Open Source Data Platform for Climate Resilience Now Available to Adaptation Planners. A new data visualization platform for climate resilience and adaptation practitioners is now available. The Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP), co-led by World Resources Institute and Future Earth, has developed a map-based platform, PREPdata, to provide easy access to the information that adaptation decision-makers need to assess …
Japanese Scientists Invent Glass That Can Heal Itself at Room Temperature
Japanese researchers say they have developed a new type of glass that can heal itself from cracks and breaks. Glass made from a low weight polymer called “polyether-thioureas” can heal breaks when pressed together by hand without the need for high heat to melt the material. The research, published in Science, by researchers from the University of Tokyo, promises healable …
Insurance Giants Move to End Coverage for Coal Mines and Coal-Fired Power Stations
The world’s biggest insurers are opening up a new front in efforts to cut down on coal use by refusing to to offer coverage to miners and power generators that use coal. A range of investors, including insurance companies such as Lloyd’s and pension funds, has already cut or eliminated an estimated $20 billion of holdings in companies that make …