Superconductivity: New Paper Highlights Progress in Sustainable Power Transmission with Higher Public Acceptance Integrating an increasing amount of renewable energy into the power supply is a challenge... read more
More Growth! Really? Book Project and Workshop on the Development of a Key Concept in Journalism Among politicians and journalists, economic growth tends to be considered a prerequisite for... read more
COP21: IASS Researchers Stress Co-Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution for Climate, Health, and Sustainable Development Reducing air pollution can combat climate change, save lives, and help achieve sustainable... read more
Healthy Soils and Climate Protection: Global Landscapes Forum on the Sidelines of COP21 Focuses on Land Use The role of healthy soils in climate protection and food security is a major... read more
First Ethiopian Soil Week Highlights Significance of Small Farmers for Food Security and Prosperity Soil protection in Ethiopia and worldwide was the topic of the first Ethiopian Soil Week... read more
IASS Survey in Brandenburg: What Motivates Farmers to Conserve Nature? It sounds paradoxical: while prices for agricultural products are falling and farmland is ... read more
Mission Accomplished: Klaus Töpfer Honoured as Pioneer of a New Kind of Science in Dialogue with Politics and Society Today’s major challenges such as climate change or growing numbers of refugees can only... read more
Crack It! New Technology Produces Energy from a Fossil Fuel without Carbon Dioxide IASS and KIT develop a method to produce hydrogen from methane. read more
Air Quality in Southern Africa: New Study Investigates Impact of Black Carbon Emissions Black carbon is an air pollutant that is harmful to human health and also contributes... read more