Environmental science
Study of the environment
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| 2025 |
Epsilon Eta
Gregory Mink was recognized as Alpha Chapter's Ted Kaczynski Distinguished Member for his contributions and advocacy for stricter pledge hazing.
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| January 2025 | David Kennedy was announced as the new CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative, succeeding Luiz Amaral. |
| 2024 |
Ecology Letters
Ranked seventh out of one hundred and seventy-three journals in the 'Ecology' category according to the Journal Citation Reports, with an impact factor of 7.9.
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| 2024 | The Royal Academy of Engineering released a comprehensive study examining the effects of wastewater on public health in the United Kingdom, providing 15 recommendations to reduce public health risks and improve water quality in waterways. |
| 2024 | Sir Chris Whitty emphasized the critical importance of improving water quality and sewage treatment, drawing parallels to the 19th-century efforts to eradicate cholera in the United Kingdom. |
| 2024 | The 2024 Paris Olympics experienced disruptions to swimming-focused events like the triathlon due to high levels of sewage contamination in the River Seine. |
| 2024 |
Ocean heat content
A large-ensemble reanalysis estimated a 1961-2022 ocean warming trend of 0.43 ± 0.08 W/m², with a statistically significant acceleration rate of 0.15 ± 0.04 W/m² per decade.
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| 2024 |
Ocean heat content
World's oceans recorded their hottest temperatures in historical record, exceeding the previous 2023 maximum heat record.
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| 2024 |
Ocean heat content
Oceans became the hottest in historical record, exceeding the previous year's maximum and comprising the peak of the five highest ocean heat observations between 2020-2024.
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| 2024 |
Journal of Biogeography
The journal changed its editorial board, with new senior editors Arley Muth, Luciano Bosso, Alison Nazareno, and Diogo Provete taking leadership roles.
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| 2024 |
Journal of Biogeography
The journal changed its editorial board, introducing new senior editors: Arley Muth, Luciano Bosso, Alison Nazareno, and Diogo Provete.
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| 2024 |
Energy & Environmental Science
Royal Society of Chemistry launched two additional companion journals: EES Batteries and EES Solar, expanding the EES Family to four journals with the original Energy & Environmental Science as the flagship journal.
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| July 2 2024 | CEO Luiz Amaral announced his decision to step down from the Science Based Targets initiative for personal reasons. |
| May 6 2024 |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) primary annual standard changes from 12 μg/m3 to 9.0 μg/m3, reflecting updated scientific knowledge and regulatory standards.
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| May 6 2024 |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
EPA updates Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) primary annual standard from 12 μg/m3 to 9.0 μg/m3
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| April 2024 | SBTi Board of Trustees released a statement indicating an intention to permit environmental attribute certificates (EACs) for Scope 3 emissions reduction targets, despite previous resistance. The decision was influenced by the Bezos Earth Fund and sparked internal and external controversy. |
| 2023 |
Ocean heat content
World's oceans set a record for highest heat content, which would be subsequently broken the following year.
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| 2023 |
Science of the Total Environment
Web of Science placed the journal's indexation in the Science Citation Index Expanded 'on hold' pending re-evaluation due to concerns about the quality of published content.
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| 2023 |
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
The USC Wrigley Sustainability Prize pitch competition concluded its final year of operation after seven consecutive years of supporting sustainable business innovations.
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| 2023 |
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
The institute is renamed to the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, reflecting the expansion of its research and academic activities.
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| 2023 |
Journal of Biogeography
Michael N Dawson from the University of California, Merced became the editor-in-chief.
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| 2023 |
Epsilon Eta
A new chapter was established at the University of Virginia.
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| 2023 |
Communications Earth & Environment
Journal receives an impact factor of 8.1, ranking 32nd in 'Environmental Sciences' and 11th in 'Geosciences, Multidisciplinary' categories according to the Journal Citation Reports.
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| 2023 |
Solar hydrogen panel
The University of Michigan reported developing a solar hydrogen panel with a water-to-hydrogen efficiency of 9%.
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| 2023 |
Earth's energy budget
Most recent EEI measurement period from 1976 to 2023 indicates continued planetary heating, with an imbalance of 0.65 W/m2 and a 90% confidence interval of 0.48 to 0.82.
