sustainability

With this cross-journal Collection, we invite manuscripts that highlight work related to advancing sustainable transport to shape the future of mobility. Submissions are encouraged by 28 March 2027.

Forced to stay home or switch jobs, working mothers are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as classes go online for weeks or months at a time Outside, the temperature has passed 41C (105.8F). Inside Sakshi Katyal’s city apartment, the air conditioner is blasting but it does little to relieve the stress of balancing housework and helping her five-year-old log in on a laptop to online classes.…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 21 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-58621-9 Impact of land use change on the long-term economic value of carbon sequestration in Central Alborz, Iran

The health of the Amazon rainforest is key to the global climate, but many dangers threaten to make it unrecognizable in the future.

Dr. Sushma Sharma, Assistant Professor, Sikkim Government Law College, Gangtok, Sikkim ABSTRACT The growing pressure of modernization, population expansion, and technological advancement have significantly increased the demand for environmental resources, posing serious challenges to environmental sustainability. This rising threat to the environmental resources to meet the demands of the society…

Every year, people around the world drink enormous amounts of coffee, leaving behind more than 10 million tons of used coffee grounds. Most of this waste ends up in landfills or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. However, used coffee grounds contain a significant amount of energy. The problem is that […] The post Scientists turn wet coffee grounds int…

Most carbon footprint apps do the same thing: Quiz → "Your footprint is 120 kg CO₂/week" → Generic tips → User never returns. That's not a coaching experience. That's a guilt trip with no follow-through. For PromptWars Virtual — Challenge 3 (Carbon Footprint Awareness & Reduction), I built CarbonCompass with a different premise: Not just measure. Guide. Live demo: https://prompt-wars-virtual-hack…

Young people around the world who are passionate about protecting the ocean, waterways, and the climate now have an exciting opportunity to transform their ideas into meaningful action through the Bow Seat True Blue Fellowship 2026. This prestigious international fellowship empowers young changemakers who use the creative arts as a powerful tool to address environmental […] The post Bow Seat True…

🌍🚀 Project Showcase: Carbon Footprint Tracker I'm excited to share one of my recent projects — a Carbon Footprint Tracker designed to help users better understand their environmental impact and encourage more sustainable lifestyle choices. As developers, we have the opportunity to build technology that not only solves problems but also creates awareness about important global challenges. This pro…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57469-3 Environmental sustainability in Somalia: the role of clean cooking energy and remittances on ecological footprints

The material I am hoping to discuss and find answers to is based around the future-proofing of ocean voyages using both solar and hydrogen as power sources. I have a concept I will be laying out on paper over the next 12 months of a Trimaran with two electric motors which, if I can solve the one... Read more

Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the UK, there’s huge potential for more businesses and homes to follow its lead Shove them in a fridge, stash them in a cellar – this is how most people store their favourite bottles of wine. But if you have warehouses full of thousands of vintages, you have to t…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-59084-8 Efficiency of a microplastic removal system from synthetic wastewater using a chemical process combined with simple filtration

Exclusive: Tourism minister says another likely record year of visitor growth is not a worry amid move to welcome tourists out of season and market less frequented areas Spain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar “sun and sand and coast” model as it prepares for another record-breaking year in which the number of foreign visitors could reach 100 million for the…

Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of critical minerals mines, despite many being located in drying and water-stressed regions, analysis has found. Mining is a water-intensive industry, requiring large …

Aquaculture can help both coastal ecosystems and economies thrive. The post Resilience Through Restoration: Oyster Growers Find New Opportunities in Conservation appeared first on Cool Green Science .

Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal Electrifying the world – with electric vehicles , electric heating and cooling, and modernised heavy industry – could be the next biggest step towards phasing out fossil fuels, replacing the 80% of global energy that still comes from hydrocarbons. As using electrical energy is much more effic…