Global Climate News

Environment Agency issued Closure Notice to Walleys Quarry Ltd requiring permanent closure of Newcastle-under-Lyme landfill site due to failure to manage gas emissions effectively.

221 fossil fuel and petrochemical industry representatives have registered for UN plastic pollution treaty talks (INC-5) in Busan, making up 6% of attendees, as nations attempt to agree on plastic production curbs.

University of York researchers have found that DNAN, a TNT replacement in explosives, is more harmful to plants and persists longer in plant tissues, raising environmental contamination concerns.

South African government has intervened to address sewage spillages in Emfuleni Municipality, with Rand Water implementing upgrades to wastewater treatment plants and infrastructure to prevent Vaal River pollution.

The Coal Authority has rebranded to Mining Remediation Authority to reflect its role in managing historical mining effects and pursuing low-carbon opportunities in England, Scotland and Wales.

Scientists from Sophia University and Università di Pavia developed a microwave-induced pyrolysis method to recycle VVF power cables, achieving complete pyrolysis in 12 minutes without toxic chemicals.

Researchers have developed uncoordinated Zinc nanosheets as a catalyst for electroreduction of NO3- and CO2 to urea, achieving 31.8% efficiency and enabling sustainable waste removal and urea production.

Researchers developed vanadium-doped nickel phosphide (V-Ni2P) nanosheets as an efficient electrocatalyst for simultaneous hydrogen production and sulfur recovery from sulfion-rich wastewater.

Researchers developed a Co3O4-coated titanium foam membrane with electroflotation coupled membrane separation process for efficient oil-water separation, achieving 99.9% efficiency and self-cleaning ability.