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Researchers from the School of Environmental Engineering have conducted an in-depth study on the carbon footprint of the Suranaree Agricultural Fair 2025, a nine-day public event held in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. The event, promoting sustainable agricultural innovation and the Bio-Circular-Green Economy, attracted 258,917 participants and was spread over
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Satellite technology has improved significantly over the years, allowing for better tracking of wildfire smoke plumes. The University of Iowa's Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Jun Wang, and his team have been working on a new method that uses data from NASA's TEMPO satellite to
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Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University have conducted a study that reveals the effectiveness of eco-friendly chimneys equipped with Carbon Purification Technology (CPT) in reducing air pollution from brick kilns. According to the study, led by Professor Dr Murad Ahmed Faruk, installing CPT-equipped chimneys can decrease toxic emissions by up to
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Researchers from Nanjing University have revealed new data on agriculture, highlighting the significant impact of coastal wetland reclamation on greenhouse gas flux processes within coastal ecosystems. Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the study characterized the dynamic exchanges within the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum in four representative coastal wetland
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Ghana's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy integration is a crucial step towards a carbon-neutral future. The country has set ambitious targets, aiming for 10% and 20% variable renewable energy integration by 2030 and 2070, respectively. Researchers from Loughborough University have explored potential pathways
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A new study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia has shed light on the significant contribution of inhalational anesthesia agents to healthcare-related greenhouse gas emissions. The research, conducted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that the removal of desflurane, a commonly used anesthetic, led
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Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) led a bipartisan group of 73 House Members in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to retract its proposal to weaken the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The letter argues that weakening the
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Researchers from the University of Colorado have published a study on the development of consumption-weighted benchmarking methodology for asphalt cradle-to-gate global warming potential in Colorado. The study proposes a new method for measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from construction materials, which is becoming a requirement for government environmental policies
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Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a groundbreaking carbon-aware ant colony system (CAACS) algorithm that optimizes transportation routes while minimizing carbon emissions. This innovative approach uses ant colony pheromone trails to balance environmental and economic objectives. The algorithm has been successfully applied to real-world scenarios, including UPS package
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Research conducted at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS has revealed that hydrogen production facilities contribute significantly to CO2 emissions in the oil and gas industry. The study, published in the journal Platform, a Journal of Engineering, aimed to quantify carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through direct and indirect sources in Steam-Methane Reforming (SMR)
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Researchers led by Prof. Zhang Jian and Prof. Zhang Yexin from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative electrified catalysis strategy for dry reforming of methane (DRM) that removes more greenhouse gases than it generates. This breakthrough approach,
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Research on climate change conducted by the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland, has shed light on the energy transition process in the European Union's 27 member states. The study, published in the journal Energies, aimed to assess the efficiency of the energy transition in the EU-27
