“Is there a right to climate action?” – Worldwide, there is at least an increasing number of climate lawsuits fighting for it. So far, many of them have been in the USA, but they are also becoming more frequent in Europe. Today, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will make three important decisions […]
Nearly two dozen named tropical storms – including eleven hurricanes – are forecasted by researchers at Colorado State University for the upcoming season. They caution of an “extremely active” season in the Atlantic. This season officially runs from early June to late November. On average, there are 14 cyclones annually that reach sufficient strength to […]
The climate crisis hits the poorest people in the world the hardest. This reality is once again evident in today’s issue of the briefing: Our Feature on droughts and extreme weather in southern Africa highlights this fact – namely, that more than 16 million people are threatened by hunger. Concrete large-scale solutions are not currently […]
The German Ministry of Economics, led by the Green Party, confirmed on Wednesday that the so-called resilience bonus for the solar industry is off the table. State Secretary for Economic Affairs Michael Kellner (Greens) called this “very regrettable” in a post on the short message service Bluesky. However, he added that the government would continue […]
One billion euros are to be invested in the Amazon region in Brazil and French Guiana. French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presented a green investment plan for this on Tuesday in Belém, Brazil. The city in the Amazon region is due to host the COP30 next year. The […]
Climate change is one reason chocolate Easter bunnies cost more this year. Extreme weather conditions in West Africa, the biggest chocolate-producing region, resulted in poor harvests. As a result, import prices for cocoa rose by 73.4 percent in January compared to the same month last year.An analysis by Ben Clarke at the Imperial College London […]
The four largest European shipping companies Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd pass on a higher carbon price to their customers than the shipping companies have to pay themselves. This is the result of a report by the Brussels-based environmental umbrella organization Transport and Environment (T&E).With the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU […]