Mobility 13.12.202312.12.2023 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 [...]
Comments and Interviews 09.12.202309.12.2023 Israel caught in the Hamas trap On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas killed around 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 240 [...]
Science 09.12.202307.12.2023 Harvesting more solar energy with supercrystals Hydrogen is a building block for the energy transition. To obtain it with the help of [...]
Energy 09.12.202308.12.2023 World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023 The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023 (WNISR2023) assesses on 549 pages the status and trends [...]
Science 08.12.2023 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 [...]
Science 08.12.202307.12.2023 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 [...]
Environment 08.12.202306.12.2023 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 [...]
Mobility 07.12.202305.12.2023 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? [...]
Environment 06.12.202305.12.2023 Inoculation Against Diseased Fields Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research [...]
Science 05.12.202304.12.2023 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 [...]
Energy 04.12.202304.12.2023 The World Needs 100% Renewable Energy As Soon As PossibleBuilt from Bottom-Up. During the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, climate leaders emphasised [...]
Science 04.12.202304.12.2023 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 [...]
Science 02.12.202301.12.2023 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 [...]
Comments and Interviews 01.12.202301.12.2023 Double whammy for more climate protection This is probably no coincidence: just as the 28th World Climate Change Conference (COP 28) begins [...]
Environment 29.11.202328.11.2023 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, [...]
Environment 28.11.202328.11.2023 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 [...]