Tag: Environmental conference
Scholz calls for “a clear goal for the global expansion of renewable energies”
Berlin At the Petersberg climate dialogue, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) are pulling together. In his speech at the end of the two-day meeting…
Will Olaf Scholz still become climate chancellor?
Olaf Scholz During the election campaign, the chancellor made climate promises, but environmental groups have criticized him. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) wants to make global progress…
Annalena Baerbock calls for a global target for the expansion of renewables
Annalena Bärbock The German Foreign Minister calls for a return to a path towards the 1.5 degree target. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is aiming for a…
The 1.5 degree target could be exceeded by 2040
lignite power plant Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing worldwide, partly due to the use of coal for energy production. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not brave enough, not fast enough, not deep…
Global CO2 emissions rise to a record high
Black Pump coal-fired power plant Global CO2 emissions from coal increased in 2022. (Photo: IMAGO/mhphoto) Paris The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for more speed in the energy transition…
Large corporations advertise green, but often miss the 1.5 degree target
Brown coal power plant Neurath in NRW Some companies do not fully disclose their emissions. (Photo: IMAGO/Wienold) Dusseldorf With their plans, many large corporations are missing the goal of limiting…
No climate neutrality without removing CO2 from the air
afforestation To meet the Paris climate targets, carbon dioxide must be removed from the air. However, conventional methods such as afforestation are not enough. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In addition to…
Simply believing in the technology is naïve. It won’t work without renunciation.
When global warming is discussed in Germany these days, it tends to be about the rather soft effects of the climate crisis – for example the fact that the milder…
More money for biodiversity, protection of land and sea areas: World Nature Summit agrees
World Nature Summit in Canada The 15th World Summit on Nature – which also goes by the abbreviation COP15 – was originally supposed to have taken place in China in…
Scholz: G7 countries establish climate club
G7 summit in Elmau As early as June, the G7 states, chaired by Germany, announced their intention to set up a “climate club”. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The G7 countries…
The political haggling at the climate conference is pathetic
Friday’s For Future demo Many people are demonstrating in Egypt to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. (Photo: IMAGO/TT) Sharm el-Sheikh It is a pathetic performance that the states afford…
“Hope and frustration close together” – This is how the agreement was reached in Sharm el-Sheikh
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Minister on Sunday morning after the closing ceremony at the world climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Photo: dpa) Sharm el-Sheikh The German foreign…
“Hope and frustration close together” – This is how the agreement was reached in Sharm el-Sheikh
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Minister on Sunday morning after the closing ceremony at the world climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. (Photo: dpa) Sharm el-Sheikh The German foreign…
Possible agreement at the climate summit in sight: “Defensive battle successful”
Sharm el-Sheikh Relief at the world climate conference in Egypt. Almost 24 hours after the planned end of the summit, the negotiators from almost 200 countries have received a new…
The political haggling at the climate conference is pathetic
Friday’s For Future demo Many people are demonstrating in Egypt to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. (Photo: IMAGO/TT) Sharm el-Sheikh It is a pathetic performance that the states afford…
Better no result than bad result
Frans Timmermans The EU Commission Vice is concerned about some positions in the negotiations. The goal is to find an agreement. (Photo: AP) Sharm el Sheikh EU Commission Vice Frans…
Negotiations at the climate conference in Egypt are tough
Sharm el-Sheikh Before the final spurt of negotiations begins in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Germany once again makes it clear what the central topic of this climate…
EU can save more CO2 than promised – but there is criticism
Frans Timmermans at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 Frans Timmermans, Ursula von der Leyen’s deputy, is responsible for environmental and climate protection within the EU Commission. (Photo: dpa) Brussels…
Climate protection ranking: Germany is slipping
Berlin Along with Denmark and Sweden, Chile and Morocco are the countries that can count themselves among the pioneers in climate protection thanks to the rapid expansion of renewable energies.…
Climate protection ranking: Germany is slipping
Berlin Along with Denmark and Sweden, Chile and Morocco are the countries that can count themselves among the pioneers in climate protection thanks to the rapid expansion of renewable energies.…