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The inclusion of a specific reference to soil health in national and state soil action plans addresses the need for the preservation of soil as an essential resource for agricultural production and for the provision of critical ecosystem services.

We usher in the Spring with our enticing April 2024 digital edition, crammed with insights from political representatives, thought leaders, industry associations and subject experts.

Swedish heat pump company Qvantum is developing renewable energy sources to shape a more reliable and efficient future for the electricity grid.

In response to the escalating challenges set by climate change, Network Rail has revealed a £2.8 billion climate crisis investment plan to strengthen Britain's rail network against the effects of extreme weather.

Sarah Nelson, CEO of Foundation for Future London, discusses innovative ways to ‘design out crime’ to reduce crime rates and youth substance abuse in East London.

Photosynthesis serves as the primary mechanism for converting solar energy into chemical energy and plays a pivotal role in regulating atmospheric oxygen levels and carbon dioxide concentrations, influencing global climate patterns as a result.

Professor Phoebe Koundouri leads AE4RIA and UN SDSN Global Climate Hub, participating in innovative climate research impact projects.

Phoebe Koundouri is Professor in Economics and Director of ReSEES Laboratory at the School of Economics of the Athens University of Economics and Business, part-time Research Professor at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and Director of the Sustainable Development Research...

Richard Beardsworth, Professor of International Relations and Head of School at POLIS, University of Leeds, walks us through political leadership on climate and the 1.5°C limit and discusses if this limit remains a meaningful normative framework for climate action.

The UK government has allocated £1.73 million in funding to support innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects to reduce carbon emissions across critical sectors.

Paul Campling is the coordinator and Anshuman is the scientific coordinator of the EU-India Horizon 2020 project Pavitra Ganga that ran from 2019 until the beginning of this year. This research and innovation project brought European and Indian partners together to collaborate on tackling wastewater treatment challenges and to unlock some of the resource recovery opportunities.

Reiner John, Coordinator Research Funding Corporate Strategy at AVL List, examines how the ARCHIMEDES project ensures an extended ECS lifetime with digital means and fosters a circular economy.

Tom Hengl, Director of the OpenGeoHub foundation, discusses the importance of soil health monitoring and how the AI4SoilHealth project is supporting this endeavor.

Dominic Muyldermans and Frank Michiels outline the key role governments can play in making a new multilateral mechanism for benefit sharing a success.

In the second article of this five-part series, Dr Millie Nakatsuka discusses the barriers that contribute to the overuse of neuroimaging associated with the diagnosis of acute vestibular syndrome and proposes systemic reform.

Global North and South when it comes to conservation, human rights and climate protection, particularly concerning elephant populations.

Today, World Water Day 2024 is a global call to action to recognise the importance of water in promoting peace and prosperity worldwide.

The Internet of Things (IoT) and services, wireless sensor networks (WSNs), trillions of sensors, Industry 4.0, and digitalisation – all these are hungry for data, and their common challenge is energy.

Determined to tackle the carbon footprint of medicine, CPI’s Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is addressing key sustainability issues in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis in the U.S., highlight the environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture.