So far, there is no clear scientific explanation for the unusually early and strong heat wave in the North Atlantic – but a number of theories as to what might be causing it. Since June, instruments have been measuring exceptionally high temperatures at the surface of the Atlantic, 1.1 degrees Celsius above the long-term average […]
One of the most important contributions to global climate protection could come from an unexpected source this year: The UN shipping organization IMO wants to adopt a new climate target that will significantly reduce emissions from shipping. Instead of only halving greenhouse gas emissions from fleets by 2050 as previously planned, many countries and environmental […]
After the end of SB58 in Bonn, the focus is on the future. What are the “landing zones” for compromises at COP28 in Dubai? The pressure is on, with the presidency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fueling expectations for a “historic” conference. Despite the bitter agenda dispute at the Bonn conference, some avenues are […]
In the realities of the climate crisis, issues that at first glance have nothing to do with each other sometimes collide as if by chance. But then they are somehow related: One day, the German government agrees on a building law that gives it more time and loopholes for climate action. And the next, it […]
In its first “national security strategy,” the German government also puts a clear emphasis on climate and environmental conservation. The central concepts of the strategy, which the heads of government presented in Berlin on Wednesday, are “defensible, resilient, sustainable”. In addition to the goals of “peace in freedom” and “securing our values through inner strength,” […]
Apart from the photos of the smoky skies over New York City, initial statistics now show just how exceptional the current forest fires in Canada are. They show that CO2 emissions from the extremely dry and burning forests are rising much earlier this year and much more steeply than even in the extreme cases of […]
Two climate and weather phenomena could partially cancel each other out this summer with regard to hurricane trends. Record surface water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and a concurrently expected El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean may result in a much weaker hurricane season along the US East and Gulf coasts than in recent […]
The European Union has committed in principle to the same course as the COP presidency from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other oil states on a controversial issue at the next COP28: To use the controversial CCS technology as a loophole in the phase-out of fossil fuels. The EU now seeks a decision at […]
This is what happens when no one is really paying attention: At a meeting in Brussels in March, the EU Council of Ministers decided, among many other issues, on a new climate policy course: Instead of continuing to call for ending all fossil fuels without any ifs and buts, they now say: If the as-yet […]
What are the economic and ecological results of the disaster at the Kakhovka Dam?This is a case of ecocide. President Zelenskyy was on Thursday in the region of flooding and the nearby regions, and he had a virtual meeting from Kryvyi Rih city with representatives of the global environmental protection community, including the Vice President […]