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Researchers affiliated with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub find that paving material selection…
Pavements are an abundant urban surface, covering around 40 percent of American cities. But in addition to carrying traffic, they can also emit heat.
Due to what’s called the urban heat island effect, densely built, impermeable…
NMCG hosts Session on ‘Integrated River Basin Management: Stakeholder Engagement’ on Day 2 of…
New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga today hosted a Meet & Mingle session on ‘Integrated River Basin Management: Stakeholder Engagement’on the Second Day of Stockholm World Water Week 2021. The Program Director, WWF India,…
International Centre for Automotive Technology organises Webinar on Ethanol Economy to Deliberate on…
New Delhi: International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) organized a knowledge-sharing two-day ‘Ethanol Economy’ webinar last week through its technology platform of ASPIRE to celebrate AzadiKaAmritMahotsav. Prime Minister Sh…
Competition winners to deliver UK’s first hydrogen transport trials in Tees Valley
Hydrogen transport pilots in the Tees Valley area will establish the UK as a leader in the technology and propel us towards our net zero goals, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said today (17 August 2021), as he unveiled the winners of…
COP26 President welcomes commitments towards climate goals during critical visit to Brazil
In his first visit to Brazil as COP26 President-Designate, Alok Sharma, had constructive discussions with Vice President Mourao and other key ministers on progress towards the Brazilian government’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by…
UK: Appeal for local knowledge to achieve tree planting ambitions in York
The tree planting programme will see 275 trees to be planted across the city this autumn, and the Environment Agency is asking the local community for their views on where they should be located.
When flood defences are being…
UK calls for greater global ambition as UN finds world warming faster than expected
The UK is calling for urgent global action in response to a UN report published today on the science of climate change, that says the planet has warmed more than previously estimated.
This latest report published by the Intergovernmental…
UC graduate conserving our mountains one app at a time
Wanaka-based Ambrose Ledbrook, who graduated with an honours degree in Software Engineering from UC last year, wants to make career choices that will have a positive impact on the environment.
An enthusiastic skier and ‘liftie’ (ski lift…
Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC
GENEVA, Aug 9 – Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of the…
India welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 contribution to…
New Delhi: India welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021 : The Physical Science” released today by the IPCC. Several Indian Scientists…