Colombia was the most dangerous country in the world for environmental activists in 2023: At least 79 people were murdered there for opposing the destruction of their livelihoods – more than ever before in a single country. This was reported by the human rights organization Global Witness in a new report. In Brazil, 25 people […]
How successful the decarbonization of the European economy is will largely determine the future competitiveness of the EU – and conversely, the future competitiveness of the EU will largely determine the success of decarbonization. This is according to a report published on Monday by a team led by former ECB President Mario Draghi for the […]
The climate crisis is making weather conditions more uncertain – in Germany, this jeopardizes “entire harvests depending on the region.” This is according to the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) on the occasion of the presentation of the preliminary official harvest report 2024. A wet autumn, a “record warm spring in 2024 […]
Environmental activists have sued the European Commission over its emissions regulations for the year 2030 before the European Court of Justice. They seek a ruling from the EU’s second-highest court that would compel the Commission to strengthen its climate ambitions, according to statements from the NGOs Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe) and Global Legal […]
In Austria, this year’s climate bonus will be paid out from Sept. 2 – “once again without cause and automatically”. This was reported by several Austrian media outlets. Everyone who has had their main residence in the country for more than six months in the current year is entitled to the payment, regardless of their […]
Last year, almost 12 million hectares of forest were destroyed by wildfires worldwide, an area roughly the size of Nicaragua. This means that 2023 surpassed the previous record from 2016 by 24 percent. This is according to data from the University of Maryland, analyzed by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The data shows that the […]
Some of the largest projects announced under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips and Science Act have been delayed by several months or years, according to the Financial Times (FT) investigation. Some even remain on hold indefinitely.The FT’s research covers 114 projects, each with an investment volume of at least 100 million dollars. […]
At COP28 in Dubai, countries agreed to triple global renewable energy capacities from 2022 to 2030. Now, an analysis by Ember for wind power shows that while national expansion targets are set to more than double capacities, achieving a tripling will not be reached with these goals. According to Ember, the global wind power capacity […]
Environmental Action Germany (DUH) has filed another climate lawsuit against the German government at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court – this time based on EU regulations and concerning emissions from the transport, buildings and land use sectors. Citing the EU Effort Sharing Regulation and the LULUCF Regulation, the organization requests in its statement of claim […]
Presenting the current state of research on solutions to the climate crisis in the most well-founded, compact and comprehensible way possible: This is the aim of a new section on the klimafakten.de platform. Under the title “What’s the use?“, the editorial team has compiled texts on frequently debated political instruments and behaviors such as CCS, […]