eyed or possibly even distracted regular readers of our weekly climate news roundup will have noticed some distinct differences in the prior two editions to this latest, compared with the past 634 releases. Typically our weekly listing of news and analysis centered on climate change has been displayed in chronological order, more-or-less following the sequence of original article publication dates. This is a perspective that sometimes...
New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections and that case rates could increase by 60% by 2050.
For the First Time, a Satellite Can Deliver a Full Picture of Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Over Wide Areas, Revealing the Sizeable Share Currently Unseen by
The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the Solomon Islands.
President-elect Donald Trump wants to increase oil and gas production and roll back the Inflation Reduction Act.
The depression is expected to intensify into Tropical Storm Sara and potentially bring catastrophic flooding to Honduras this weekend. The post Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Western Caribbean, threatens Honduras appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center has been awarded a highly competitive U.S. Department of Energy grant to transform its main administration building into a facility that produces as much renewable energy as it uses. Following an Oct. 29 announcement, NASA Stennis, located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, will receive $1.95 million through the Assisting Federal Facilities […]
Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today.
Today, November 14, is Finance Day at COP29. We caught up with Leslie Labruto, EDF’s Managing Director for Sustainable Finance, about what she’s watching for at COP29, the United Nations’ climate change talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. Follow Leslie on LinkedIn. Q: You’re in Baku for COP29. What key issues are on your radar? A: […] The post Climate Finance and Accountability at COP29 appeared first on Climate 411 .
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
Extraordinarily warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are helping to fuel an unusually active hurricane season. The post World on track for hottest year ever as carbon pollution hits record levels appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Most of us are familiar with the mammoths in "Ice Age," but how much do you really know about these creatures? Find out by taking our quiz.