2022 Right Livelihood Laureates lead the way on changing broken systems
Recipients of the 2022 Right Livelihood Award show that systems change is not only possible but [...]
Month: September 2022
Nature key for climate-safe future
The land sector, including agriculture, forestry, & natural land protection & restoration, must reach net zero [...]
Promoting the Expansion of Photovoltaics by Cutting Production Times for High-Efficiency Solar Cells by Half
When producing silicon solar cells, it is important to have a high throughput. This reduces production [...]
International study: Improved air quality accelerates global warming in recent decades
Researchers call for greater efforts to fight global warming An international research team led by Leipzig [...]
Lithium-ion battery material breaks barrier on fast charging
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, [...]
Anthropogenic air pollution more significant than desert dust
In the Middle East, more than 90 percent of the fine aerosol particles that are detrimental [...]
Renewable Energy Jobs Hit 12.7 Million Globally
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in [...]
Wind And Solar Top 10% of Global Power Generation For First Time
The world’s wind and solar projects combined to meet more than a tenth of global electricity [...]
What role does hydrogen play as an energy source in the global energy system?
Future climate policy assigns hydrogen and H2 synthesis products great importance. But how could the demand [...]
The core problem of nuclear energy
Should Germany’s last three nuclear power plants run longer than until the end of 2022? Our [...]
Recycling Greenhouse Gases
CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for [...]
Extreme hunger has more than doubled in 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots over past six years
Less than 18 days of fossil fuel companies’ profits would cover the entire UN humanitarian appeal [...]
Floodplains improve the water quality of rivers
Many rivers are polluted by nitrogen inputs. An international research project involving the IGB has now [...]
Climate change threatens ice caves in Austria
Eight ice caves in four Austrian federal states: A team of geologists from the University of [...]
Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality
The disappearance of forests will have consequences for water quality in reservoirs The water stored in [...]
A new device creates hydrogen from air
Researchers have developed a way to generate hydrogen from air, decoupling production from freshwater resources and [...]