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Off the Grid, On the Trail: Eco-Friendly Navigation Apps

Getting from A to B without selling your data, subscribing to a service or costing the earth is possible with these smart, open-source navigation apps.

Green Mobility

Why Don’t We Have Skyscanner for Trains? Addressing the Gap in International Train Travel Booking Tools: Updated 2026

International train travel is at least 4.5 times more environmentally friendly than flying. So why is it still so complicated to book routes? And is new legislation from Brussels providing a long-awaited answer?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sustainable Agriculture

“A Self-Sustainable System”: How Power Plants Can Heat Circular Fish Farms

Scientists in Sweden pilot a fish farm heated by a local power plant, where different fish species cohabit and utilise each other’s waste.

Digital twins represented as a blue drawing

Green Mobility

AI-Powered Digital Twins to Help Planners Build More Resilient Cities

Bourne from the frustration of getting from A to B in her hometown of Lagos, Grace Kagho is developing digital twins with her company, UrbanEcho.

Digital Sustainability

CO2 Trackers for Software, Websites and AI: A Guide for Businesses and Freelancers

Want to reduce your carbon footprint when using software, browsing websites or in your day-to-day work? Our guide shares the CO2 trackers that you can use to track apps, websites and AI.

Environment

Why Do Our Clouds Look So Gloomy, and How Can We Make the Switch to a Green Cloud?

Why does living and working in the cloud generate high CO2 emissions? And how exactly do we get to the green cloud? We provide an overview and some tips.

Customized Customized Weather and Climate Information System, Nepal

Civic Tech

“Everyone Gets the Message Now”: This AI Weather and Climate Information System Supports Farmers in Nepal

The Customized Weather and Climate Information System uses AI to give Nepali farmers a headstart when it comes to predicting hazardous weather events.

Environment

How the Digital Platform eOceans Promotes Marine Conservation

“Protecting the ocean isn’t just about drawing lines on a map – it’s about keeping ecosystems functioning so that they can provide food, livelihoods, climate resilience and economic stability,” says Dr Chris Ward-Paige, founder of eOceans, in an interview.

Digital Sustainability

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.

Energy Transition