A digest of interesting news about climate change from around the world, compiled by us.
New Flow Battery
New flow battery could help unleash renewable energy. University of Souther California, Research. USC scientists may have solved the storage problem that has long slowed the spread of renewables. >>
Sustainable Development Goals
Mapping Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, World Economic Forum. >>
Sustainable Mining Practices
Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices, University of N.S.W. >>
Sustainable Mining of Mineral Resources
Sustainable Development of Mining Mineral Resources. Journal of Sustainable Mining>>
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development
Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development.
International Institute for Environment and Development, London >>
Sustainable Development of Mining Mineral Resources
Sustainable Development of Mining Mineral Resources. See: Journal of Sustainable Mining (older 2013 article) >>
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
New plastic-free PPE. The Ecologist - the Journal for the Post-Industrial Age.
CORONAVIRUS and POLLUTION
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the newest source of plastic pollution. 'In the era of COVID-19, single-use plastic items such as gloves, masks and sanitizing wipes are increasingly being found and littered on shorelines and disrupting marine ecosystems.' Surfrider Foundation, Hawaii Chapter. >>
Global Coal Exit List
'The Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) is a unique, public database, which provides key statistics on companies throughout the entire thermal coal value chain. It aims to capture the world’s coal industry as a whole and serves as an information source and a divestment tool for the finance sector.' >>
NIKOLA HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLES
Nikola Hydrogen Powered Commercial Vehicle Production. Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona. >>