Cultural heritage under climate pressure: Attuned protection is key
World cultural heritage, recognized as the pinnacle of humanity's achievements, is facing unprecedented threats due to climate change. Recent research has revealed that 80 % locations UNESCO is already experiencing the harmful effects associated with (more…)
Surprising findings about climate change and the impact of grazing on soil carbon
High-altitude areas with extensive permafrost are crucial for the global carbon cycle because their soils store huge reserves of organic carbonHowever, these vital supplies are currently at risk. double pressure: (more…)
Sustainable mobility and the fight against climate change in rural tourist regions
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and transport plays a key role in its escalation. Especially in rural tourist regions, the proportion of tourists arriving by car is high. (more…)
The declining carbon sequestration capacity of European forests: Challenges and solutions
Forests cover around 40 % of the European Union (EU) territory and absorbed around 10 % of the EU's human-induced emissions between 1990 and 2022. This process of removing carbon from the atmosphere is commonly referred to as (more…)
Farm liming: An old practice with a new, unexpected climate benefit
For centuries, farmers have scattered crushed limestone across their fields to improve soil fertility by making it less acidic, leading to better crop yields. This time-honored practice, known as “liming,” was (more…)
Responsible Travel Tips: Minimize Your Ecological Footprint and Contribute to Local Communities
Travel and tourism is one of the world's largest industries, attracting billions of people each year for family visits, holidays and business trips. The sector accounts for a staggering 10 % (more…)
Optimizing forest planting for climate change mitigation
Rising concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere represent one of the greatest global challenges of our time, leading to climate change. In response, afforestation and reforestation programs are being implemented (more…)
Trees for compensation – not for burning fossil fuels
Likewise, the IPCC and several analyses point out that carbon farming cannot permanently offset global emissions; without substantial reductions in fossil fuels, there is a risk of dangerously delaying action and giving false hope to businesses and (more…)
EU climate target 2040: 90 % greenhouse gas emission reduction
The European Union (EU) is on the path to significant changes in its climate policy. On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the European Climate Law, which has been in force since 2021. (more…)
CO2 sequestration and elimination of harmful ammonia
Bacillus megaterium is a unique microorganism that possesses dual enzymatic capabilities for the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), through enzymes (more…)
How declining snow cover in winter weakens forests' ability to store carbon
Forests are an invaluable resource in the fight against climate change, currently offsetting approximately 20 % of North American carbon emissions. Scientists are working hard to understand how climate change is affecting them. (more…)
The role of vocational education and training in the green transition: Transformational practices
In light of growing environmental challenges and ambitious climate goals, vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role key role in securing a skilled workforce for the green transformation. It is essential that (more…)
Obstacles and solutions to fulfilling the EU commitment to plant 3 billion trees
Northern forests at a crossroads: Saving a key carbon and biodiversity store
There is a widespread misconception that forests in industrialized countries of the northern hemisphere – Annex 1 countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – are not threatened, or are less threatened than tropical forests. (more…)
“Hard-to-reduce” emissions and the context of CCS: Myth or reality?
In current climate policy, we often encounter the concept of “hard-to-reduce” emissions, which has become a key justification for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies or for solutions to negative (more…)
Air pollution in Europe: Assessing progress under the National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive
The European Union and its Member States are making progress in reducing air pollutant emissions as required National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive (NEC Directive) (EU/2016/2284This Directive (more…)
Photosynthetic living materials: A new frontier in carbon sequestration
In the ongoing effort to mitigate the increasing human-caused concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, innovative approaches are emerging. One such approach involves the development of photosynthetic living materials, which offer potential (more…)
Low-cost carbon capture? Burying wood waste in managed forests
Global warming is an urgent threat, and removing carbon from the atmosphere is key to slowing it down. Cornell University scientists have come up with an innovative, low-tech, sustainable (more…)
The key to more efficient carbon removal for climate change mitigation
Growing concerns about climate change and the increasingly tight time window for action require significant reductions in carbon emissions and large-scale removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Natural climate solutions, such as forest restoration (more…)
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