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Photovoltaics and listed buildings do not have to be mutually exclusive

Installing photovoltaic systems on listed buildings helps fight climate change by generating energy sustainably and reducing CO2 emissions. In this interview, Niklas Albinius from the Consultancy Office for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin tells us what does not have to be considered when installing them.
Climate change: the growing danger of heat for human health

Two current reports warn of the effects of heat waves, which have already caused thousands of heat-related deaths in Europe.
New leadership for the IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) has elected its new Bureau. Jim Skea, a British scientist and expert on renewable energies, will lead the seventh assessment report as the new IPCC Chair.

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How CO₂ can be removed from the air

To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius, it will not be enough to emit less carbon (CO₂). In addition, CO₂ must also be removed from the atmosphere. What processes are available?
Ensuring responsible research on ocean-based carbon removal

Attention to ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods is growing fast. While many questions, including environmental and social risks, still need to be assessed, research on ocean-based CDR should be conducted in a safe and responsible way, says David Keller, senior scientist at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
Carbon neutrality, greenhouse gas neutrality and climate neutrality

In the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the signatory states pledged to balance the emission and removal of greenhouse gases by 2050.

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02.02.2024

UFZ Discussion Paper: CO2 removal as a building block of German climate policy (in German)

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