The open source community plays an important role in developing openly accessible and free digital infrastructure. A new study explores where the challenges lie. Read on

A young company from Berlin wants to use 3D soil maps to make agriculture lower in emissions and more resource-efficient. Satellite and aerial photographs provide the data. Co-founder Suvrajit Saha explains to RESET in an interview how the soil maps are produced and who is benefitting from this new knowledge. Read on

Our "global carbon budget" is the estimate of how much CO2 humanity can release into the atmosphere and still be able to keep global warming under safe levels. A new website has turned that budget into a set of clear and comprehensible graphs that can be shared, distributed and used as a persuasive tool for political action - making it as easy as possible for the general public and the media to hold their governments to account. Read on

Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid rate. Could AI also offer solutions to urgent environmental and climate challenges? How much can we ever trust AI? And what is the ecological impact of the technology? In RESET's first Greenbook(1) we set out to find answers to these questions. Read on

Heavy jet liners need vast amounts of fuel to take off and maintain flight, making them by far the least sustainable form of travel. A new Swedish startup believes that a future of completely electric flight could be on the horizon. Read on

According to a new study, electric cars could become carbon neutral by 2050 - but if zero carbon mobility is ever to become reality, policy makers need to make a few key important changes. Read on

A new type of "green wall" with a modular, simple to install design, a fully automatic irrigation system and much more - this is the result of a new European research project, and a promising step forward in much-needed urban adaptation to the challenges of climate change. Read on

Global levels of meat consumption are still extremely high, putting pressure on other resources such as land and water and playing a significant role in increasing carbon emissions. A study by the German Environment Agency has taken a closer look at different meat alternatives that could lighten that load. Read on