Research shows that storms like hurricane Matthew are getting stronger and more frequent due to climate change. These storms extract their energy from the ...
Recently formed initiatives aim to increase public funding for renewables
One year after the Paris climate agreement, Alan Bernstein and colleagues urge governments, researchers, the private sector and philanthropists to act ...
Low-carbon vehicles are low-cost vehicles
According to the study “Personal Vehicles Evaluated against Climate Change Mitigation Targets” consumers do not have to pay more for a low- ...
Urbanisierung – ein essentielles Thema der internationalen Politik
Aufgrund des enormen bevorstehenden Urbanisierungschubes ist es dringend notwendig das Thema “Urbanisierung” zu einer zentralen Angelegenheit ...
Chengdu – an example for implementing climate commitments
As a part of a worldwide coalition committed to climate actions, the Chinese city of Chengdu shows how an ambitious action plan for becoming a low-carbon ...
Resilience as key to withstand natural disasters
Haiti which is regularly hit by storms and earthquakes is poorly prepared these natural hazards. Years of political instability, deforestation and many ...
Rapidly growing number of cities is going “low-carbon”
The report “It Takes a City: The Case for Collaborative Climate Actions” (Carbon Disclosure Project) identified more than 1,000 economic ...
More plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050
An aerial survey found a much larger mass of garbage than imagined. A prototype of a v-shaped boom will be tested which would use sea currents to ...
Dutch farm is pioneering a way to adapt to climate change
The experimental dutch farm has found a way to fight the effects of a rising sea level which threatens millions of farmers around the world. CBS News &# ...
How social inequality is linked to climate change
A new report by the UN uncovers how social inequality causes climate impacts to hit poorest of the globe the most. In order to meet the Sustainable ...
