http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research RSS feed An experimental wave energy project in the UK has allowed researchers an early view of how the public might respond to large-scale development and the reaction is surprisingly positive. This is encouraging, says the stud http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123135-survey-reveals-strong-public-support-for-wave-energy.html Sat, 04 Feb 12 12:08:44 +0000 Trends A company looking to purchase an electric-powered delivery truck today will be faced with a cost dilemma as the cost of a standard vehicle is nearly $150,000, compared to about $50,000 for the same kind of truck with a s http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123117-electric-powered-delivery-trucks-will-soon-make-economic-sense%2C-mit-study.html Wed, 01 Feb 12 17:37:42 +0000 Trends A new NASA study confirms the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity - not changes in solar activity - are the primary force driving global warming. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123103-new-nasa-study-confirms-man-made-influence-over-global-warming.html Mon, 30 Jan 12 21:04:38 +0000 Trends Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson tops a poll of leading figures most people say is most likely to make them act on climate change, according to a new survey. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123101-richard-branson-is-the-leading-figure-most-people-trust-on-climate-change-action.html Mon, 30 Jan 12 14:27:53 +0000 Trends A solution to the difficult issue of harvesting algae for use as a biofuel has been developed using microbubble technology pioneered at the University of Sheffield. The technique builds on previous research in which micr http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/123088-microbubbles-provide-new-boost-for-biofuel-production.html Thu, 26 Jan 12 11:11:15 +0000 Data New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123075-decline-in-solar-output-unlikely-to-offset-global-warming%2C-study-finds.html Mon, 23 Jan 12 20:08:57 +0000 Trends Nearly one-third of CO2 emissions due to human activities enters the world's oceans. By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water's acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine or http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123072-new-study-measures-co2-effect-on-world%5Cs-oceans-and-marine-life.html Sun, 22 Jan 12 19:44:54 +0000 Trends A team of NASA scientists have warned an upswing in solar activity combined with the next El Niño will trigger record global temperatures over the next three years. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123065-nasa-warns-the-next-few-years-will-be-the-hottest-on-record.html Fri, 20 Jan 12 13:29:38 +0000 Trends Areas of the Amazon basin are switching from being a net carbon sink to a net source, releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than it can absorb, a new study has found. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123059-areas-of-the-amazon-switch-from-being-a-carbon-sink-to-a-source%2C-study-finds.html Thu, 19 Jan 12 11:13:25 +0000 Trends In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists are reporting that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released by carpeting, furniture, paint and other items. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123052-working-in-an-office-can-damage-your-health%2C-new-study-warns.html Wed, 18 Jan 12 16:35:35 +0000 Trends A joint study from the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland and America's Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has concluded that at least one third of a car's fuel consumption is used in overcoming friction, reports http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123043-one-third-of-cars%5C-fuel-consumption-is-wasted-on-friction%2C-study-finds.html Sun, 15 Jan 12 21:27:02 +0000 Trends A study of albatrosses have found the world's biggest seabird is getting heavier to cope with the effects of a changing climate. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/123033-big-birds-pile-on-the-pounds-in-response-to-the-effects-of-climate-change.html Thu, 12 Jan 12 20:53:48 +0000 Data Nearly 30,000 solar PV installations were registered with the Feed-in Tariff scheme last month as consumers dashed to beat the Government's proposed cut-off date of December 12 for the long-term, higher subsidy rate. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123032-half-of-last-year%5Cs-feed-in-tariff-registrations-squeezed-into-final-2-months.html Thu, 12 Jan 12 16:46:07 +0000 Trends European governments could simultaneously reduce income tax, increase innovation and cut pollution by introducing well-targeted environmental taxes and recycling the revenues back into the economy, according to a pair of http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123031-european-green-tax-could-create-a-million-jobs-and-boost-innovation.html Thu, 12 Jan 12 15:46:43 +0000 Trends Doctors have urged Europeans to sit in the sun for 15 minutes, four days a week, in an attempt to improve vitamin D levels in the region's population. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123021-europeans-told-to-sunbathe-four-times-a-week-to-boost-vitamin-d-levels.html Tue, 10 Jan 12 16:35:33 +0000 Trends The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest since global climate has been measured, and while localized studies have shown evidence of changes in mountain plant communities that reflect this warming trend, no study has http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/123016-europe%5Cs-mountains-show-clear-and-rapid-change-to-a-warming-climate.html Mon, 09 Jan 12 15:27:18 +0000 Data A scheduled new ice age could well have been upon us in the next millennium were it not for increases in CO2 due to humans, a new report suggests. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123011-greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-delaying-earth%5Cs-next-ice-age%2C-new-study-suggests.html Sun, 08 Jan 12 18:00:34 +0000 Trends Consumer interest in plug-in electric vehicles continues to decrease, according to a new research report. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/123004-survey-reveals-consumer-interest-in-electric-vehicles-continues-to-slide.html Thu, 05 Jan 12 10:24:12 +0000 Trends The Met Office has released initial figures that confirm 2011 has been the second warmest year with Scotland suffering a record year for the most rainfall. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/122994-uk-enjoys-second-hottest-year-on-record-and-the-wettest-ever-in-scotland.html Fri, 30 Dec 11 15:20:34 +0000 Trends The organisers of London's Olympic Games should be hoping for bad weather to reduce the capital's chronic air pollution problem, according to new research. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/122989-london-olympics-need-rain-and-wind-to-cut-air-pollution%2C-study-finds.html Wed, 28 Dec 11 15:33:01 +0000 Trends A study in the Czech Republic has found a link between exposure to certain air pollutants and an increase in DNA damage for people exposed to high levels of the pollution. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/122968-study-finds-link-between-air-pollution-and-increase-in-dna-damage.html Sun, 18 Dec 11 10:47:42 +0000 Data By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface and will drive the conversion of nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems from one major ecological community t http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/122964-nasa-says-half-of-earth-surface-will-be-transformed-by-climate-change.html Sun, 18 Dec 11 09:19:33 +0000 Trends Using hydrogen as an energy carrier can help reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fossil fuels, according to recent research. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/122970-new-study-warns-of-dangers-of-using-hydrogen-as-an-energy-carrier.html Sun, 18 Dec 11 00:29:47 +0000 Trends Scientists in China have developed a new cotton fabric that will allow clothes to clean and deodorise themselves when simply hung on a clothesline in the sun. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/122951-scientists-develop-cotton-fabric-that-can-clean-itself-in-sunshine.html Wed, 14 Dec 11 14:00:25 +0000 Data In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/data/122945-11-billion-miles-from-earth%2C-grand-tour-of-the-solar-system-coming-to-an-end.html Tue, 13 Dec 11 21:03:21 +0000 Data