A total of 84 declarations and pledges were made by countries and organizations at COP28 in Dubai: from a coalition to abolish fossil subsidies to programs for green hydrogen – the initiatives covered a wide range of areas. The announcements are based on voluntary pledges and are not binding.The presidency has also already published a […]
The end of the traffic light coalition also has an impact on Germany’s presence at the COP in Baku: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has canceled his planned trip from Nov. 11 to 12 due to the government crisis. Germany will therefore not be present at the Leaders Summit at the start of the COP; because […]
The healthcare system needs to be further developed in order to better cope not only with the physical but also the psychological effects of climate change. A “national resilience plan” is needed to work out how people can deal with the stress caused by climate change as “productively” as possible. This is what the report […]
The number of heat-related deaths is rising rapidly and will likely exceed the number of cold-related deaths in the event of severe global warming. This is the conclusion of the report “Lancet Countdown in Health and Climate Change,” published on Wednesday.In 2023, the global number of heat-related deaths among people over 65 was 167 percent […]
National climate targets are inadequate, actual emissions are reaching new record highs instead of falling, and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is higher than ever – shortly before COP29, high-profile reports on the current state of the global climate bring a whole storm of bad news. Bernhard Pötter analyzes what’s behind it […]
The UK’s next national climate target (NDC) should aim to reduce emissions by 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. This is the advice of the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The UK is expected to announce its next NDC at COP29 in Baku.Ed Miliband, Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero in the UK, had […]
The high CO2 emissions for which the richest one percent of humanity is responsible are exacerbating hunger, poverty and also leading to increased deaths because they are fuelling the climate crisis: This is the conclusion of the report “Carbon Inequality Kills” by the non-governmental organization Oxfam. The report analyzes the emissions of the world’s 50 […]