Maritime shipping accounts for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions and approximately 80% of global freight transport. International and European climate targets, particularly within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union, aim to make the sector largely climate-neutral by 2050. The long-term climate targets for the shipping sector can only be achieved through the parallel development of renewable fuels, shipbuilding and operational efficiency measures, as well as the construction of suitable infrastructure.

Telemedicine is a collective term for various treatment approaches that are realised remotely using information and communication technologies.

Gene drives have the potential to help solve major challenges, including the fight against invasive species or vector-borne diseases such as malaria. These hopes are offset by technical and scientific challenges as well as environmental risks.

The digitalisation and integration of technical systems increases the vulnerability of companies in the food chain to threats from cyberspace. The policy brief TAB-Fokus no. 47 on cybersecurity in the food sector summarises the most important results of the TA project, which examined the IT risk situation in the food sector, and outlines options for cybersecurity policy for the German Bundestag. TAB-Fokus no. 47 is also published as a web version - see link below at external relation. Detailed results can be found in the final report of the same name, only in German - see relation in KITopen.