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Stay up to date on the latest policies and groundbreaking solutions on climate change, sustainable waste and resource management.
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Climate talks must chart an equitable
path to net-zero emissions
Emissions from wealthier nations seem to have stabilized, according to the latest UNEP report. But current pledges to reduce emissions are still projected to result in at least 3 °C of warming, and most developed countries are not even on track to meet those commitments. https://go.nature.com/35VNtV2
CLIMATE CHANGE
World’s oceans are losing power
to stall climate change
The world’s oceans have long helped to stave off climate change by absorbing heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But that is changing, with devastating consequences for humanity in the coming decades, leading researchers warn in a high-level report commissioned by the United Nations. https://go.nature.com/2Ssuqhs
RECYCLING
BP forms consortium to recycle PET packaging
Several companies have announced the formation of a new consortium that aims
to address the problem of plastic waste by speeding up the commercialization of BP In nia enhanced recycling technology that was developed by London-based BP. Businesses involved in the partnership include those
that manufacture, use, collect and recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging.
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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2020
Here is our annual list of technological advances that we believe will make a real difference in solving important problems. How do we pick? We avoid the one-off tricks, the overhyped
new gadgets. Instead we look for those breakthroughs that will truly change how we live and work.
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World’s First Commercial CO2
Capture Plant Goes Live
Climeworks from Switzerland, plans to compress the CO2 it captures and use it as fertiliser to grow crops in greenhouses. The company wants to dramatically scale its technology over the next decade, and its long-term goal is to capture 1 percent of global annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. https://bit.ly/2Stw2an
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Silicon's Exact Conductivity for Future Solar Cell, Semiconductor Applications Researchers have made the most sensitive measurements to date of how quickly electric charge moves in silicon, a gauge of its performance as a semiconductor. https://bit.ly/3cIJHST
The next-gen Toyota Mirai aims to secure its place in a fossil-fuel-free future
With the ‘hydrogen’ Olympics on the horizon and a new desirable hydrogen car on the market, are we on the cusp of a greener future for transportation?
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