Climate science – Page 8
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ResearchGoogle Street View cars map methane leaks in major US cities
Cars fitted with methane analysers flag streets in Boston, New York and Indianapolis where subterranean pipes are in need of repair
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NewsAustralian Climate Institute to close
Funding shortfall means climate organisation will not run beyond June 2017
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NewsFrench presidential hopeful courts US climate researchers
Emmanuel Macron has invited America’s climate scientists to bring their expertise to France
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FeatureChemical fossils
Andy Extance finds out what organic molecules made by microorganisms and plants far in the past can tell us about climate
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NewsTrump’s cabinet picks worry science community
Selections prompt fears of roll-back on environmental research and mass reorganisations of science agencies
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ResearchAtmospheric limestone dust injection could halt global warming
Geoengineering using limestone aerosols would also help to stop ozone layer depletion
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OpinionThe global dangers of melting permafrost
Russia’s thawing permafrost risks global warming, disease and ‘megaslumps’
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ResearchQuantifying UK carbon reduction potential
Implementing all possible carbon capture and reduction technologies could reduce UK’s carbon footprint by 8–32%
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ResearchOzone filling a hole in water disinfection
Ozone generator proves to be healthier alternative to established chlorination technology for small-scale wastewater treatment
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ResearchBird droppings help to cool Arctic
Ammonia emissions from guano contribute to the formation of clouds
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ResearchRising human carbon dioxide emissions offset by plants – for now
Terrestrial sinks are soaking up extra carbon dioxide but scientists warn this won’t go on forever
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BusinessBoost for carbon capture projects in India, Norway and Australia
New projects unveiled, as UK carbon capture policy is criticised
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NewsNations agree hydrofluorocarbon climate deal
Montreal Protocol amendment ‘single most important step to limit warming’
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NewsCanada to finalise carbon tax in just two months time
Prime minister announces nationwide carbon pricing will start in 2018 at C$10 per tonne
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ResearchSoil sponge soaking up far less carbon dioxide than expected
Geochemistry experiments suggest the climate might warm more than current models suggest
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ResearchGrass-based emissions test ready to empower global warming watchdogs
Plants could be a powerful ally in accurately measuring power station emissions using C-14
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NewsReprieve for some Australian climate scientists facing the axe
Number of climate scientists to lose jobs cut from 100 to 40
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NewsReshuffle sees Department for Energy and Climate Change scrapped
Universities and science are split across two departments but Jo Johnson remains in place as minister overseeing both