Talks to finalize the world’s first treaty on #plasticpollution in #Geneva, Switzerland collapsed in failure Friday as countries remained bitterly divided how to tackle the #crisis: #Bangladesh #Qatar #UK #plastics #SaudiArabia #UnitedNations #news25

Chinese electrolyser maker #Longi has begun construction on a huge two-phase project in Inner #Mongolia, #China, that would produce a total of 400,000 tonnes of #greenmethanol a year from both #biomass and #electrolytic H2:#cleantechnology #renewable #news

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#Scientists in the #US have designed a #carbon-fiber #plastic composite that not only heals itself the way skin does, but also recovers its original shape under heat and outperforms #steel in strength:#Cryopreservation #Sustainability.#plastics #Innovation

Deadly heat of up to 44C is searing southern #Europe, as scientists warn of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast #wildfires across the #Mediterranean: #France #globalwarming #Spain #Europe #Climatecrisis #Italy #news25

#Commercialfishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the #PacificOcean must halt once again after a judge in #Hawaii sided with #environmentalists challenging a #Trumpadministration rollback of federal #ocean protections: #Coral #Marinelife

#Scientists at the Norwegian Institute of BIOeconomy Research (#NIBIO) have turned to #biofilms to turn carbon-based gases such as #carbondioxide and #carbonmonoxide into #biomethane, a #sustainable alternative to #naturalgas: #news #bioengineering #Norway

#France's highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious #farming law that would have brought back a banned #pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to #protect the #environment and future generations: #Constitutionalcourt #climate

#Germany fast-tracks #geothermalenergy projects to eliminate #fossilfuel heating by 2045, aiming to reduce #emissions and energy costs: #pollution #cleanenergy #geothermal #climatechange #sustainability #news25

#Australia’s Waratah Super Battery, operated by BlackRock’s #AkayshaEnergy, has officially begun operations. Once fully commissioned later this year, it will become the world’s largest #battery by power output: #BatteryTech #storage #renewable #greenenergy

#Scientists from #China have developed a new type of #selfcleaningglass that uses #electric fields to remove dust and other particles from its surface—offering a simple and #sustainablesolution to a common problem: #technology #science #innovation #news25

#NewZealand plans to start charging international #touristsfees to enter its famous #naturalsites and will make it easier for businesses to operate on #conservation: #AsiaPacific #environment #sustainabledevelopment #Biodiversity #news25

#Italy has agreed to a #Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast #solarfarm that will generate enough #electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City: #PopeLeoXIV #carbonemissions.#solarenergy #renewableenergy

A Washington-based company has started the construction of a #nuclearfusion facility in Chelan County, #Orion. #HelionEnergy aims to produce low-cost, #cleanelectricenergy using a #fuel derived from water: #renewable #greenenergy #Sustainability #news #USA

A formidable new radar #satellite jointly developed by the #UnitedStates and #India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in #Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards:#NisarSatellite #Nasa #science

#B2U is building a groundbreaking #batterystoragefacility in #Texas using recycled #EVbatteries for sustainable #energysolutions: #EGEB #BatteryStorage #USA #grid #UsedEVs #SustainableDevelopment #renewable #greenenergy #news25

#Researchers at the #UniversityofBirmingham have developed a powerful new method to detect harmful #bluegreenalgae in freshwater lakes before blooms: #environment #studies #technology #toxicalgae #UnitedKingdom #news25

A #Japanese research team has demonstrated that a novel #microbialpolyester called LAHB, can #biodegrade on the deep‑sea floor while conventional bio‑based #plastics remain stubbornly intact:#Sustainability #Science #plasticpollution #marine #microbiology

#London's Kew Gardens will open a new #garden focused on carbon that will showcase its importance in #sustaininglife, but also explore the role of #carbondioxide in the #climatecrisis and how #plants can combat it: #climatesolution #emissions #nature #news

The world's top court has said a healthy #environment is a #humanright, and governments could be violating international law if they fail to act on #climatechange in a #landmark ruling for international law and #environmentaljustice: #Court #UniteNations

#Greece will establish two new #nationalmarineparks – one in the #IonianSea and another in the #SouthernCyclades in the Aegean – as part of a major initiative to protect #marinebiodiversity and meet international #conservation targets: #Environmental #news