2019 can be a turning point in the fight against climate breakdown.
Environment
Building a Sustainable Future with Emission-Free Cement
A new electrochemical reactor could be the solution to emissionless cement production.
SF6 Worries – The Most Potent and Persistent Greenhouse Gas
The most potent and persistent greenhouse gas is neither carbon dioxide nor methane, but sulfur hexafluoride, a colorless, odorless, non-polar, inert gas.
Reviewing the Decision-Making Behavior of Irrigators
Irrigators’ decisions to follow best management practices or implement a policy change, to accept a technology, or even to exit farming, all affect society.
Photothermal Fabrics for Solar Desalination
A hanging model for solar‐enabled evaporation of seawater desalination.
A Catalyst for Sustainable Methanol
A new green catalyst converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol.
Algal Blooms in Streams, Lakes, and Coastal Waters
Agricultural, urban and industrial activities have dramatically increased aquatic nitrogen and phosphorus pollution (eutrophication), threatening water quality and biotic integrity from headwater streams to coastal areas world‐wide.
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How can we better regulate unconventional oil and gas extraction to protect groundwater from contamination?
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Is catchment leakage the norm and what determines its significance?
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International market mechanisms for greenhouse gas emission reductions tend to generate two extreme reactions – strong opposition or fervent support.
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