Climate Change Mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) refers to actions aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. Strategies include conserving energy, replacing fossil fuels with clean sources, adjusting land use, and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with the goal of limiting global warming.

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Young people lead dietary emissions as seniors drive the riseClimate

Young people lead dietary emissions as seniors drive the rise

Reducing dietary emissions means balancing climate goals with people’s nutritional needs across different ages and countries Summary: Adolescents and young adults generally had the highest…
SourceSourceJuly 25, 2026 Full article
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SOWISE+ project to demonstrate urban waste biorefinery at industrial scaleNews

SOWISE+ project to demonstrate urban waste biorefinery at industrial scale

Turning urban waste into high-value bio-based materials through an industrial-scale biorefinery Summary: Urban biowaste and post-consumer absorbent hygiene products will provide the raw materials for…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 22, 2026 Full article
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Himalayan forests reveal two paths to storing carbonClimate

Himalayan forests reveal two paths to storing carbon

New research reveals altitude-dependent carbon storage mechanisms in diverse forest ecosystems, offering targeted climate mitigation insights Summary: High in the Garhwal Himalayas, deodar forests retain…
SourceSourceJuly 20, 2026 Full article
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With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon marketNews

With climate ambitions in question, EU reforms carbon market

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The European Union on Friday unveils reforms of its carbon market, after fierce wrangling between countries, industry and activists…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2026 Full article
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Trees for hotter cities: new approach can bolster community input in meeting targetsNews

Trees for hotter cities: new approach can bolster community input in meeting targets

Efforts to plant more trees in cities could be boosted thanks to a new tool for planners and community groups, published by an international group…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2026 Full article
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New Horizon Europe project to test green hydrogen solutions for industrial decarbonisationNews

New Horizon Europe project to test green hydrogen solutions for industrial decarbonisation

Valencia, Spain | Muser NewsDesk Advancing green hydrogen integration for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive European industries Summary: A new Horizon Europe project, INDTEGRATE, has been…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2026 Full article
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New framework aims to rebuild trust in forest carbon creditsScience

New framework aims to rebuild trust in forest carbon credits

Rebuilding credibility: scientists unveil rigorous framework to fix flawed global forest carbon credit systems Summary: Forest carbon credits are widely promoted as a tool to…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2026 Full article
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Europe’s waste could supply over half of critical raw material demand by 2050News

Europe’s waste could supply over half of critical raw material demand by 2050

Europe’s 'urban mine' could supply more than half of future critical raw material demand by 2050; FutuRaM maps recovery potential across batteries, electronics, vehicles, wind…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2026 Full article
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Rewilding maps reveal Europe’s strongest climate and biodiversity opportunitiesScience

Rewilding maps reveal Europe’s strongest climate and biodiversity opportunities

A new framework that maps Europe’s climate-smart rewilding potential shows how different regions can contribute in distinct but complementary ways Summary: Large parts of Europe…
SourceSourceMay 25, 2026 Full article
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Global fossil fuel phase-out could require up to 80% more electricityClimate

Global fossil fuel phase-out could require up to 80% more electricity

Replacing fossil fuels worldwide by 2050 could require up to 80% more electricity generation, while reducing reliance on carbon capture and CO₂ removal technologies Summary:…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2026 Full article
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Ships in North Atlantic to cut sulphur emissions: IMONews

Ships in North Atlantic to cut sulphur emissions: IMO

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Ships crossing the Northeast Atlantic will have to cut sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions in a move adopted…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2026 Full article
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Forest carbon credits exceed verified deforestation reductions in REDD+ projectsClimate

Forest carbon credits exceed verified deforestation reductions in REDD+ projects

Most projects lowered forest loss, but crediting methods overstated the scale of avoided deforestation by a wide margin Summary: Carbon credits issued for tropical forest…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2026 Full article
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Study proposes three energy demand targets by 2035 to strengthen climate policyClimate

Study proposes three energy demand targets by 2035 to strengthen climate policy

A new study published in Science argues that governments should adopt three integrated energy demand goals by 2035, warning that climate policy will fall short…
SourceSourceApril 27, 2026 Full article
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UK to accelerate clean energy drive amid Mideast warNews

UK to accelerate clean energy drive amid Mideast war

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Britain's government on Tuesday unveiled plans to accelerate its clean energy drive after oil and gas prices soared…
SourceSourceApril 21, 2026 Full article
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Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions fall to record lowNews

Japan’s net greenhouse gas emissions fall to record low

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Japan's net greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9 percent in 2025 to hit their lowest levels in more than a…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2026 Full article
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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosisNews

Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis

Fukuoka, Japan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day…
SourceSourceApril 3, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 31, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 31, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 31, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 24, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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Old-growth forests store about 72% more carbon than managed forestsScience

Old-growth forests store about 72% more carbon than managed forests

Swedish old-growth forests store much more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is larger than previous estimates…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 17, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
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Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet coolsClimate

Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet cools

Countries increasingly see reforestation as a tool to tackle climate change, but new research from ETH Zurich suggests the climate benefit depends strongly on where…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchangedClimate

Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchanged

A study published in Nature Climate Change examines how temporary climate overshoot – particularly of the 1.5 °C target – has evolved from a modelling…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2026 Full article
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Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050Science

Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the…
SourceSourceMarch 8, 2026 Full article