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Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year
03.07.202403.07.2024

Humanity must extract seven to nine billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year

New State of CDR report shows the need for a much stronger set of policies. Joint [...]
The rate of global heating caused by humans is at an all-time high
01.07.202401.07.2024

The rate of global heating caused by humans is at an all-time high

Second update of the “Indicators of Global Climate Change” research initiative with contributions from MCC. The [...]
Plants store more carbon than previously assumed
29.06.202428.06.2024

Plants store more carbon than previously assumed

New Science paper on radiocarbon evidence for strong carbon uptake by vegetation. A paper published in [...]
Swiss gravity battery contributes to China’s energy transition
22.06.202421.06.2024

Swiss gravity battery contributes to China’s energy transition

Sun and wind produce electricity even when we don’t need it. How can we prevent it [...]
Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire
21.06.202420.06.2024

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire

Smoke traps sunlight, makes days warmer, drier. A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large [...]
Massive Cuts in Research Funding Hamper Necessary Innovations in Key Technologies for the Energy Transition
20.06.202419.06.2024

Massive Cuts in Research Funding Hamper Necessary Innovations in Key Technologies for the Energy Transition

The year 2024 is characterised by a substantial reduction in federal funding for project research. Energy [...]
Rare Earths 85% Recyclable Thanks to Bacteria
13.06.202412.06.2024

Rare Earths 85% Recyclable Thanks to Bacteria

Efficient Recycling Process for Rare Earths Through Bioleaching and Bioaccumulation Joint research by BOKU Tulln and [...]
Circular Water Strategies in Solar Cell Manufacturing Could Realize Potential Water Savings of up to 79 Percent
11.06.202410.06.2024

Circular Water Strategies in Solar Cell Manufacturing Could Realize Potential Water Savings of up to 79 Percent

Researchers from the Technical University of Berlin, Rena Technologies GmbH, and the Fraunhofer Institutes for Building [...]
Copernicus: May 2024, streak of global records for surface air and ocean temperatures continues
08.06.202408.06.2024

Copernicus: May 2024, streak of global records for surface air and ocean temperatures continues

May 2024 was warmer worldwide than any other May since records began. Global surface air temperature [...]
Record highs in the North Sea
08.06.202407.06.2024

Record highs in the North Sea

2023 was the warmest year in the AWI’s time series – Even the German Bight is [...]
Did warmer seas lead to methane release?
06.06.202404.06.2024

Did warmer seas lead to methane release?

Under the ocean floor, there are huge deposits of methane hydrate. The compound is unstable and [...]
Recovering essential raw materials from wastewater
05.06.202403.06.2024

Recovering essential raw materials from wastewater

The consumption of natural resources by modern industrial societies is leading to a shortage of essential [...]
A solar cell you can bend and soak in water
04.06.202404.06.2024

A solar cell you can bend and soak in water

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and collaborators have developed an organic photovoltaic [...]
New approach can reduce laughing gas emissions from agriculture by up to 95%
31.05.202401.06.2024

New approach can reduce laughing gas emissions from agriculture by up to 95%

Norwegian scientists have isolated a soil bacterium that eats laughing gas. With a new technique developed [...]
Carbon pricing works – major meta-study shows findings more comprehensively than ever
21.05.202421.05.2024

Carbon pricing works – major meta-study shows findings more comprehensively than ever

MCC Director Ottmar Edenhofer: “The conflict of beliefs over the core instrument of climate policy can [...]
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions
18.05.202418.05.2024

Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively [...]
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Fruity Flavors for Greener Solar Cells

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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

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24.09.202624.09.2026

Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier

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23.09.202623.09.2026

Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development

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22.09.202622.09.2026

Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

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21.09.202621.09.2026

11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement

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