Climate change could threaten the nuclear deterrent capability of the US armed forces, according to an analysis by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events and higher temperatures could affect every part of the so-called US nuclear triad – deterrence by submarines armed with nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic […]
Australia has joined the G7 climate club. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement Monday at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “This isn’t just the right thing to do by the environment, but this is also the right thing to do by jobs and by our economy,” Albanese said.The Climate […]
In a new report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) warns of “supply disruptions” that could slow the energy transition in the short or medium term. Rising demand for raw materials for the energy transition and the concentration of extraction and processing in a small number of countries and companies could lead to supply bottlenecks, […]
A Carbon Brief analysis reports that switching to low-sulfur ship fuels has contributed to atmospheric warming. By 2050, reducing sulfur emissions could lead to an additional 0.05 degrees of warming – as much as would be caused by two more years of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the authors.Heavy fuel oil containing pollutants such […]
The recent German-Chinese government consultations are considered a “remarkable success of German climate diplomacy,” according to the environmental organization Germanwatch. China, in a joint statement with Germany, has expressed the need for accelerated emissions reductions within this decade, which is seen as a rare commitment, as noted by the environmental organization. Jennifer Morgan, the Special […]
The recent German-Chinese government consultations are considered a “remarkable success of German climate diplomacy,” according to the environmental organization Germanwatch. China, in a joint statement with Germany, has expressed the need for accelerated emissions reductions within this decade, which is seen as a rare commitment, as noted by the environmental organization. Jennifer Morgan, the Special […]
Heat waves continue in large parts of China, the United States, Mexico, Spain and Japan. In Beijing, home to 22 million people, temperatures recently exceeded 40 degrees Celsius for three days. China’s northern regions of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Inner Mongolia and Tianjin are also experiencing heat waves. After temperatures dropped slightly at the beginning of […]
The UK could miss its climate targets due to poor climate policy. This is according to a recent report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on this issue. The government had just recently adopted a more detailed plan on how to achieve its national climate targets. According to the CCC, however, […]
According to the consulting and engineering firms Afry and Rina, constructing a hydrogen pipeline from the Gulf states to Europe is feasible. In a study, the two companies have calculated the costs of importing hydrogen via a pipeline that would connect Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt with Europe via the Mediterranean Sea and could transport […]
The security of Europe’s raw material supply is increasingly debated. “Better diversification of our raw material supply is economic security,” said Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday after a meeting with his counterparts from France and Italy, Bruno Le Maire and Adolfo Urso. The ministers want to reduce dependence on individual countries for raw […]