Premature deaths due to air pollution continue to fall in the EU
More efforts needed to deliver a toxic-free environment Europe’s air quality keeps improving and the number [...]
Month: November 2022
Biotechnology to reduce methane emissions from cattle
Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for [...]
The pleasing setbacks of the populists
Because at the 27th World Climate Conference in Egypt almost everything was the same as before [...]
Chemicals could undercut global plastics treaty
Plastic pollution: Scientists raise red flag Next week the UN intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) on plastic [...]
A world map of plant diversity
Why are there more plant species in some places than in others? Why is diversity highest [...]
WWEA Half-year Report 2022: Worldwide Windpower Boom Continues in 2022
More new installations in the first half of 2022 than in 2021 – Annual growth rate [...]
The future belongs to renewables
When it comes to peace today, it is not only about military disarmament, but also about [...]
Who Is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion In Africa?
While delegates are currently negotiating at the UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, 55 companies are [...]
2-in-1 Thin-film Photovoltaics Paired for Higher Performance
ZSW combines perovskite with CIGS to build a tandem solar module with 21+ percent efficiency Highly [...]
Uncovering Nature’s Role in Climate Action
We can’t halt climate change if we refuse to rapidly decarbonise the global economy and simply [...]
Paris Agreement: Unilateral Withdrawal by the U.S. and China Can Do the Most Damage
The COP27 world climate summit is not only intended to concretize the implementation of global climate [...]
A novel concept for photovoltaics developed at TU Dresden
The group of Prof. Yana Vaynzof at the Integrated Center for Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) [...]
Can we still be saved? Maybe!
Each of the 27 world climate conferences has been a time of pessimism, as greenhouse gas [...]
Biodegradable microplastics in soils cause CO₂ emissions to rise
Biodegradable microplastic particles in soils can lead to an increased rise in CO₂ emissions to the [...]
Rheinmetall: Loading curbs for e-cars
Rheinmetall curb chargers – an innovative charging concept for promoting e-mobility in city centres and metropolitan [...]
Hydrogen-producing rooftop solar panels nearing commercialization
KU Leuven researchers have developed rooftop panels that capture both solar power and water from the [...]