What will 2024 bring us?
Every new year, there are surveys about expectations for the coming year. At the end of [...]
Year: 2023
Recent atmospheric drying across Europe unprecedented in the last 400 years
The atmosphere across Europe has become markedly drier in recent decades compared to pre-industrial times due [...]
An Electrifying Improvement in Copper Conductivity
Adding a small amount of solid carbon to copper boosts its ability to conduct electricity—industry applications [...]
End-of-century levels of extreme heat and drought are approaching Europe swiftly
Extreme heat and drought typical of an end-of-century climate could soon occur over Europe, and it [...]
When will there finally be peace in the Middle East?
Historians know that history has repeatedly succeeded in ending seemingly endless and hateful conflicts – often [...]
A big victory for the fossil industry at COP28
BUT: renewables are growing from the bottom – Let us make 2024 the year of renewables! [...]
Study on battery recycling shows China is in 1st place
China is ahead of Europe and the US in using recycling to meet its needs for [...]
Path to sustainable hydrogen
No sustainable energy without electrocatalysts: For the production of green hydrogen, catalysts are needed to control [...]
Hydrogen through Sunlight
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena Develop Sustainable Catalyst System for Hydrogen Production Using Light Energy. [...]
World record: Organic solar module achieves 14.46 percent efficiency
Solar energy is a central component of the energy transition. Dr. Andreas Distler, a scientist at [...]
COP28: Impact Will Depend on Actual Implementation
Wuppertal Institute publishes assessment of the UN Climate Conference. About a day later than planned, the [...]
How can Europe restore its nature?
Early 2024, the European Parliament will take a final vote on the ‘Nature Restoration Law’ (NRL), [...]
After COP28: Can we still be saved?
What answer did the 28th World Climate Summit give to the question of humanity’s survival? Before [...]
New App “PowerSignal” Displays Renewable Share in Europe’s Electricity Mix
Many people want to use the greenest electricity mix available to charge their electric cars, run [...]
Fossil CO2 emissions reach record high
The new Global Carbon Project report reveals that fossil carbon dioxide emissions will reach a record [...]
A Network for Healthier Cities
The transport sector is a major contributor to environmental degradation, including air and noise pollution, damage [...]