Turning waste into raw materials: Recycling diapers instead of burning them
The founding team at LaMa Recycling is carrying out an innovative research project at the SKZ [...]
Month: March 2026
New lithium-ion battery design could power longer-lasting electric vehicles and portable devices
A new battery design that could significantly extend the range of electric vehicles and the lifespan [...]
Saudi Arabia marks restoration of one million hectares of land
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reached a major milestone in restoring degraded land, announcing the [...]
Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as [...]
Never go back to the old energy system!
The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, Fatih Birol, describes the current energy [...]
Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C of warming
Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of [...]
Global Market Entering a Phase of Unprecedented Growth
VDMA Services study forecasts a cumulative global market volume of USD 250-300 billion and analyzes the [...]
Making perovskite solar cells weather-resistant
TUM researchers uncover how solar cells age and develop solution. Perovskite solar cells are widely seen [...]
The food commodities driving deforestation globally
Maize, rice and cassava drive more deforestation than major export-oriented crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. [...]
MULTILEVEL CLIMATE ACTION TURNS PLEDGES INTO RESULTS. A NEW REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EXPERIENCE SHOWS CONSISTENCY IS KEY
Evidence shows the EU’s know-how to engage with cities and regions to support climate delivery, reflecting [...]
Warming coastal waters primary driver of large-scale humid heatwaves
Rising sea surface temperatures in coastal waters are driving 50 to 64 percent of the increase [...]
Significant increase in droughts worldwide, particularly in Europe
The GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite missions show a dramatic global increase in the drought-affected areas, particularly [...]
The opportunity presented by the crisis
The bad news: missiles striking oil facilities in the Iran conflict and oil and gas prices [...]
New IEA report highlights options to ease oil price pressures on consumers in response to Middle East supply disruptions
Demand-side measures available to governments, businesses and households span road transport, air travel, cooking and industry [...]
More stable perovskite solar cells for extreme temperature fluctuations
LMU researchers develop molecular ‘anchored net’ against thermal fatigue. The Aydin Group at LMU has unveiled [...]
Record efficiency for perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cells
Researchers from the Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) in EPFL’s School of Engineering and CSEM [...]