Alexander Popp

Jan 21, 2025 | nature.com | Xiaoxi Wang |Hao Cai |Jiaqi Xuan |Bin Lin |Benjamin Leon Bodirsky |Miodrag Stevanović | +14 more

AbstractFood systems are essential for the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in China. Here, using an integrated assessment modelling framework that considers country-specific pathways and covers 18 indicators, we find that most social and environmental targets for the Chinese food system under current trends are not aligned with the United Nations Agenda 2030.

Nov 8, 2024 | mdpi.com | Alexander Popp |Benedikt Schmuelling |Sahar Qaadan

1. IntroductionElectric vehicles and portable electronics have rapidly developed a demand for efficient and reliable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the market. Longevity, durability, and performance are greatly important for customer satisfaction in LIBs and technological development. Accurate estimation of a battery’s SOH is crucial for optimizing the battery usage and preventing sudden failures, which have great economic consequences and safety risks [1,2].

Sep 29, 2024 | nature.com | Jessica Strefler |Leon Merfort |Nico Bauer |Miodrag Stevanović |Florian Humpenöder |Gunnar Luderer | +3 more

AbstractIn this study, we analyze the effects of technology availability, political coordination, and behavioral change on transformation pathways toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union by 2050. We implemented an iterative stakeholder dialogue to co-design the scenarios that were calculated using a global multi-regional energy-economy-land-climate model.

Aug 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alexander Popp

Our world is a complicated and everchanging place. It feels like every time we look up, a new facet is there, another perspective that adds to our worldview. A lot of things out of our control obscure the picture even more. In times like these, when everything seems fast, intricate and beyond our control, it is vital to zero in on what matters most. Concentrating on our priorities enables us to untangle the loud and confusing complexity and move forward.

Aug 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Alexander Popp

In 1957, a computer composed a string quartet for the first time. Today, we can listen to a new Beatles song, decades after John Lennon passed away, with the help of artificial intelligence. Hundreds of AI generators can help you create music. But then again, do they? The Oxford Dictionary defines music as "vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion".