A new product called Great Wrap, which is a compostable alternative to plastic cling wrap. Great Wrap is made from waste potatoes, mixed with other biobased ingredients, such as used cooking oil and a starchy root vegetable called cassava. The material is said to be 100% home-compostable in under 180 days.
Alarm bells ring as Antarctic sea ice hits record lows for July, with an area around 10 times the size of the UK missing compared to the 1981-2010 average.
Climate records show that the global ocean temperature has broken records for May, June, and July, with particular concern surrounding an unexpected marine heatwave in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an action plan to help its members implement its ambitious strategy on climate change. The strategy, which was endorsed in June 2022, aims to make agrifood systems sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and adaptive to climate change.
Scientists are alarmed as the world experiences its hottest day ever recorded in July, breaking the global average temperature record set in 2016. The average global temperature topped 17°C for the first time, reaching 17.08°C on 6 July, a clear consequence of ongoing emissions from burning fossil fuels.
The world's biggest permafrost crater ‘Batagaika’, which is located in Russia's Far East, is expanding at an alarming rate due to the thawing of the permafrost. Scientists say that this is a phenomenon that is being exacerbated by climate change.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G20 Energy Ministers' Meeting via video link, emphasizing India's leadership in climate action and its commitment to green growth and energy transition. He highlighted that India plans to achieve 50% of its installed electricity power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, and the country has already achieved its non-fossil installed electricity capacity target ahead of schedule. India is also a global leader in solar and wind power.
SunHydrogen company is developing a technology to convert solar power and water into hydrogen. SunHydrogen's technology uses a process called photoelectrocatalytic water splitting. This process uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen can then be used as fuel or stored for later use.
The steel industry is one of the most carbon-intensive industries in the world, and it accounts for around 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, the industry is taking steps to reduce its emissions, and there is growing momentum towards the adoption of low-carbon steelmaking technologies.
Scientists issue a warning about successive heatwaves, highlighting the severe threats they pose to global food security and marine life amid rising temperatures worldwide. With heatwaves sweeping through Europe, the US, and China, researchers stress that the Earth's ability to provide food is at risk, leading to potential crop failures and
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