Environment & Sustainability

Fast Fashion and the hyper-consumption of clothing has a huge impact on the environment and is unsustainable. Could clothing recycling help to reduce the toll of the fashion industry on the environment?  

Before the pandemic, 34 million Europeans couldn't heat their homes, and 30.3 million couldn't afford utility bills, affecting public health and productivity. This text explores the implications and potential solutions.    

Israel has great potential for adopting EVs. As a relatively small and densely-populated country, it requires a simple charging infrastructure. It has its own sources of natural gas, relatively low electricity prices, and high fuel prices that can push the market to adopt EVs.

Since the 1970s oil crisis, energy security has evolved to address climate change, globalization, and decarbonization. This overview examines the EU's evolving concept of energy security.

Combining the capabilities of autonomous flight and advanced methods of data collection, drones are believed to provide an unprecedented tool for achieving more cost-effective, time-efficient, and safer processes.

Recent developments that drive the demand for green tech include the European Green Deal, Covid-19 recovery funds, and the amended German climate law. The new German Government stated that it wants to “dare more progress”. What does it mean for green tech in Germany?

The shift to electric vehicles (EVs) will have a significant impact on employment: Not only are EVs less labor intensive, but manufacturing them also requires different skills from workers. One region that is set to be greatly impacted by the shift is Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them.

Energy poverty, also known as 'fuel poverty,' is linked to low incomes and substandard housing, resulting in inadequate heating and significant energy inefficiency in many European households.

Using the German AI debate as a case study, this Spotlight sheds light on how the seemingly elusive concept of ‘trust in AI’ is (a) used as a rhetorical device to navigate the tension between innovation and regulation and (b) translated into practical suggestions