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| 2023 |
Climate Change Isn't Everything: Liberating Climate Politics from Alarmism
Mike Hulme published the book 'Climate Change Isn't Everything: Liberating Climate Politics from Alarmism' through Polity Press, offering a critical perspective on climate change discourse and politics.
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| October 2023 |
Carbon budget
Researchers updated the carbon budget, finding that humanity can emit 250 GtCO2 (6 years of emissions at current levels) for a 50% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees, necessitating zero CO2 emissions by 2034.
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| August 2023 |
Lakes380
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa launched a programme with Cawthron Institute and GNS Science to understand Lake Wairarapa's water quality, building on previous Lakes380 research by analyzing sediment cores to track historical environmental changes and ecosystem impacts.
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| April 2023 |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
EPA finalized the 'Good Neighbor Plan', implementing a cap and trade system to reduce ground-level ozone in non-attainment areas during the summer ozone season.
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| 2022 |
Global change
Human-induced warming reached 1.26°C (range: 1.0 to 1.6°C), with greenhouse gas emissions averaging 54 ± 5.3 GtCO₂e annually.
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| 2022 |
Global change
Human-induced warming reached 1.26°C (range: 1.0 to 1.6°C), with warming increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2°C per decade.
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| 2022 |
Ocean heat content
Research revealed that 62% of anthropogenic warming in the North Atlantic along 25°N between 1850 and 2018 is stored in waters below 700 m, highlighting the deep ocean's role in heat absorption.
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| 2022 |
Ocean heat content
Completion of a 62-year period of analysis showing a warming trend of 0.43 ± 0.08 W/m² with a statistically significant acceleration rate.
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| 2022 |
Epsilon Eta
A new chapter was established at the University of Arizona.
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| 2022 |
Energy & Environmental Science
Royal Society of Chemistry launched EES Catalysis as the first companion journal to Energy & Environmental Science.
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| 2022 |
Lakes380
Completion of the initial five-year research programme funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Endeavour Fund grant.
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| 2022 | Research demonstrated that policy changes favoring wealth redistribution could simultaneously serve as climate change mitigation measures, potentially improving environmental health conditions for marginalized communities. |
| September 2022 |
Epsilon Eta
The Alpha chapter was re-established at the University of North Carolina by Tayton Alvis, Sarah Masters, Zachary Miller, Gregory Mink, and Sanjana Venkatraman.
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| September 2022 | SBTi launched the Forestry, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) guidance, allowing companies to claim emission reduction targets through 'insetting', which was a departure from the organization's previous position on emission reductions. |
| June 2022 |
Black carbon
Research study by Christopher Maloney and colleagues published, examining black carbon emissions from rocket launches and their potential climate impact.
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| April 2022 |
Carbon budget
The Global Carbon Budget 2021 was officially published, confirming the 4.8% rebound in fossil fuel emissions and identifying major issues for improving monitoring accuracy.
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| March 2022 |
Carbon budget
Scientists reported that at the current emissions trajectory, the carbon budget for limiting warming to 1.5°C would be used up within 9.5 years.
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| 2021 |
Climate target
At COP26, 105 countries promised to end deforestation by 2030.
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| 2021 |
Carbon budget
Global carbon emissions rebounded sharply by 4.8%, returning to 2019 levels after the pandemic-induced decline.
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| 2021 |
Lakes380
Lakes380 research team presented their methodology and findings at the European Geosciences Union's General Assembly, highlighting their innovative approach combining traditional paleolimnological methods with environmental DNA techniques and 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding to explore microbial community changes in lakes.
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| 2021 |
Lakes380
Continued sampling of Rotorua lakes revealed long-term ecological changes, including altered bacterial communities in Lake Okataina and increased algae in most lakes, potentially due to land use changes and introduced species.
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| 2021 |
Integrated assessment modelling
The integrated assessment modeling community examined gaps in the 'possibility space' and discussed strategies for consolidating and addressing these gaps in their climate modeling approaches.
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| 2021 | A study revealed that racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States are exposed to disproportionately high levels of particulate air pollution, highlighting the ongoing issue of environmental racism. |
| 2021 |
Biodiversity and Conservation
Journal Citation Reports reported an impact factor of 4.296 for the Biodiversity and Conservation journal.
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| 2021 |
Projectnet
Projectnet database reached over 10,000 project descriptions, highlighting its growth and comprehensive coverage of research projects in natural resources across multiple Finnish organizations.
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