Green methanol can play a key role as an alternative fuel on the road to climate-neutral shipping. According to a study conducted by the Institute of Maritime Energy Systems at the German Aerospace Center on behalf of the environmental organization Greenpeace, switching to this fuel could reduce CO₂ emissions by 96 percent over the entire […]
Foreign companies are paying extremely low prices for carbon sequestration and avoidance on the African continent. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), criticizes in the Financial Times that Africa’s natural capital is widely undervalued.“There used to be land grabbing. Now there is carbon theft,” says Adesina. While CO₂ certificates cost up to […]
Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton wants to back out of plans to co-host the 2026 UN climate summit (COP31) with Pacific nations if he wins the election. He described the idea of hosting COP31 as “madness” that would cost Australian taxpayers “tens of billions” of dollars. However, experts estimate the actual cost of the climate […]
Global energy demand rose significantly in 2024 – primarily due to the demand for electricity, which increased by 4.3% compared to the previous year. This growth is almost twice as high as the average of the past ten years. However, with a growth of 2.2%, the increase in demand for energy was below global economic […]
Following the indictment of five members of the climate activist group Last Generation (German: Letzte Generation) on charges of forming a “criminal organization,” NGO representatives are concerned about the social climate of their work. Many criticize the crackdown by state authorities and polarized language in the election campaign against activists from the climate scene. They […]
Overly warm oceans, melting glaciers and drastic changes in precipitation patterns – more and more indicators reveal the consequences of rapidly advancing climate change. This is reflected in the “State of the Global Climate 2024” by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). “Our planet is sending out more and more stress signals,” warns UN Secretary-General António […]
Over 10,700 scientists have so far signed an open appeal by Scientist for Future (S4F) calling for a stronger commitment to climate action by the upcoming government and during the coalition negotiations. They warn that the climate crisis has hardly played a role in the election campaign, although this and other environmental crises are “the […]