Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035, say researchers
This year's heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions.
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Engineering
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Energy & Green Tech
Research finds sustainable aviation fuel is not a silver bullet for the industry's colossal climate woes
The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, airlines are even expanding rapidly—well beyond pre-pandemic ...
May 17, 2023
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Hardware
Standardizing 'low-cost' air quality monitors to help measure pollution
In a recent paper published in Nature Reviews Physics, Professor Richard Brown and Dr. Nick Martin, discuss how the standardization of 'low-cost' air quality monitors can help measure pollution.
Mar 17, 2023
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Business
Clean Air Act dramatically cut vehicle pollution, but inequities remain
The 1972 Clean Air Act has driven spectacular decreases in pollution from U.S. passenger vehicles but poses a challenge for pollution policy in poor communities, according to the first comprehensive study of air pollution ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Automotive
UK car sales hit six-year low in 2019: industry body
New UK car sales sank in 2019 to a six-year low on weak demand for high-polluting diesels and amid Brexit uncertainty, an industry body said Monday.
Jan 6, 2020
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Automotive
US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines
South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech to the rescue: New products aim to improve disaster relief
After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last year, the Israeli startup Watergen sent in its devices which pull clean water out of the atmosphere for firefighters and relief workers.
Jan 11, 2019
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