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The latest environment news looking at developments in the world of agriculture and aquaculture, along with the management of plastic waste, pollution and climate modelling

Why bio-based chemicals and materials face a higher entry to market bar than fossil incumbents – and why they deserve the effort

Environment25th November 2024

BBIA highlights the potential for bio-based chemicals to reduce greenhouse gases and emphasises the UK’s opportunity to lead in this sector.

Agro2Circular: A territorial circular solution for the upcycling of waste generated by the agrifood industry

Environment22nd November 2024

Learn how Agro2Circular upcycles agrifood waste, developing enzymatic recycling technology for complex plastics and organic waste

Pioneering solutions to tackle food loss

Environment22nd November 2024

The FOLOU project faces the challenge of food loss at primary production: understanding, measuring, training and adopting.

Existing data too biased to provide accurate global biodiversity trends

Environment 13th February 2023

Current monitoring data is unable to provide a precise global picture of local biodiversity richness trends.

Hydrothermal vents are emitting harmful black carbon into our oceans

Environment 13th February 2023

Hydrothermal vents have been found to be a major contributor to deep-sea black carbon. Find out how this impacts climate change.

Offsetting carbon emissions with salps

Environment 6th February 2023

A new study has revealed that jelly plankton blooms can offset as much carbon dioxide emitted by millions of car.

Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem

Environment 6th February 2023

Researchers have developed plant-derived biosolvents to enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials.

Converting rejected plastic waste into useful materials

Environment 3rd February 2023

Researchers are integrating tested technologies and developing new ones to break down plastic waste for conversion into useful materials. Researchers are developing new technologies, such...

EU announces its green industry plan

Environment 2nd February 2023

The Green Deal Industrial Plan is the EU's effort to keep up with a worldwide race in subsidy schemes for green industry.

Flue2Chem project awarded £5m to convert industrial waste into sustainable materials

Environment 2nd February 2023

The Flue2Chem project aims to reduce carbon emissions by converting industrial waste gases into sustainable materials.

How soil is contributing to climate change

Environment 2nd February 2023

Research suggests that nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon and release it back into the atmosphere.

Dimethyl sulphide – is it really an ‘anti-greenhouse’ gas?

Environment 31st January 2023

Learn about a modelling study that has determined if dimethyl sulphide emissions truly work as an anti-greenhouse gas.

Urban ReLeaf project to optimise urban green spaces

Environment 26th January 2023

The Urban ReLeaf project will develop nature-based solutions to boost urban green spaces and tackle climate change.

Stabilising grassland ecosystems requires time to recover from lost species

Environment 24th January 2023

A new study by the University of Zurich analysed the stability of plant biomass production over two decades.

Researchers discover new method to assess responses to climate change

Environment 23rd January 2023

Researchers have found that museum collections can be used as a tool for assessing how species will be affected by climate change.

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