The fastest rise in CO2 in the last 50,000 years
The state of our planet’s health is alarming. And the pathogen is called Homo sapiens. This [...]
Month: November 2024
New Hybrid Catalyst for Clean Oxygen Production
A research team at the Institute of Materials Chemistry at TU Wien, led by Professor Dominik [...]
Climate Impact of Carbon Crediting Projects Is Substantially Overestimated
Emission reductions from climate mitigation projects are significantly lower than claimed, a new meta-study shows. A [...]
Slowing down global sea level rise by delaying the melting of specific glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica
Sea level rise is probably the single biggest impact of global warming, with effects on the [...]
Material World
A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They [...]
How to deal with the 1.5°C Climate Target
German climate consortium gives recommendations in view of the foreseeable failure to limiting global warming to [...]
Unstable climate – bad luck for humanity
Major study links the history of human development with climate data Whether cultures flourished or declined [...]
New Recyclable Plastic Breaks Down Safely in Seawater
A new durable, biodegradable plastic breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. [...]
World’s largest PV and battery project launched in the Philippines
MTerra Solar Project Breaks Ground: A Monumental Milestone in the Philippines’ Renewable Energy Transition. Terra Solar [...]
‘A better world than before’
When the global community decided in Paris in 2015 that it must not get warmer than [...]
Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels
The MIT spinout Emvolon is placing its repurposed engines next to methane sources, to generate greener [...]
Can the mealworm be the answer to Africa’s plastic waste problem?
As Africa, alongside the rest of the world, contends with a growing challenge of plastic waste, [...]
A clear majority in favour of climate protection
In the summer of 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) wanted to know how seriously Europeans [...]
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new [...]
Custom-Colored Modules Increase Acceptance of Photovoltaics on Buildings
The Institute of Psychology at the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy [...]
“The future of humanity is at stake. Action cannot be optional”: UN Secretary-General at COP29
The Taskforce on Net Zero Policy – an initiative to take forward key elements of the [...]