Blogs

Scientists have developed groundbreaking technology that allows real-time visualization of plant respiration, enabling researchers to observe how plants breathe and track carbon and water exchange with unprecedented clarity. This breakthrough could revolutionize crop development and climate research.

A groundbreaking study analyzing the environmental impacts of the MSC certification program demonstrates that participating fisheries achieve significant and measurable environmental improvements, with over 90% of performance indicators reaching global best-practice levels five years post-certification.

A comprehensive analysis of the Marine Stewardship Council’s certification program demonstrates that participating fisheries show progressive environmental improvements, with over 90% achieving global best practice standards within five years of certification.

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Future Earth, The Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme have opened the nomination window for this year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report—an influential synthesis that distills the most policy-relevant breakthroughs from peer-reviewed literature and delivers them directly to UNFCCC negotiators, finance ministries and adaptation planners.

A large-scale German survey shows that restrictive climate policies like urban car bans can trigger psychological “crowding-out” that undermines citizens’ intrinsic green values, but effectiveness, freedom of choice, and privacy protection can make mandates more acceptable.