For a solar age – with ethics and technology
Up to two billion people will have to live in hostile regions by the end of [...]
Month: May 2023
Environmental impacts of mountain biking
Mountain biking is one of the most popular leisure activities today. Sport ecologists at the University [...]
Global loss of biodiversity is significantly more alarming than previously suspected
A new study led by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast has shown that the global loss [...]
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate
Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures [...]
Green energy for more than one million UK homes
Siemens Gamesa to supply flagship turbines for world’s second-largest offshore wind power plant. 95 units of [...]
“Warm Ice Age” Changed Climate Cycles
Approximately 700,000 years ago, a “warm ice age” permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth. Contemporaneous [...]
Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water storage
Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation led to decline. Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation led [...]
Large-scale nature conservation efforts alone will not preserve benefits for our societies
05/16/2023 – The enlargement of protected areas and carbon price incentives for reforestation alone will not [...]
Climate and water are our destiny
In a new study, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) fears that the Paris target of 1.5 [...]
UN roadmap outlines solutions to cut global plastic pollution
Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep [...]
How billions from carbon pricing could enforce climate protection and social compensation
Revenues could finance a climate money, increase climate protection investments or reduce income taxes. Current discussions [...]
Ambient ultrafine particles – very small and very dangerous?
A new study conducted by Helmholtz Munich researchers reveals that ultrafine particles, representing the smallest size [...]
A new approach to assessing policies in the climate crisis
How should we deal with tipping points and uncertainties? An MCC-led study extends classical welfare economics [...]
Global temperatures set to reach new records in next five years
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by [...]
Wind and solar replacing coal power’s share in G20 countries
Pathways aligned with 1.5C require rapid reductions in coal power this decade. Wind and solar have [...]
Experts expect around 50 percent fewer new coal-fired power plants than announced
A high-quality survey provides a realistic picture of the investment dynamics. It should be the baseline [...]