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Buildings can become a global CO2 sink if made out of wood instead of cement and steel
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A material revolution replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood can have double benefits for climate stabilization, a new study shows. First, it ...
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Tipping mechanisms could spark profound societal change towards climate stabilization: new study
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21/01/2020 - Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires a decarbonized world by 2050 at the latest and a corresponding global transformation of the ...
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Feeding the world without wrecking the planet is possible
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20/01/2020 - Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress. But as world ...
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Climate change, food and agriculture: PIK expertise at International Green Week in Berlin
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20/01/2020 - Hundreds of thousands of people are currently exploring the International Green Week in Berlin, a leading global trade fair for agriculture and ...
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Planetary boundaries: Interactions in the Earth system amplify human impacts
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16/12/2019 - What we do to one part of our Earth system does not just add to what we do to other parts – transgressing one planetary boundary can amplify human ...
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Decarbonizing the power sector: renewable energy offers most benefits for health and environment
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19/11/2019 - Electricity supply is one of the biggest CO2 emitters globally. To keep global warming well below 2°C, several paths lead to zero emissions in the ...
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From avocados to apples: Producing food closer to cities could help reduce climate emissions
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29.08.2019 - Millions of tons of groceries from agriculture are transported to our cities all around the globe every day to feed its dwellers. Produced ...
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Looking beyond the farm gate: New IPCC Special Report on Land Use and Climate Change
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08/08/2019 – Almost three quarters of habitable land on earth are under human use – resulting in substantial impacts on our climate, a new report of the ...
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Climate mitigation can – and must – include policies to assure food security
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13/05/2019 – Policies that aim at limiting dangerous climate change need to account for food security issues. For the first time, tradeoffs between climate ...
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Lancet report: Healthy lives and a liveable planet for all require major changes in what we eat and how we produce it
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17.01.2019 - Feeding a growing population of 10 billion by 2050 is possible if we shift towards a planetary health diet, a major new report by the EAT Lancet ...
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