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15.04.202414.04.2024 China’s Massive Subsidies for Green Technologies A new study by the Kiel Institute indicates that Beijing heavily subsidizes its domestic industries, particularly [...]
15.04.202414.04.2024 The consequences of the PV boom: HI ERN study analyses recycling strategies for solar modules Photovoltaics, or PV for short, is an important pillar of the energy transition. However, the expected [...]
05.04.202405.04.2024 Global Renewable Status Report 2024: Financing is a bottleneck in the energy transition A lack of measures, financing and infrastructure is hampering the transition from fossil fuels to renewable [...]
01.04.202401.04.2024 How discarded smartphones can help decarbonize the building sector Automated building systems offer a great potential for reducing the energy consumption of properties. Studies on [...]
23.03.202422.03.2024 Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation Rising temperatures could drive food inflation up by 3.2 percentage points and overall inflation by 1.18 [...]
23.03.202422.03.2024 Danger from China: How Europe’s wind energy sector can protect itself Chinese manufacturers are flooding the global markets with cheap solar technology. Numerous European competitors are on [...]
20.03.202420.03.2024 A better handle on the emissions budget for the Paris climate targets A team of scientists from the University of Exeter, Met Office and Imperial College have found [...]
20.03.202420.03.2024 Not in my backyard? Wind turbines have little effect on US property values The value of houses in the United [...]
20.03.202419.03.2024 Actuaries call for policymakers to consider risk of climate ‘ruin’ Actuaries are calling for more realistic climate risk assessments. This includes the “risk of ruin”: the [...]
20.02.202420.02.2024 UQ start-up to help solar farms power on A tech start-up from The University of Queensland is set to make efficiencies in the renewable [...]
25.01.202425.01.2024 Global Circularity Rate Is Falling Steadily Every Year —Study Pinpoints Key Reforms to Revert This Trend Over the past five years, the number of discussions, debates and articles related to the circular [...]
15.11.202315.11.2023 Land taxation can reduce wealth inequality Taxing land instead of capital could reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in societies, [...]
07.11.202306.11.2023 Food systems account for at least 15% of all fossil fuels burned globally, new research shows; urgent transformation needed Oil companies are manoeuvring to lock in food’s dependence on fossil fuel-based pesticides, fertilizers, and plastic [...]
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23.10.202323.10.2023 New study proves: Recycling makes a significant contribution to sustainable business The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT analyzed the environmental effects of recycling [...]