A heat wave has been gripping North America for several weeks. Bill Dawson reports from Texas, where not even the “brutal heat” is bringing about a rethink in climate policy. A look across the border to Mexico also shows little commitment to climate action. Quite the opposite: The country is expanding fossil fuels.China also does […]
The climate crisis will enormously increase CO2 emissions from soil microbes. In pessimistic scenarios, soil respiration could increase globally by 40 percent by the end of the century. This is the conclusion of a study published in Nature Communications.Around one-fifth of CO2 emissions come from sources in the soil. Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi […]
Official statistics from the Scottish government show that Scotland missed its climate targets in 2021. Emissions in 2021 were around 49.2 percent lower than in 1990, but the legally binding target would have been 51.1 percent. Compared to the previous year (2020), greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4 percent, according to the report. The reason, […]
Between the preparatory conference and COP28, many formal and informal meetings will be held.Now that the interim conference in Bonn is over, attention turns to COP28 in Dubai. But in the run-up to it, many meetings will be held to discuss problems in advance and to forge alliances. Here is an overview of the most […]