New maps show where European landscapes can advance climate and biodiversity goals together
A new framework that maps Europe’s climate-smart rewilding potential shows how different regions can contribute in [...]
Year: 2026
Insects in the city: flowers alone are not enough
What renders a city garden attractive to insects such as solitary bees, bumblebees and hoverflies? And [...]
The Suicide of the USA
The destruction of democracy begins with the destruction of press freedom, academic freedom, culture and the [...]
Electrification to Lead the Next Phase of Energy Transition
Updated 1.5°C roadmap reflects geopolitical and market realities; targets faster fossil fuel decline and 35% global [...]
Coal pollution is cutting solar power output, study finds
New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that [...]
Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified, Rice study finds
A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence [...]
Heating Act: Freedom to be foolish
At the Catholic Day in Würzburg, Chancellor Merz faced fierce protests against his climate policy. Shortly [...]
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Solar parks and artificial dunes could trigger rain in deserts [13.05.26]
Large solar parks and artificial dunes could bring rain to deserts, according to researchers at the [...]
The mismatch between the EU’s AI ambition and its energy planning
Europe aims to compete in the global AI race, but rising electricity demand from data centers [...]
Inland seas around the world are severely affected by climate change
Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW),climate simulations were used [...]
The Political Pope
A year ago, US citizen Robert Francis Trevost was elected Pope Leo XIV. His choice of [...]
Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming
Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C [...]
Measuring the Negative Impacts of Biological Invasions on Animal Welfare
Biologists develop framework to quantify and categorize the animal welfare impacts of biological invasions. Increases in [...]
APAC dominates solar PV additions globally, reveals GlobalData
Asia-Pacific (APAC) has become the world’s dominant solar PV market, driven by exceptional installation growth over [...]
Eco-friendly solutions for recovery of critical raw materials from permanent magnets
Rare earth elements are critical raw materials. In particular, the demand for neodymium has significantly increased. Neodymium [...]
24/7 Renewables Outcompete Fossil Fuels on Costs
New IRENA report confirms the cost-competitiveness of round-the-clock renewable power through hybrid solutions of solar and [...]