China poised to double wind and solar capacity five years ahead of 2030 target
China is on track to double its utility-scale solar and wind power capacity and shatter the [...]
Month: June 2023
Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change
As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots [...]
Perovskite solar cells invented by NUS scientists set new world record for power conversion efficiency
These novel solar cells achieve an impressive stabilised efficiency of 24.35% – the highest for perovskite [...]
Bioenergy as bad as fossils if there is no pricing of CO2 emissions from land-use change
Demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, [...]
The sun does not send us a bill
If we learn to truly love life and creation, we will not continue to destroy ourselves [...]
Treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater soon to be released in the Pacific
Japan has begun tests of new facilities designed to discharge treated nuclear wastewater into the sea. The water has been [...]
Annual Renewable Power Must Triple by 2030
IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook calls for annual renewable power additions of 1,000 GW by 2030 [...]
Obstacles slow down birds tracking global warming
A recent study shows that, as European birds move to cooler regions to escape rising temperatures, [...]
Powering the Energy Transition with Smart Electrification
New IRENA report provides governments with toolbox of 100 cutting-edge innovations to decarbonise end-uses and raise [...]
Heat Pumps in Single-Family Houses
Fraunhofer ISE Develops Optimized Propane Refrigeration Circuit. Heat pumps are a key technology in the heat [...]
Minimizing the risk of rising sea levels
Researchers of Kiel University model future urban development on European coasts. Europe’s coasts are densely populated [...]
Limiting global warming to 2℃ is not enough
Why the world must keep temperature rise below 1℃. The Paris Climate agreement represented a historic step [...]
Climate impact of natural gas often worse than assumed
Realistic calculation model compares climate friendliness of gas and electricity. Heating and cooking with natural gas [...]
Climate Change Releases Carbon Stocks Deep Underground
Subsoils are the largest storehouses for carbon, as well as one of the most important sources [...]
Effective capital markets are needed to protect the climate
Energy transition is slower when loans are too expensive. A model study co-authored by MCC in [...]
Canada in flames – what is Germany doing?
Not only in Canada, but worldwide we are experiencing the most severe forest fires in decades. [...]