Environment

Researchers at PSI have taken a closer look at a previously disregarded factor in the formation of clouds. This could improve the accuracy of climate forecasting.

Above all, meeting this goal will require sustainable fuels and a reduction in air traffic.

Researchers at PSI and Columbia University are calculating in detail how climate change can be slowed down.

The ETH institutions are pooling their expertise in pursuit of the net-zero target.

The role of the natural resource for security of supply in Switzerland

Researchers at PSI and the start-up AlphaSYNT are working together on a solution for efficiently storing energy.

PSI researchers find the cause of high nighttime air pollution in New Delhi

Air travel with no carbon footprint – PSI and the Metafuels AG develop a new technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

PSI researcher Theo Jenk talks about the challenges of ice core research during the climate change crisis.

Aside from its stunning landscape, the Jungfraujoch also provides an ideal location to research the impact of aerosols on our climate.

Researchers have measured and determined the sources of aerosol pollution at 22 locations in Europe.

Consideration in future climate models important.

An international research team with PSI participation is rushing to preserve glacier ice for posterity.

Margit Schwikowski is head of the Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry at PSI. In an interview, she explains what aerosols have to do with climate change.

During its expedition to the Monte Rosa massif, the international Ice Memory team extracted two ice cores over 80 meters long from Colle Gnifetti, the oldest ice in the Alps.

The next mission to preserve the climate heritage of the Pennine Alps has begun: For the Ice Memory Project, researchers set off for Monte Rosa’s Colle Gnifetti.

How chemical reactions in clouds can influence the global climate.

A precise look into the finest particles in the air shows how compounds harmful to human health are formed.