Electric vehicle batteries – Prioritize reuse before recycling
A research team has compared different approaches to utilizing end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, using California as [...]
Month: July 2025
International cooperation on fossil fuel levies could raise billions for climate finance
In the wake of newly agreed climate finance targets in Baku at COP29, climate economists at [...]
Indoor photovoltaics with over 40 percent efficiency developed
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in developing solar cells [...]
How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries
As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the increased demand could overload national [...]
Greenpeace calls for drastic cut in plastic production as new report reveals millions at risk of toxic air pollution exposure
A new Greenpeace International report released reveals that over 50 million people in 11 countries [1] [...]
Paris Agreement temperature limits increasingly out of reach
A new study involving researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) provides a [...]
Vattenfall CEO: “The energy transition is irreversible”
The major energy suppliers are literally sidelining the new Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina [...]
Hospital and nursing home food undermines both patient and planetary health, new study shows
Instead of supporting recovery, food served in hospitals and nursing homes may actually undermine patients’ and [...]
Clearing rainforest for cattle farming is far worse for nature than previously thought, finds landmark bird survey
In the largest ever survey of rainforest birdlife, scientists have discovered that deforestation to create pastureland [...]
SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations
SWISS has become the first airline in the world to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by [...]
91% of New Renewable Projects Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Alternatives
New IRENA report confirms cost-competitiveness of renewables; warns of mounting grid integration and financing challenges notably [...]
Ocean Warming Threatens Even Resilient Caribbean Corals
Study including researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and recently published in “Nature Scientific Reports” shows that [...]
New Insights into the Jet Stream Make Better Climate Predictions Possible
Researchers uncover how climate change impacts the “weather motor”. Jet streams are often referred to as [...]
The global solar revolution – the solar age begins
Climate change deniers seem to be gaining ground at the moment – not only through Donald [...]
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Set for Record-Breaking Year, Even as US Market Slows Sharply, BloombergNEF Finds
BloombergNEF’s annual Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) expects nearly 22 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle [...]
Underestimated sources of marine pollution
A study published in Nature reveals for the first time the extent to which nanoplastic pollutes [...]