environmental-science

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sector The UK government’s plans to further weaken electric car targets have provoked a furious backlash from the charging industry and the electric car brand Polestar, which would lose out from the changes. The Labour government is expected to dilute rules known as the zero emission vehicle (Z…

About 80% of 115 products tested show levels of Pfas that comply with rules – but some firms still exceeding limits State laws banning Pfas in clothing and textiles have significantly reduced the amount of toxic “forever chemicals” used in the products, which public health advocates say marks a major public health win and underscores the value in protective policy. However, some companies appear …

Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in soils are mainly driven by nitrification and denitrification, which are sensitive to environmental change. However, the response of soil N2O emission to N addition rates and elevated temperature in semi-arid grassland remains poorly understood, where nitrification dominates N2O emissions. We examined N2O emissions of a clay-loam loess to three N sup…

Exploring the wetlands and coastal habitats of western India revealed extraordinary biodiversity and deep connections between nature and local communities. This project shares my field experiences, key discoveries, and lessons learned while working to conserve these dynamic ecosystems.

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup.

Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems

El Niño is typically associated with a higher chance of more rain in Southern California. But the powerful climate pattern could affect the Golden State in a number of ways.

Ardian and Societe Generale have announced a nature-based solutions equity partnership centered on Averrhoa NBS, a new impact fund managed by Ardian's Infrastructure team alongside aDryada Advisory. Societe Generale has committed EUR 100 million as the fund's anchor investor and will provide financial advisory and structuring support through its affiliate, Societe Generale Investment Solutions. T…

BackgroundWhether place-based circular-economy policy can strengthen urban ecological resilience remains an open question in environmental economics. China’s Zero-Waste City (ZWC) pilot, covering 11 cities and 5 special zones in 2019 and expanded to 113 prefectures in 2022, provides the largest such policy experiment to date, and a natural setting in which to test this question.MethodsUsing a pan…

Artificial Island Development (AID) in coastal regions, particularly in the Gulf area, is a strategic initiative aimed at expanding land and infrastructure, offering significant economic benefits. This study is based on live project data from the Qetaifan Island North (QIN) development in Qatar, which has been implemented as a real-world artificial island project. However, these developments also…

Based on the index system construction of eco-efficiency of arable land utilization (EEALU), this paper measures EEALU of 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2022 using SBM model, the standard deviation ellipse, Dagum Gini Coefficient and Decomposition, kernel density estimation and fixed effects model to reveal hotspot migration process, spatial differences, the dynamic evolution and drivers of E…

This paper systematically examines the spatial pattern of coupling coordination between intelligent and green industries in the Yellow River Basin from the perspective of “spatial scale”. First, at multiple functional regional scales—including metropolitan areas, metropolitan circles, and urban agglomerations—the differentiated spatial structures and the dynamic evolution of “polarization-diffusi…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57671-3 A decision-making framework integrating energy efficiency and climate resilience: evidence from ASEAN economies

Recent research by Capgemini and the World Climate Foundation identifies five strategies that can help business leaders build long-term resilience amid an increasingly complex landscape for water management The post From risk to resilience: Making water management a strategic priority appeared first on Capgemini .

As water supply volatility becomes a structural feature of the global economy, digital technology is turning this unpredictable risk factor into a measurable, manageable asset for businesses The post How digitalization is making water management a strategic capability appeared first on Capgemini .

Circularity Fuels has announced the completion of what it describes as the world's first end-to-end conversion of raw agricultural biogas into sustainable aviation fuel. The six-month pilot drew biogas directly from the manure digester of a California dairy farm, processing it without pre-treatment through an integrated system developed entirely by the company. The post Circularity Fuels Complete…

No two El Niño events are exactly alike, though forecasters have a pretty good idea of what’s likely to happen

Hurricane forecasting by humans can take a few hours to reach a conclusion. Google’s DeepMind is eight times faster than that, the company claims

Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area The harsh temperatures, treacherous currents and shifting pack ice of the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, which crushed and sank his ship, Endurance, in 1915, led Ernest Shackleton to describe it as the “worst portion of the wors…

Shamballa, an 8-hectare open-air laboratory and research site dedicated to sustainable living and advanced architectural 3D printing , was inaugurated on June 8, 2026, in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy . The project is a collaboration between WASP, a 3D printing technology company, and Olfattiva, an aromatherapy and botanical perfumery company, hosting a makers laborator…