TNO helps study effectiveness of Black Blades with sensors, cameras and radar
TNO, together with power company RWE, the Province of Groningen, and other public and private partners, [...]
Month: November 2023
A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon
Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new [...]
Future floods: Global warming intensifies heavy rain – even more than expected
The intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming, a new study finds. [...]
Is the traffic light’s climate policy now broken?
The traffic light used corona money for climate protection. This is said to be unconstitutional. Now [...]
Turkey before the Start of the Nuclear Age
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is due to be connected to the grid soon. We asked [...]
High Temperatures May Have Caused Over 70,000 Excess Deaths in Europe in 2022
New study develops theoretical framework to re-evaluate initial estimates of mortality attributable to record summer temperatures [...]
All greenhouse gas emissions could peak in 2023
A new report finds maintaining current solar, wind and electric vehicle growth rates could lead to peak [...]
Machine learning fast-forwards solar cell design
Researchers in Australia have harnessed AI to produce solar cells from the mineral perovskite in just [...]
Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warming of 2.5-2.9°C
Predicted 2030 emissions must fall by 28-42 per cent for pathway to 2°C and 1.5°C Relentless [...]
Climate change threatens cereal crop yields
The effects of climate change pose a major challenge for cereal production in many regions. In [...]
Global wheat production could be doubled
A growing world population and a harsher climate are posing challenges to wheat production worldwide. Production [...]
Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential
New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon, but [...]
Climate and churches face historic tipping point
A failure is a failure. The last few days have revealed a double historical failure. The [...]
Report: Switching to Reusable Packaging Could Eliminate 1 Trillion Single-Use Plastic Bottles and Cups
Oceana urges leading beverage and bottling companies to grow reusable packaging, reduce marine plastic pollution, and [...]
Hydrogen Near Tipping Point to Accelerate Decarbonization, New Research Shows
Hydrogen is poised to accelerate the global energy transition as the industry exhibits steep learning curves [...]
Land taxation can reduce wealth inequality
Taxing land instead of capital could reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in societies, [...]