Tag: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Darken the sky for the climate
sunset The increased concentration of aerosols in the stratosphere would refract more light during sunsets and create a colorful sky. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Dusseldorf In Indonesia, the Tambora volcano shoots a…
CARBON CAPTURE CO2 storage in the middle of Manhattan
new York Coughing, Shane Johnson stands in front of the skyscraper called “Grand Tier”, one of his most recent projects. The location is captivating: right across the street is Lincoln…
Which countries emit the most CO2?
Climate change – Which country has the highest CO2 emissions? Here you can read the emission comparison between the individual countries of the world. (pictured: coal terminal in Huanghua, China)…
So the Nvidia boss now wants to save the climate
Jensen Huang The head of Nvidia provides the initiative with three different supercomputers. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Berlin, Munich Nvidia boss Jensen Huang wants to make a significant contribution to the…
Climate passport and climate card – migration experts propose new visas for climate refugees
A Somali family has fled drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the capital, Mogadishu The reception and care of climate refugees from their own country or neighboring regions poses…
How start-ups harvest electricity from the sea
Visualization of a wave power plant The movement drives generators, which in turn produce green electricity. (Photo: Corepower) Munich Patrik Möller, CEO and co-founder of the Swedish start-up Corpower Ocean,…
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…
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 global climate alliance is crumbling
Small banks specializing in sustainability give the alliance a choice: either it changes its guidelines, or they could leave. They no longer agree with the course of the climate initiative,…
How the party scares voters away with its climate protection plans
Berlin The pictures from Weimar are intended to convey a message: We stick together, we will get through this. At the start of the three-day Green parliamentary group retreat, not…
Germany is jeopardizing the most important climate protection package in the world
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) The fact that the chancellor is not calling his transport minister to order cannot be conveyed in Brussels. (Photo:…
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…
The climate discourse must become more honest – a guest commentary
Wind turbine reflected in photovoltaic systems The federal government wants to expand renewable energies. (Photo: imago stock&people) Basic requirements of efficiency and effectiveness also apply to climate protection measures if…
Dispute over gas and oil – how green does the KfW bank have to be?
Gas power plant in Hanover The state development bank KfW could play a decisive role in the construction of new power plants. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort The federal government is…
Dispute over gas and oil – how green does the KfW bank have to be?
Gas power plant in Hanover The state development bank KfW could play a decisive role in the construction of new power plants. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort The federal government is…
Great Britain wants to store CO2 from new coal mine underground
London, Dusseldorf The announcement came at an unusual time: in mid-2022 – in a year that brought record heat and drought even to the British Isles – the British government…
Great Britain wants to store CO2 from new coal mine underground
London, Dusseldorf The announcement came at an unusual time: in mid-2022 – in a year that brought record heat and drought even to the British Isles – the British government…
Germany cannot outsource everything
Demonstration against natural gas production method fracking There is immense resistance to almost everything in Germany. Not only against fossil energies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Fracking gas from the USA, nuclear…
Business must not leave school to the ideologues
high school class According to critics, students often do not learn enough about economics in school. (Photo: ddp) Anyone who asks why there is so little understanding of the economy…
Munich Re: Insurers under pressure
Munich A growing number of severe natural catastrophes have caused severe damage on all continents in the past year. Hurricane Ian, which hit the west coast of Florida at the…