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Digital Sustainability

Act Now

Energy-Efficient Software and Web-Friendly Websites: How Green Coding Works

If the internet were a country in its own right, it would rank sixth in the global CO₂ emissions rankings. Under the banner of ‘Green Coding’, we’ve put together some ways you use the internet more resource efficiently.

USP laser
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Energy Transition

Green Innovation

Extremely Speedy and Ultra-Precise: How USP Lasers Can Improve Efficiency and Cut Waste in Manufacturing

Could USP lasers be an efficient alternative to micro-machining manufacturing? The METAMORPHA project is investigating their potential.

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Digital Sustainability

Interview

What Exactly Is Green Coding, and Does GenAI Make It Easier? An Interview With Max Westing From the “Green Coding” Project

Energy-efficient websites, apps and software reduce our digital carbon footprint. Max Westing from the ‘Green Coding’ project tells us what makes green coding different.

Civic Tech

Ways out of the Climate Crisis with Digital Civic Engagement

With the help of digital tools, citizens can uncover environmental problems, collect important data and support protective measures. In this Special Feature, we explore the question: How can civic tech solutions advance climate protection?

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RESET Special Feature: Civic Tech – Ways out of the Climate Crisis with Digital Civic Engagement

What is Civic Tech?

Civic Tech – How Citizens Shape the Future with Digital Technologies. Interview with Geraldine de Bastion

Interview: Cloud Service ClimateVisualizer Helps Local Communities Stay on Top of Carbon Emissions

Satellites and Drones

Effective Helpers for Sustainable Development?

When it comes to protecting the environment and tracking changes in our climate, satellites and drones have become indispensable. If only there wasn’t the issue of all that space debris… In RESET’s latest special feature, we’ve been taking a look at the potentials – and pitfalls – of satellites and drones for a sustainable future on this planet.

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RESET Special Feature: Satellites and Sustainability

Interview: How ESA Is Making Space Travel More Sustainable

Outer Space for All! Just How Accessible Is ESA’s Satellite Data?

Interview: Space Junk – How Can We Stop Outer Space Turning Into a Garbage Dump?

Artificial Intelligence

Can Computing Power Save Our Planet?

Artificial intelligence has long since solved complex tasks and made our everyday lives easier. But do intelligent computer programmes also provide new solutions for environmental and climate protection? Here we set out to find answers to these questions.

 

 

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Artificial Intelligence: Can We Save Our Planet With Computing Power?

Interview: How Can We Make AI More Environmentally Friendly?

Data4Human: Aid Organisations Get a Helping Hand From the German Aerospace Center

Wildlife Insights: A Google-Built AI is Taking Animal Surveillance to New Levels

Blockchain and Sustainable Development

How Does It Work?

Everyone is talking about blockchain and DLT. But what exactly are they and how do they work? In RESET’s latest Blockchain Special, we offer some answers to those questions and take a look at how the tech can be used for both social and ecological good.

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Blockchain and Sustainable Development – How Does It Work?

Blockchain-Based Platform Textile Trust Aims to Make Industry Supply Chains More Transparent

Interview: How MineSpider is Using Blockchain to Keep Conflict Minerals Out of Our Supply Chains

What Exactly Are the Blockchain and DLT?

E-Mobility

Is Electromobility Key to a Future-Proof City?

Is the future electric? Our roads might still be dominated by conventional cars right now, but when it comes to e-mobility, there are promising developments. We looked at the current status quo, the potentials and future predictions, for an electric revolution.

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E-Mobility: Where Is It Taking Us?

New Study Shows: Electromobility Could be Carbon Neutral by 2050

Vehicle-to-Grid: Using Electric Cars To Store Renewable Energy

EU Mobility Atlas Reveals Potentials of Sustainable Transportation – But There’s a Long Road Ahead

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Mobilitätswende

Green Innovation

95 Percent Fewer Emissions: Candela Ferries Set to Electrify Stockholm’s Waterways

Diesel ferries are the only public transport in Stockholm that run on fossil fuels. New electric ferries are set to replace them, potentially reducing emissions by 95 percent.
Traffic, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
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Green Mobility

Act Now

Does Your Car Actually Save Time? Use the Social Speed Calculator to Find Out

Does the work required to afford a car cancel out the time it saves? This social speed calculator will help you find out.
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Energy Transition

Green Innovation

A Fitness Tracker for Wind Turbines: How Aerosense Reduces Material Waste in Wind Turbine Design

Aerosense helps manufacturers optimise wind turbine design by sharing real-time data, minimising material waste.
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Digital Sustainability

Green Innovation

Browser Diet: JustTheBrowser Removes AI and Shopping Features from Chrome, Firefox, and Edge

The “JustTheBrowser” tool lets you strip Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge of unnecessary bloat. RESET shows you how to get rid of AI features, shopping integrations and more.
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Environment

Green Innovation

New Report: “AI That Helps the Climate Is Very Different From AI That Consumes a Lot of Energy”

74 percent of claims that AI benefits the climate are unfounded, as per a new report, which also highlights the harm of conflating GenAI with smaller models.
A heart monitor in the new shelter animal clinic in Pocatello, Idaho.
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Civic Tech

Green Innovation

SUSTAIN-AI ECG is Bridging the Cardiac Care Gap with Open-Source AI

Sustain AI has developed an open source AI tool to support doctors and boost cardiology aceess in Ethiopia.
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Artificial Intelligence

Green Innovation

“A Milestone in Our Conservation Journey”: How AI Is Helping Elephants Safely Cross Train Tracks

Train collisions are the second-highest cause of elephant deaths in India. A new AI-powered solution is helping them safely cross the tracks.
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Digital Sustainability

Green Innovation

Eco:Digit Shows How the Environmental Impact of Software Can Be Measured

The ECO:DIGIT project—led by the German Informatics Society (GI) and its partners—highlights just how complex a life cycle assessment for software has become.
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Digital Sustainability

Green Innovation

Data Centres, Telecommunications Networks, AI Infrastructure: Photonics Offers Clear Advantages for Energy Efficiency

Photonics could drive the green digital transformation, says David de Felipe Mesquida from Fraunhofer HHI in his interview with RESET.
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