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Lisa Kuner

Lisa Kuner Published: March 16th, 2023

Difficult energy transition in Colombia

Colombia’s energy transition is no easy feat. Colombia’s Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo said last July: “We have to look for more gas. (…) Self-sufficiency is a clear goal, we even have to keep exporting oil, otherwise, we’ll have an unmanageable problem with the balance of payments.”For a little over six months, Colombia has been […]

Lisa Kuner Published: March 2nd, 2023

Press review 2.3.2022

Commentary: How ecocide could be recognized as an international crime ReutersReportage: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is supposed to help limit climate change, a visit to Germany’s only CO₂ storage facility Die ZeitResearch: The aluminum in Ford’s electric pickup truck is making thousands of people sick in the Brazilian Amazon BloombergAnalysis: Renewable energy projects in […]

Lisa Kuner Published: February 16th, 2023

Report: Tech companies profit from climate fake news

Large Internet platforms such as Meta, Twitter and Google allow corporations to spread greenwashing messages on their platforms unchecked. This is the result of two reports by the British non-governmental organizations Stop Funding Heat and Global Witness. Accordingly, Internet platforms also profit from advertisements that spread false messages about the climate.Greenwashing messages on social media […]