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Focus on electromobility
A quiet climate champion: The future of e-mobility
There are already large numbers of electric vehicles on German roads – bicycles and scooters, cars and buses. And the numbers are set to increase: in…
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Achieving climate targets in the road freight sector
Overhead line trucks: Route expansion with a vision
To achieve climate targets, the transport sector must be transformed. One of three possible solutions for the decarbonisation of road freight…
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A sustainable industry through digital companies
Thinking sustainability and digitalisation together
The need for a sustainable and digital transformation is rising on the political agenda both nationally and on a European level. Policymakers face the…
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War-related risks to nuclear power plants
Nuclear power plants in the Ukraine war: Information on nuclear safety
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, several nuclear power plants have already come under attack.…
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climate check for mobile working
Working from home helps to protect the climate
An increase in working from home (WFH) has the potential to save up to 3.7 million tonnes of climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions per year in…
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How can biodiversity be protected and restored?
Diversity at risk: How to preserve biodiversity?
Bit by bit biodiversity, the diversity of life, is slipping away. According to the United Nations, one million species of flora and fauna are at risk…
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Reforestation contributes to climate protection
The role of nature-based solutions in global climate action
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are playing an increasingly prominent part in discussions of global climate change mitigation. In a study for the German…
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Advance climate protection, accelerate coal phase-out
The scientific basis for an accelerated coal phase-out
In order to meet Germany’s climate targets, lignite should ideally be phased out by 2030, as stated by the new Federal Government in its coalition…
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