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Sustainability scientist: Why don't we measure nature's capital?
While we do measure the bounty that nature provides, we fail to measure the intrinsic wealth that's found in natural goods. That's the reason why our inclusive wealth is not growing, and one of the reasons why we haven't achieved sustainability.
December 18, 2012 Read more
Heat trading warms up
A new heat-trading simulation tool could help create the kind of open-market for heat trading as a means to avoid dumping useful heat and save energy while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
December 18, 2012 Read more
Warm sea water is melting Antarctic glaciers faster than expected
Inland ice in West Antarctica is melting faster than expected. New observations published by oceanographers from the University of Gothenburg and the US may improve our ability to predict future changes in relation to melting ice.
December 18, 2012 Read more
New European grant to search for new resources for biorefineries
EU grant totaling 5,770,922 euros to exploit poplar and tobacco tree for possible new bio-materials.
December 18, 2012 Read more
Action by 2020 key for limiting climate change
Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR.
December 17, 2012 Read more
Australia funds new solar research initiative with A$87 million
The eight year collaboration will form the Australian solar thermal research initiative, which aims to lower the cost of solar thermal power from 25 to around 10 cents a kilowatt hour.
December 15, 2012 Read more
Will climate change cause water conflict?
A team of international researchers from 14 institutions have met this week to present and debate the results of a 3-year study on water, conflict and security in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Sahel region in Africa.
December 14, 2012 Read more
Study fuels insight into conversion of wood to bio-oil
New research from North Carolina State University provides molecular-level insights into how cellulose - the most common organic compound on Earth and the main structural component of plant cell walls - breaks down in wood to create 'bio-oils' which can be refined into any number of useful products, including liquid transportation fuels to power a car or an airplane.
December 14, 2012 Read more
The insurance industry paying increasing attention to climate change
The insurance industry, the world's largest business with $4.6 trillion in revenues, is making larger efforts to manage climate change-related risks, according to a new study.
December 13, 2012 Read more
Microgrid powers 'World Green City'
The 'World Green City' a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources.
December 13, 2012 Read more
A major step in wireless recharging of electric vehicles
TECNALIA has developed a system for wireless recharging of electric car batteries, just like the batteries of toothbrushes are being recharged. The system has a device located in the floor which transmits electricity to another, receptor element in the vehicle.
December 13, 2012 Read more
Study reveals new factor that could limit the life of hybrid and electric car batteries
A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently on the road.
December 13, 2012 Read more
Solar power prices to continue falling through 2025, experts say
A new survey of experts argues that solar power will become much cheaper through 2025, while expanding greatly - but for these trends to continue for the long term, will require a committment to funding research.
December 12, 2012 Read more
Can algae-derived oils support large-scale, low-cost biofuels production?
ExxonMobil and many other energy companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to develop transportation biofuels from renewable resources such as the oil or hydrocarbons produced by microalgae.
December 12, 2012 Read more
Global carbon dioxide emissions reach new record high
New meta-analysis results indicate that 2-degree target is unlikely to be met.
December 12, 2012 Read more
Megacities may be responsible for as much as 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (w/video)
Megacities move to track emissions.
December 12, 2012 Read more
Innovative concepts in contaminated soil and underground water remediation
The UPSOIL project, funded under the European 7th FP, has allowed its Consortium to bring the future to present in the soil and groundwater remediation field, introducing some new groundbreaking concepts.
December 11, 2012 Read more
A zero-energy building for Seoul
With the Energy Dream Center, the Seoul metropolitan government realizes its goal to construct a center for renewable energy.
December 11, 2012 Read more