EU’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped last year, but accelerated efforts still needed to meet ambitious 2030 targets
Greenhouse gas emissions dropped by two percent last year across the European Union, compared to 2021 [...]
Month: October 2023
More e-cars, more green electricity, more heat pumps
The electricity mix of the future will be significantly greener – that’s the forecast of the [...]
At least 100 million hectares of healthy land now lost each year
New UN data warns land is degrading faster than we can restore it – Land degradation [...]
Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex as a Photocatalyst for Selective CO2 Reduction to CO
A research team at the University of Tsukuba have developed a photocatalytic reduction process, using a [...]
New UN University report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet
A United Nations University report released today finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to [...]
“Even war has rules,” says UN Secretary-General Guterres
Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on the Middle East [as delivered 24.10.2023] Mr. President, [...]
A Longer Life for Organic Solar Cells
Photovoltaic cells made of organic materials are light and flexible, which is why they are considered [...]
Designer solar: new tool unlocks smart solar design
Designing buildings with solar cleverly incorporated into the design has just become easier, thanks to software [...]
The energy world is set to change significantly by 2030, based on today’s policy settings alone
World Energy Outlook shows there are set to be almost 10 times as many electric cars [...]
Development aid to reduce migration: costly and partly ineffective
Development aid is largely ineffective in reducing irregular migration. A new comprehensive study led by the [...]
New study proves: Recycling makes a significant contribution to sustainable business
The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT analyzed the environmental effects of recycling [...]
Powering clean energy with chicken feathers
Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological [...]
Between Arctic Land and Sea
Innovative atlas reveals perilous realities of permafrost thaw. The European funded Horizon 2020 “NUNATARYUK”-project, led by [...]
World may have crossed solar power ‘tipping point’
The world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main [...]
Timely reversal of global warming could prevent Greenland ice sheet tipping
The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more resistant to global warming than previously thought, [...]
WWF Report: Water crisis threatens US$58 trillion in economic value, food security and sustainability
First ever annual estimate of economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is US$58 trillion – [...]