… amongst policy makers and politicians is essential. Just as the tools of the digital revolution have been effective in monitoring and managing the pandemic, so … Science Council; formerly member of the UK Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology; formerly Chair of Royal Society Science Policy Centre; formerly …

… Ecology of data: we should use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to make digitalisation beneficial for sustainability Blogpost by Henning Banthien  In times … creating something new: We need to be building synergies from the interaction of digitalisation and sustainability! Both developments – digitalisation and …

… more than 2 million Euros in the Green Start-up Programme, with its key focus on digitalisation, in 18 innovation-oriented green start-ups. An energy-efficient and … powerful innovation tool for tackling both the coronavirus and the climate crisis. Digital technologies have allowed us to continue communicating during the crisis, and …

… the tried and tested arguments of interest-driven politics – economic constraints, technological barriers, unchanging behavioural patterns, individual responsibility – … the tried and tested arguments of interest-driven politics – economic constraints, technological barriers, unchanging behavioural patterns, individual responsibility – …

… the same time, the economic downturn threatens sectors and firms that provide the technologies needed to solve the climate crisis, such as renewable energy providers … now at a point where the alternatives to incumbent fossil fuel and nuclear energy technologies are competitive . (ii) Building on the first point, renewable energy … PhD thesis in the Energy Politics Group at ETH Zurich . His research focuses on how technological change affects the politics and policymaking processes in the energy …

… prevent popular mobilisation, including for climate action . Tracking individuals digitally for monitoring movement and health could expand state surveillance. Yet it … prevent popular mobilisation, including for climate action . Tracking individuals digitally for monitoring movement and health could expand state surveillance. Yet it …

… in PNAS my co-authors I discuss how contagious processes of rapidly spreading technologies, behaviours, and social norms could lead to a structural reorganization … in PNAS my co-authors I discuss how contagious processes of rapidly spreading technologies, behaviours, and social norms could lead to a structural reorganization …

… discovery of previously untapped potentials, such as the replacement of travel with digital communication and virtual meetings, as well as the opportunities to be found … discovery of previously untapped potentials, such as the replacement of travel with digital communication and virtual meetings, as well as the opportunities to be found …

… competition for public funds with other important policy fields (such as health or digitalization), they must help stabilize the economy. Moreover, policy-makers need … competition for public funds with other important policy fields (such as health or digitalization), they must help stabilize the economy. Moreover, policy-makers need …

… and its management. Know the options : Current state of knowledge in science and technology on the biology and management of the harmful organism needs to be … and its management. Know the options : Current state of knowledge in science and technology on the biology and management of the harmful organism needs to be …

… to close the gender gap. COVID-19 is reshaping the world of work and speeding the digital transformation Even though all economic sectors are affected by the … employment models. Covid-19 is forcing economies and companies to speed their digital transformation to meet the sudden boom in home working and online shopping. …

… Geoengineering, climate engineering, climate intervention or climate altering technologies - even if new terms are constantly being found, they do not change the … (SRM) is to be rejected. It is neither an emergency option now transitional technology. SRM can neither preserve the current climate nor restore the … it risky to rely on partly unexplored and untested CO2 removal and storage technologies. The potential for CDR is however limited and can’t be determined …