A drought in Namibia is threatening the food supply of around 1.4 million people, around half the population. The country now wants to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to starving people. Namibia is currently battling a drought of the century, and a state of emergency […]
According to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), Singapore’s climate policy is “completely inadequate”, while that of Brazil and Canada is only rated as “inadequate” – these are the findings of analysts from the New Climate Institute and Climate Analytics.Canada: Gap between goal and policyCanada‘s rating has thus improved, but the country’s climate measures are still […]
Severe fires are raging in south-eastern Brazil. The government of São Paulo declared a state of emergency in 45 municipalities. According to data from the Institute for Space Research (Inpe), which is responsible for satellite monitoring, 3,175 fires were registered in the state between Aug. 1-23. According to a report by the news agency Agência […]
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is not on the verge of collapse due to the melting of the protective ice shelf. The glaciers in the region could be more stable than previously thought. These are the findings of a study published last week in the journal Science Advances. The researchers’ models predict no further significant […]
Discussion about the energy market of the futureAs a result of the double phase-out of coal and nuclear power, the German government must restructure the electricity market. According to the plans of the traffic light coalition, there will be a “hybrid capacity market” in the future. Energy suppliers are to provide electricity flexibly and industry […]
Currently, 500 to 600 million tons of CO2 equivalents are being saved annually in the USA through laws and regulations passed since 2021. From 2030, this figure is expected to rise to one billion tons. This is the conclusion of an analysis by the Thintanks Repeat Project, which was published to mark the second anniversary […]