E-Cars Will Soon be Cheaper than Combustion Engines
As early as 2025, an average midsize battery-electric vehicle will be cheaper than a comparable combustion [...]
Year: 2023
Israel caught in the Hamas trap
On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas killed around 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 240 [...]
Harvesting more solar energy with supercrystals
Hydrogen is a building block for the energy transition. To obtain it with the help of [...]
World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023 (WNISR2023) assesses on 549 pages the status and trends [...]
Climate change could trigger methane release from the deep ocean
New research has shown that methane trapped under the ocean is vulnerable to climate change and [...]
Global Tipping Points Report delivers comprehensive assessment of tipping point risks and societal opportunities
Tipping points pose some of the biggest risks to our planet’s life-support systems and the stability [...]
Air pollution levels still too high across Europe – remains top environmental health risk
Air pollution in Europe remains well above recommended World Health Organization (WHO) levels, posing a significant [...]
What could an e-bike city look like?
What happens when cities gear their road space primarily to the needs of cyclists and e-bikers? [...]
Inoculation Against Diseased Fields
Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research [...]
1.5°C pathways can still be achieved, combining fairness and global climate protection
Global warming can still be limited to 1.5°C by 2100 while ensuring that the poor are [...]
The World Needs 100% Renewable Energy
As Soon As PossibleBuilt from Bottom-Up. During the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, climate leaders emphasised [...]
10 New Insights in Climate Science at COP28: Rapid fossil fuels phase-out crucial for minimising 1.5°C overshoot
Today, global experts in social and natural sciences have unveiled the annual 10 New Insights in [...]
Being prepared for storm surges on the Baltic Sea coast
Kiel researchers evaluate the future protection potential of dikes and show flooding scenarios for the German [...]
Double whammy for more climate protection
This is probably no coincidence: just as the 28th World Climate Change Conference (COP 28) begins [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]