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Article from 23.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

Resilience thanks to green energy: Future investments for

… Resilience thanks to green energy: Future investments for Deserted streets, markets and offices. Global supply chains are disrupted and supply shortages appear. Many … community is closely intertwined and that we are often the cause of our crises. The effects of crises are often not directly noticeable to us - for instance the …

Article from 31.07.2020 | Last changed: 25.06.2024

Science and science-policy advice in post-normal times: chance

… in print and online media shaped the picture. The Corona crisis is prototypical for the even more serious ecological-social crises such as Global Warming. It shines … as corona: Virology and epidemiology have to work with often lacking or uncertain data available on (too) many aspects of SARS-CoV2, the social sciences can hardly … with its classical means of analysis, also due to the complexity of the economic effects, to name just a few of the restrictions relevant here. Such limitations are …

Article from 03.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

Why Planetary Health can promote a more inclusive

… arising from the painful corona crisis is: how can we make the economic case for investing in a green, healthy and just recovery for people and the planet? The COVID-19 pandemic offers many … and yet neglected topic on leaders’ agendas during this pandemic: gender inequality. Informal conversations and social media posts were the initial places where …

Article from 11.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During

… International Environmental and Sustainability Policy During The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. Geopolitical tensions, for example between China and the USA, as well as existing conflicts between the EU … environmental, health and climate policy according to the 2030 Agenda. It requires effective and coherent cooperation between states and international organisations. …

Article from 18.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

The coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for an innovative future

… The coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for an innovative future While the future of humanity has always been unpredictable, … that the partial shut-down of the global economy has had demonstrably positive effects on the environment, such as reduced emission levels, lower pollution, and a … strategy for climate change and other pressing environmental issues, these data make clear that the right policies and priority investments in STI could have …

Article from 27.08.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

The black toe and the virus: A wake-up call for planetary health

… The black toe and the virus: A wake-up call for planetary health „I am sorry but we need to amputate your toe!” – This was the statement that changed everything for Erik. The 68-year-old overweight diabetic man stared at me, the doctor, in …

Article from 01.09.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

Lessons from the Corona Crisis

… is perceived by many as a historical caesura. As a result of a zoonosis, the pandemic with the Sars-CoV-2 virus occurred, which out a spotlight on the global … activity, ... last update on 01.09.2020 Lessons from the Corona Crisis: Need for new leitmotifs for environmental and sustainability policy? Blogpost by Dr. … of globalised economic activity. It becomes clear that the manageability of the effects depends on the concrete social conditions. Countries in the global South in …

Article from 06.10.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

Sustainability Transformations and Covid

… Sustainability Transformations and Covid Over the past several decades, the global community was following a … planning smart cities and villages, strengthening scientific research, developing effective technological applications, pro-active citizenry and so on. Among all the …

Article from 30.11.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

How environmental policy stakeholders could respond to social

… policy stakeholders could respond to social The crisis has created situations and images that seemed utopian in "normal" times, in addition to the manifold, … and to take advantage of the window of opportunity that the pandemic opens for environmental progress? We have compiled our findings in a total of ten … such as air travel, will most likely become easier. A third stimulus for action is targeted use of windows of opportunity with regard to environmental policy issues, …

Article from 22.12.2020 | Last changed: 20.06.2024

What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it?

… What is the One Health approach, and how to implement it? The current coronavirus pandemic has refocused attention on … between people and wild animals caused by habitat reduction brought about by deforestation, global trade and travel increases the probability of a zoonosis being … the One Health approach closer with knowledge about the state of biodiversity and quality of the environment is gaining importance in science, politics and society. …

Article from 20.07.2015 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

Information as an instrument

… Information as an instrument Like a compass the right information sets us on the path … geographical environmental information system The UFORDAT environmental research database Indicator systems for policy advice at national and international level …

Article from 26.02.2025 | Last changed: 27.02.2025

Mobile air conditioning in rail vehicles

modern high speed train in the city in winter

… vehicles The air-conditioning systems in the ICE 3 class 403 train use ambient air for cooling. Source: Deutsche Bahn AG Rail vehicles include local and long-distance … vehicle air conditioning systems in 2022, which is equivalent to the greenhouse effect of 34,700 tonnes of CO 2 . The European Union intends to gradually reduce the … service for a number of years in one class of the ICE high-speed train. Reliable data on the economic efficiency of these techniques is now available. In a research …