9+ hour, 32+ min ago  (278+ words) The European research project INCREACE is setting a new milestone on the path to a truly circular economy: A consortium of universities, research institutions, and industry partners has created a comprehensive playbook and new assessment tool, designed to facilitate the…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (198+ words) How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals'Sonnenseite The emissions trading system launched by the European Union in 2005 could one day also be used to capture CO" on a large scale. A new model study quantifies the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (260+ words) No Climate Neutrality without System Change: study questions measurement of progress'Sonnenseite Many countries have adopted ambitious climate protection targets, typically measuring progress through emissions reductions and the expansion of renewable energy. But according to a research team led by Germ'n…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (344+ words) A new battery design that could significantly extend the range of electric vehicles and the lifespan of portable electronics has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). In a study published in ACS Applied…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (800+ words) The Earth's climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These rapid…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (639+ words) Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2 C of warming'Sonnenseite Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4 C). A new study led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (244+ words) Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as the planet warms, even in places where yearly rainfall increases. Scientists from the University of Reading studied how climate change affects soil moisture during growing seasons…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (450+ words) Sonnenseite During the dry years, Germany's forests largely lost their function as carbon sinks. Now it has become apparent that the forest soil compensated for almost all of the negative effects during this period, thus taking over the sink function…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (91+ words) Germany's greenhouse gas emissions fell only slightly in 2025, declining by 9 million tonnes, or 1. 5 percent compared with the previous year " less than half the reduction achieved in 2024. For the first time, the sluggish uptake of climate technologies in the buildings and…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (674+ words) Sonnenseite Extreme events change the ecology of oceans abruptly: For example, a marine heat wave in 2003 had such strong effects on species composition and trophic interactions of the subpolar North Atlantic that these impacts last until today. Researchers led by…...