Research into ancient climates suggests that a drop in atmospheric CO2 caused cooling temperatures in south-east Australia 41 to 33 million years ago. Our planet is warming and its atmosphere is changing, but what impact will these changes have on its different ecosystems? To find answers, some scientists have been investigating climates from millions of […]
Sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in 2020
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12 % decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions also decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %. According to the […]
H2020. Environmental sustainability
With the growth in air traffic come concerns about its environmental and health impact. These concerns in Europe and worldwide are prompting the aviation industry to step up its efforts to address the environmental sustainability of air travel to reach the carbon-neutral goal of the EU by 2050. Objective This VLD aims at demonstrating ATM […]