Chemical recycling: depolymerisation could enable infinite reuse of plastic waste
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Plastic recycling is currently limited and inefficient: Only a small fraction of plastic waste is…
China’s Coal Output Slips as Imports Extend Decline
China’s coal production last month inched down by 1%, to 385.63 million tons, Reuters has reported, citing official…
Hundreds take part in protest demanding action on Lough Neagh environmental crisis – The Irish Times
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest demanding urgent environmental action to protect Lough Neagh. Former…
High risk yet home to thousands: the makeshift towns at the mercy of landslides and floods in Peru | Flooding
In December 2009, a late‑afternoon storm unleashed torrential rain over Ayacucho, in Peru, hitting poor hillside neighbourhoods hard.…
Agricultural soil microbiomes are structurally and functionally more resistant to warming than adjacent natural ecosystems
Hartmann, M. & Six, J. Soil structure and microbiome functions in agroecosystems. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 4, 4–18 (2023).…
Over 20 million vapes not recycled last year, WEEE says
More than 20 million vapes sold last year in Ireland were not returned for recycling, according to new…
The case for clean energy abundance
The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is both an outdoor swimming pool and a geothermal power plant. (Photo by…
Japan’s new emissions trading program: Key climate tool or paper tiger?
When it comes to Japan’s bid to reduce greenhouse emissions, the latest data shows a positive trend —…
20 million vapes sold in Ireland last year not recycled
More than 20 million vapes sold last year in Ireland were not returned for recycling, according to new…
Coal plants persist as a large barrier to the global solar energy transition
Three-step framework for PV generation and losses A three-step framework was developed to estimate facility-level PV energy generation…
China Cleaning Up Its Pollution Might Have Sped Up Climate Change
You wouldn’t think cleaning up pollution would have the opposite effect of making things worse, but that may…
China’s Solar Boom Has Created a Massive Oversupply Problem
China has expanded its cleantech manufacturing capacity so much that industry players are searching for a way to…