The Interior Department finalized a new regulation that captures flared natural gas and corral emissions of methane that escapes from drilling operations. ...
Trump’s unexpected victory due to a failure of big data?
As the forecasts for the US election where completely at odds with the actual results, many wondered why. The source of the problem for the unexpected ...
Tampere to be smart by 2030
Finland’s second biggest city Tampere announced new investment in IoT to make the city entirely integrated by 2030. The plan spans all sectors and ...
Protection of fish stocks as means for resilience
The decline of fish stocks along the coasts of African countries is threatful for many people who make a living from fishing. The decline of fish stocks, ...
The Paris Climate Agreement is bigger than Donald Trump
Diplomats at the Marrakech climate conference are working furiously to send a message to Trump that the world remains a place of pluralism and cooperation ...
What Trump means for the Silicon Valley industry
Under President Obama, Silicon Valley became very friendly with Washington and the relationship went both ways. Donald Trump barely made any appeal to ...
The role of human rights for sustainability
What is often neglected in the discussion about sustainability and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the societal aspect. ...
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- ...
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 ...
