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Antarctic penguins emit up to 7 million tonnes of methane a year, study finds

A study by CSIC and the University of Granada finds that chinstrap penguin colonies are a previously unmeasured natural source of methane, emitting up to 7 million tonnes a year.

Euronews · 3h ago

Adani's Kutch Copper plans 115 MW renewable energy push at Mundra refinery

Kutch Copper Ltd, a part of Adani Enterprises, plans to integrate 115 megawatts of renewable energy into operations. The copper refinery in Mundra aims to expand from 500,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes per annum. This expansion would make it the world's largest single-location custom smelter. Kutch Copper is committed…

The Economic Times · 10h ago

Engineers turn retired wind turbine blades into highway signs, cutting material costs by 73%

Engineers at the University of Houston have repurposed retired wind turbine blades to build a highway sign structure, creating a potential new use for hard-to-recycle materials. The prototype could cut material costs by 73% and reduce embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions by more than 65%, according to the researchers.

The Economic Times · Oct 10

Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China and US after deadly floods leave 4,000 missing

Nepal seeks climate compensation from world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Deadly floods killed over a thousand people and left many missing. The nation demands justice for climate-related losses and damages. Nepal is pressing wealthier nations for climate funding ahead of a UN summit. This push highlights the global debate…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research

Treating dirty waste water solves one environmental problem but creates another by releasing large amounts of climate emissions. As microorganisms break down sewage, they release carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – three potent greenhouse gases.

The Conversation · Aug 24

In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinction

Earth faced its worst extinction event around 252 million years ago. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is the leading explanation for this crisis. New dating places a major magmatic phase near the extinction's start. Underground magma interacting with sedimentary rocks released greenhouse gases.

The Economic Times · Aug 24

Something is thawing beneath Alaska — and the price tag could be $43 trillion

Alaska's tundra holds immense frozen carbon stores which are thawing. This thaw releases greenhouse gases, potentially causing significant global economic damage. Researchers estimate this damage could reach forty-three trillion dollars by the year 2200. Such emissions contribute to further global warming and widespread climate impacts. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions can…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question

As the UK has baked through extreme heatwaves this summer, the same question has echoed across television studios and radio interviews: “Was this heatwave caused by climate change?”

The Conversation · Jul 31

Will Courts Uphold the EPA's Rescission of the "Endangerment Finding"?

The legal arguments put forward by the EPA are weak and unpersuasive, and could undermine the Administration's position in other climate litigation.

Reason · Jul 22

Lakes that ‘breathe’ ancient carbon: a surprising find in the Congo Basin

In the heart of the Congo Basin’s Cuvette Centrale, a large depression hosting the world’s biggest tropical wetland complex, lie two vast, shallow blackwater lakes, Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe. Together they are roughly the size of 420,000 football fields.

The Conversation · Jul 14