Covid-19 is intensifying the urgent need to expand sustainable energy solutions worldwide
Covid-19 is intensifying the urgent need to expand sustainable energy solutions worldwide o meet Sustainable Development [...]
Month: May 2020
Using the ‘shadow-effect’ to generate electricity
Shadows are often associated with darkness and uncertainty. Now, NUS researchers are giving shadows a positive [...]
Thinking globally and acting locally for climate justice
“Climate change is not only an environmental problem, but also a question of social justice,” emphasizes [...]
Animals are insufficiently prepared for extreme temperatures
What are the long-term consequences of temperature when birds and mammals develop? This question is of [...]
Why are we still failing to stop deforestation?
While national and international efforts to reverse the trend of deforestation have multiplied in recent years, [...]
Flash estimate: global carbon emissions in early April 17 percent lower than before corona
Study on the climate effect of pandemic defence measures offers three scenarios for further course of [...]
Corona effect in tropical forests
UN report: As the world’s forests continue to shrink, urgent action is needed to safeguard their [...]
European Commission presents biodiversity strategy
In future 10% of the land surface area should be placed under strict protection – To [...]
From artificial meat to fine-tuning photosynthesis: Food System Innovation – and how to get there
Food production has always shaped the lives of humans and the surface of the Earth. Be [...]
April 2020 was Earth’s 2nd hottest April on record
April became the third month in a row to rank second-hottest on record for the globe [...]
On the road to non-toxic and stable perovskite solar cells
The promising halide perovskite materials for solar energy conversion show high efficiencies, but this comes at [...]
What Does Decarbonisation Mean for European Energy Regions?
Does ambitious climate protection policy lead to high unemployment and social erosion in European energy regions? [...]
Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time
Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, [...]
System to charge e-cars while driving
Stanford researchers one step closer toward enabling electric cars to recharge themselves wirelessly as they drive [...]
Sea level could rise more than 1 metre by 2100 if emission targets are not met, reveals survey amongst 100 experts
Global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 metres by 2100 and 5 metres by 2300 with [...]
Realistic lab tests for e-vehicle batteries
Thorough testing is paramount to the safety and reliability of the batteries that power electric vehicles. [...]