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The mitigation of climate change requires major transformations in the ways we generate energy and operate technologies that release carbon dioxide. Photonic concepts and novel light-driven technologies provide many potential solutions, transforming our current modes of energy use into more effective and sustainable ones.
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G.T. acknowledges support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) through the Eccellenza Grant PCEGP2_194181 and the Starting Grant TMSGI2_211695. A.P. acknowledges support of the SolarNL research programme of the Dutch National Growth Fund. H.A.A. acknowledges support of the Liquid Sunlight Alliance, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Fuels from Sunlight Hub under Award Number DE-SC0021266. E.C. acknowledges support of the DFG e-conversion Excellence cluster (EXC 2089/1 – 390776260); the Bavarian programme Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech) and the Center for NanoScience (CeNS).
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Harry A. Atwater - NWO Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Albert Polman - Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Tagliabue, G., Atwater, H.A., Polman, A. et al. Photonic solutions help fight climate crisis.Nat. Photon. 18, 879–882 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01509-9
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