Stockholm+50: A Healthy Planetfor the Prosperity of All – OurResponsibility, Our Opportunity
An international meeting hosted by Sweden and KenyaStockholm, Sweden 2-3 June 2022 Securing a healthy and [...]
Month: May 2022
Who wants peace, must prepare peace
Franz Alt’s speech at the Katholikentag to Africom in Stuttgart. The FAZ of 28 May 20 [...]
Fraunhofer ISE Develops the World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell with 47.6 Percent Efficiency
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, using a new antireflection coating, have [...]
Energy price crisis, possible embargo – how the EU can manage social compensation
Study: households in Hungary, Romania, Italy, and the Czech Republic particularly affected. Transfers increase acceptance to [...]
Momentum Dynamics announces dual-power automatic inductive charging
The dual-power capability allows low-power depot or home charging with high-power opportunity charging helping accelerate broader [...]
Kiwigrid enables affordable, grid-optimized EV charging
The new technology helps to relieve demand on the grid at peak times and to avoid [...]
Germany secures top spot in electromobility
The electric vehicle market is booming. Last year 681,000 new electric cars were registered in Germany. [...]
World stumbling into a new era of risk, concludes SIPRI report
World leaders are failing to prepare for a new era of complex and often unpredictable risks [...]
Role of vegetation in reducing thermal stress in urban areas
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted a multi-year empirical study to assess the [...]
Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021
Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean [...]
How to avoid eating the world: From degrowth to a sustainable food system transformation
Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now scientists [...]
Why the carbon price should rise despite the energy crisis
A new study shows how climate protection and welfare remain compatible even in the current geopolitical [...]
Green roofs are worth the cost for urban residents
Plant-covered roofs have become a regular sight in Portland, Oregon. The city is a leader in [...]
How does forest restoration affect water cycles?
How would afforestation and restauration of large areas worldwide affect water-fluxes world wide? A new study led by Wageningen University researcher Anne [...]
Chemical Engineers Invent Long-Term Energy Storage
A chemical reactor has been invented that can store energy without loss for months. The energy [...]
Creating peace – but how?
May 8, 1945 – May 8, 2022 – 77 years of peace – What a gift! [...]