#Fundraiser news: We reached our first goal of €50,000 in a week and have now surpassed our first stretch goal of €75,000. Our final stretch goal is to reach €100,000 before the end of year.

Want to help out? There's an ever-growing list of #apps for you to adopt, a Black Friday fundraiser special on the way that will explain KDE's work in #sustainable computing, and more activities coming up.

Donate now and contribute to funding KDE through 2026:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#FreeSoftware

#Fundraiser news: We reached our first goal of €50,000 in a week and have now surpassed our first stretch goal of €75,000. Our final stretch goal is to reach €100,000 before the end of year.

Want to help out? There's an ever-growing list of #apps for you to adopt, a Black Friday fundraiser special on the way that will explain KDE's work in #sustainable computing, and more activities coming up.

Donate now and contribute to funding KDE through 2026:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#FreeSoftware

Does anyone know of an overview of European hardware brands that focus on sustainability & openness?

For some months now, I've been enjoying headphones 🎧 from 🇳🇱 https://repeat.audio. My daughter recently got a calculator 🔢 from 🇫🇷 https://numworks.com. A colleague bought a mobile📱from 🇳🇱 https://fairphone.com and another a laptop 💻 from 🇩🇪 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com ( @tuxedocomputers). Considering to buy the latter two as well.

These are all #European and substantially #sustainable & #open!

Does anyone know of an overview of European hardware brands that focus on sustainability & openness?

For some months now, I've been enjoying headphones 🎧 from 🇳🇱 https://repeat.audio. My daughter recently got a calculator 🔢 from 🇫🇷 https://numworks.com. A colleague bought a mobile📱from 🇳🇱 https://fairphone.com and another a laptop 💻 from 🇩🇪 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com ( @tuxedocomputers). Considering to buy the latter two as well.

These are all #European and substantially #sustainable & #open!

Regardless of White House policy, farmers can benefit from solar panels on their land.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/06/if-the-white-house-wont-save-us-farmers-agrivoltaics-will/

#agrivoltaics #agrisolar #agripv #dualuse #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #usfarmers #farmers #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #solarfarms #solarpowerplants #greenenergy #cleanenergy #energy #renewableenergy #sustainable #sustainability

Our festival's keynote: “Realizing the Promise of #OpenScience: Advancing Global Progress Amid Persistent Challenges”

🔗 https://opensciencefestival.nl/news/keynote-ana-persic-unesco-on-realising-the-promise-of-open-science

Ana Persic, head of #UNESCO’s Open Science programme, will discuss the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science - the first global framework treating #science as a #public good.

She’ll explore progress, challenges, and how #inclusive, #ethical, and #sustainable open science can drive solutions to global issues.

#NOSF2025

@bergmeister very useful, I was thinking of doing this. I'm surprised Hetzner are basically going to reduce my bills with these changes but I remain a faithful customer of this type of company. They even gave me a heads up to change! #sustainable #tech #ftw

EU is investing record €7 billion in sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure - #European #Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/eu-invests-record-eu7-billion-sustainable-safe-and-smart-transport-infrastructure-2024-07-17_en

> The EU will support the objectives of the European #GreenDeal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy by allocating over €7 billion to 134 projects that will contribute to delivering a #sustainable, smart, environmentally friendly and resilient #transport infrastructure network.

Dear Friends in the #US 🇺🇸 ,

the number of followers of #Mastodon accounts belonging to universities and #research institutes in #Germany has surpassed the 180k mark today and continues to rise
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/?liste=institute-DE

This is a fantastic achievement, and we would like to congratulate everyone involved! 👏
It shows that the social networks of the #Fediverse can replace the increasingly antisocial networks of #BigTech.

We don't have to legitimize the spread of hate and incitement by contributing to these platforms.
We have alternatives. 🌞
And we would like to encourage you in the #USA to make stronger use of these alternatives.
In our appeall to HRK we have written: „By supporting the expansion of Fediverse services such as Mastodon, #universities can make an important contribution to strengthening our #democracy and to the #sustainable development of #science and #society.“
https://openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon

#Unis4Mastodon #SciComm

Dear Friends in the #US 🇺🇸 ,

the number of followers of #Mastodon accounts belonging to universities and #research institutes in #Germany has surpassed the 180k mark today and continues to rise
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/?liste=institute-DE

This is a fantastic achievement, and we would like to congratulate everyone involved! 👏
It shows that the social networks of the #Fediverse can replace the increasingly antisocial networks of #BigTech.

We don't have to legitimize the spread of hate and incitement by contributing to these platforms.
We have alternatives. 🌞
And we would like to encourage you in the #USA to make stronger use of these alternatives.
In our appeall to HRK we have written: „By supporting the expansion of Fediverse services such as Mastodon, #universities can make an important contribution to strengthening our #democracy and to the #sustainable development of #science and #society.“
https://openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon

#Unis4Mastodon #SciComm

Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/

#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen

Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/

#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

#UBC #researchers are launching the world’s first #mushroom-powered #waterless #toilet, the #MycoToilet, at the UBC #Botanical #Garden on September 26.

The prototype turns human waste into nutrient-rich #compost using #mycelia—the root networks of mushrooms—and features a modern, #sustainable design that can be dropped into parks, remote communities and areas without #plumbing.

https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2025/ubc-launches-worlds-first-mushroom-powered-waterless-toilet

#green #sewage #nature #eco

EU is investing record €7 billion in sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure - #European #Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/eu-invests-record-eu7-billion-sustainable-safe-and-smart-transport-infrastructure-2024-07-17_en

> The EU will support the objectives of the European #GreenDeal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy by allocating over €7 billion to 134 projects that will contribute to delivering a #sustainable, smart, environmentally friendly and resilient #transport infrastructure network.

Make #trains great again — for the sake of people and the planet
As #railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more #sustainable travel that supports human development.
Per passenger kilometre, it produces one-fifth of the #emissions of #car transport, and less than one-quarter of those of #flying. Direct emissions can be cut to zero if trains are powered by fully renewable electricity.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02980-2

Make #trains great again — for the sake of people and the planet
As #railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more #sustainable travel that supports human development.
Per passenger kilometre, it produces one-fifth of the #emissions of #car transport, and less than one-quarter of those of #flying. Direct emissions can be cut to zero if trains are powered by fully renewable electricity.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02980-2