The Max Planck Sustainability Network
The Max Planck Sustainability is a grass-roots initiative within the Max Planck Society. It was founded in 2019 in Magdeburg during the first sustainability workshop. The members of the network are committed to improving cooperation of research and administration in the Max Planck Society to create an exemplary and sustainable scientific environment. Our long-term vision is to contribute to an environmentally-friendly Max Planck Society through less resource-intensive scientific and day-to-day practice. We also encourage communication among local initiatives and other institutional entities of the Max Planck Society. The Max Planck Sustainability Network counts several hundred members - scientists, as well as technical and administrative personnel - from over 60 different Max Planck Institutes.Join us.
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Rice is a staple food for over four billion people. By nature, it contains a lot of carbohydrates but very little protein. A team of ...
In 1974, scientists first sounded the alarm about the destruction of the ozone layer caused by human activities. Yet it would take several ...
Nitrogenases are among the most geochemically important enzymes on Earth, providing all forms of life with bioavailable nitrogen in the form ...
Methane-oxidizing bacteria could play a greater role than previously thought in preventing the release of climate-damaging methane from ...
Synthetic fuels could make heavy goods traffic climate-friendly in the future. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ...
Emphasizing local food production over imported substitutes can lead to significant cost and carbon savings, according to data from the ...