The Australian government is considering imposing tariffs on goods imported from countries with less ambitious climate goals, following the example of the European Union. This move could impact trade with China, according to the Guardian. Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced discussions on tariffs for steel and cement imports, which could potentially affect […]
The growing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere allowed plants to grow faster for a long time. But this accelerated growth could end – with corresponding consequences for the ability of plants to absorb and store CO2 from the air. This is suggested by a study published in the journal Science.This is significant for global climate […]
The Australian government is considering imposing tariffs on goods imported from countries with less ambitious climate goals, following the example of the European Union. This move could impact trade with China, according to the Guardian. Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced discussions on tariffs for steel and cement imports, which could potentially affect […]
A group of young climate activists has won a landmark victory in a lawsuit in the US state of Montana. The state’s energy policy violates the constitutional right of young people to a “clean and healthy environment,” ruled Judge Kathy Seeley.Montana’s energy system relies heavily on coal, oil and gas. State laws mandate further development […]
Last week’s summit in Belém brought – apart from the founding of an international anti-deforestation alliance – progress about which little has been reported so far: In their final declaration, the eight Amazon states agreed to take joint action against organized crime across national borders in the future. The illegal activities of the mafia are […]
Three in four children in South Asia – 460 million in absolute numbers – are already exposed to extreme heat. The global average is only one-third, according to a statement released Monday by the UN children’s agency UNICEF. The organization defines “extreme heat” as a situation in which children are exposed to temperatures above 35 […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to grant more than 100 new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, The Guardian reports. Sunak also plans to allow drilling for the UK’s largest previously untapped reserves in the Rosebank field, containing 500 million barrels of oil. The prime minister reportedly wants […]
Mr. Gresse, in July, we experienced the hottest month since records began, and, for instance, on Rhodes, thousands of people had to be evacuated due to forest fires. Does this change the way Germans view climate action?Of course, weather extremes move people – especially when they affect them very personally. But there is no scientific […]
The news shocked the public: The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), which is linked to the Gulf Stream, could collapse as early as the middle of the century. This is the conclusion of a study recently published in Nature Communications. But several researchers criticize its methodology.The statement in the study “so confidently presented, that the […]
The climate and environmental movement currently receives significantly less support among the German population than two years ago. This is the result of a recent survey by the non-profit organization “More in Common.”However, respondents’ criticism seems to be directed primarily against specific forms of protest, such as the actions of the Last Generation movement – […]