global warming
How cleaning up shipping cut pollution—and warmed the planet
Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
IMO 2020 aimed to reduce sulfur in shipping fuels from 3.5% to 0.5% to improve air quality and public health. The regulation has indeed lowered sulfur dioxide and ammonia levels near ports, but it has also led to increased warming.
Global Carbon Capture Capacity Quadruples as the Biggest Plant Yet Revs Up in Iceland
Posted in Featured, Hardware, Science on 27th May, 2024
by Alex Muller
The project is aiming to reach megaton scale, removing one million tons a year, by 2030 and gigaton-scale, a billion tons a year by 2050.
Climate Change Is Affecting The Arctic's Rain and Snow, Says NOAA
Posted in Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Rapid Arctic warming requires new forms of partnership and information sharing, including between scientists and Indigenous knowledge-holders.
PTN Interviews the MIT 'Space Bubbles' Geoengineering project
Posted in Interviews, Science on 28th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
Many People are becoming more concerned with the growing issue of climate change, and there are many proposals as to how to deal with climate destabilisation. One of the projects focuses on Using Bubbles in space to reduce light from the sun, with the intention of protecting the Earth from too much warming. Here is our interview:
As the planet warms, tropical plants and animals are moving northward
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
New research looks at the northward trek of a variety of tropical species in North America.