South Africa is experiencing a boom in renewable energy. A few years ago renewable energy has not been existing at all. Now dozens of solar plants ...
Limitting global warming to less than 1,5C protects world economy
According to a new U.N. Development Programme report, limiting the global temperature rise to 1,5C, compared to the pre-industrial era, avoids economic ...
Trotz starken globalen Wirtschaftswachstums, CO2 Ausstoß bleibt stabil
Trotz eines weltweit starken Wirtschaftswachstums ist der Ausstoß von Kohlenstoffdioxid nach Aussage des Forschungsverbundes Global Carbon Budget stabil ...
Open data network for monitoring pollution
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been declared one of the major tasks of governments around the world. Smart city technologies can be a tool in this ...
Environmentalism meets drones and machine learning
In order to protect endangered species, scientists have to track them. Marine researchers started to use drones and machine learning to keep record of the ...
Bundesregierung einigt sich auf Klimaschutzplan
Nach mehrmaliger Verzögerung und Aufschiebung hat sich die deutsche Bundesregierung nun auf den Klimaschutzplan geeinigt. Dieser sieht vor, dass der CO2- ...
A house covered in trees
Architect Ferdinand Ludwig and his colleagues developed a steel construction that can support trees to cover a whole house while they are growing. Once the ...
Australia ratifies Paris Climate Agreement
Australia ratified the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday. It is the 140th country to ratify the accord. Australia is on track to meet its climate goals ...
A food tax against climate change and a healthier diet
A food tax is discussed to be introduced to reduce the consumption of high-emission products. Especially animal products would be concerned which through ...
US busiest ports strengthen clean air action
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the busiest in the US. The shipping weighs heavy on the environment in the area. The San Pedro Bay Clean Air ...
