Titanium dioxide nanostructures and bio-inspired intelligent surfaces with special wettability: meet Prof. Yuekun Lai.
Environment
New Plasma Sponge For Oil Spill Cleanups
A team of Argentinian researchers developed a superhydrophobic and oleophilic carbonaceous nanosponge (CN) with high adsorption capacity for selective oil removal from water which could be used in case of oil spills.
Enhancing Power System Planning by Operational Detail
A review finds that the increasing share of variable power generation calls for a better presentation of operational details in the power system planning models.
Rotibot: A Biohybrid Microrobot for Water Decontamination
The Rotibot decontaminates water using functionalized microbeads (yellow) accumulated around the rotifer mouth (blue).
Next Stop: Sustainable Transport!
How electric buses can revolutionize public transport and help mitigate global warming.
On the Use and Misuse of Climate Change Projections in International Development
Climate resilience is increasingly prioritized by international development agencies and national governments. However, current approaches to informing communities of future climate risk are problematic.
Inclusivity of Indigenous Peoples in UN Climate Change Policymaking
The potential of the proposed local communities and Indigenous peoples’ platform to effectively engage traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) for climate policy is evalutated.
The Overlooked Role of Discourse in Breaking Carbon Lock-In: The German Energy Transition
A strong theoretical insight into the struggles surrounding the future of coal in Germany.
Courts and Litigants in Climate Governance
The literature on climate change litigation highlights key emerging, interdisciplinary themes including the role of science, time, place and human rights claims in climate change litigation and explores the relationship between litigation and climate governance.
Institutional and Environmental Effectiveness: Will the Paris Agreement Work?
The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change’s collective goal—keeping global warming “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels—remains ambitious.
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