Peatlands cover upwards of 12 per cent of Canada’s landscape and store more carbon than all other ecosystems in the country combined, making them one of Canada’s most powerful natural climate allies.
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Non-Producing Oil and Gas Wells Emit Microbial Methane at Rates 1,000 Times Higher Than Previously Estimated
Microbial methane leaking from non-producing oil and gas wells is being emitted at rates about 1,000 times higher than previously estimated, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers.
MIT Researchers Measure Traffic Emissions, to the Block, in Real-Time
A new study pieces together existing data sources in order to develop a detailed, dynamic picture of auto emissions.
Researchers Predict Melting Glaciers May Threaten Future Water Security
Glaciers in High Mountain Asia — a region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges — are shrinking rapidly, endangering water resources for millions of people, suggests a new study.
Toward Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen Production
Co-founded by Dan Sobek ’88, SM ’92, PhD ’97, 1s1 Energy has developed electrochemical cell materials for hydrogen electrolyzers that it says reduces energy use by 30 percent.
Bottom Trawling Catches Thousands of Fish Species, Including Those Most At-Risk
From seahorses to sharks, more than 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, including many at risk of extinction, according to a new global inventory.


