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Environment
The first step to integrating ocean plastic into urban recycling
From left: Amaia Mendoza, Gardar Cortaveria, Cristina Peña. Credit: Gorka Estrada. UPV/EHU. The need to address the millions of tonnes of marine debris (mostly plastic) floating in our oceans and effectively manage this waste has never been more urgent. Faced with this reality, the Materials + Technology Research Group at UPV/EHU decided to take the first step. “We evaluated the…
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Environment
Report: Countries need to significantly step up climate adaptation efforts and close fiscal gaps
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As climate impacts intensify, hitting the world’s most vulnerable people hardest, the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Hell and high water is coming, calls for countries to make commitments. It turns out that climate adaptation efforts need to be dramatically stepped up, starting with Take action on funding at COP29. Global average…
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Chemistry
Biologically inspired hydrogel harnesses sunlight: one step closer to artificial photosynthesis
Bio-based hydrogels that harness sunlight to convert water into hydrogen fuel, effectively mimicking natural processes to create sustainable energy solutions. Provided by: JAIST Kosuke Okeyoshi Mimicking the way plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream of scientists looking to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that uses sunlight to trigger chemical reactions that attempt…
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Earth
Arctic ozone reaches record high in positive step for climate
Modeling representation of Arctic ozone hole recovery in 2024. Credit: Michala Garrison, NASA Earth Observatory. The Earth’s ozone hole in polar regions, where stratospheric ozone levels have been significantly reduced, has been featured frequently in climate change news in recent decades. Anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the main culprit and are emitted by household products such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and…
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