Tag: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Germany complains to Egypt about concerns about shadowing
Olaf Scholz (SPD) at the World Climate Conference The German embassy complained about the shadowing and asked the Egyptian authorities to refrain from such measures. (Photo: dpa) Sharm el Sheikh…
Traffic light groups want to get out of the controversial energy charter
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (from left) The exit from the Energy Charter is intended to promote climate…
The EU is demanding an energy transition from South Africa – and is buying more and more coal there
Cape Town If you drive east from the South African economic metropolis of Johannesburg in the direction of the Kruger National Park, you will pass a series of dreary industrial…
The EU is demanding an energy transition from South Africa – and is buying more and more coal there
Cape Town If you drive east from the South African economic metropolis of Johannesburg in the direction of the Kruger National Park, you will pass a series of dreary industrial…
How the US elections will end
Good morning dear readers, Today is election day in the USA. If you would like to know what the so-called “midterms” are about, our Washington correspondent Annette Meiritz has summarized…
“Are on the highway to climate hell”
Berlin Dark words at the world climate conference in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, warned of the catastrophic consequences of…
Europe not enthusiastic about US climate protection offensive
Berlin, Brussels The United States is working on a plan for the world’s largest companies to help finance the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in developing countries. The…
Europe not enthusiastic about US climate protection offensive
Berlin, Brussels The United States is working on a plan for the world’s largest companies to help finance the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in developing countries. The…
When the Treasury becomes a climate killer
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“The geopolitical tensions are a heavy burden”
Berlin He is represented at almost every climate conference: Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP) and the highest-ranking German at the United Nations. The German-Brazilian has…
Departure or standstill? That is what matters at the climate conference
Berlin The signs for the world climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, are not good. Heat waves, droughts and floods as a result of climate change are already threatening the…
“The geopolitical tensions are a heavy burden”
Berlin He is represented at almost every climate conference: Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP) and the highest-ranking German at the United Nations. The German-Brazilian has…
Departure or standstill? That is what matters at the climate conference
Berlin The signs for the World Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, are not good. Heat waves, droughts and floods as a result of climate change are already threatening the…
German companies are calling for an active EU industrial policy
Berlin Scarce and expensive energy, high inflation rates and a weakening global economy mean that the German economy is facing severe headwinds. Hardly any topic electrifies companies looking for investment…
Why a car manufacturer is planning a junkyard
Cologne A car manufacturer with an attached junkyard? At Stellantis, this is not absurd, but forward-looking – and is called circular economy. By 2030, the new “Circular Economy” business unit…
More heat deaths also in Germany
Berlin If Germany and other industrialized countries do not quickly increase the pace of the expansion of clean energies, reaching the Paris climate agreement will become increasingly remote. Because despite…
Climate advocates and NGOs are threatening governments with mass lawsuits
Smoking cooling towers of a power plant Lawyers and NGOs now emphasize that they have already filed more than 80 climate lawsuits around the world to get governments to do…
How a hot season can still be averted
Munich Spanish farmers are burning their harvest, in Germany communities are declaring a drinking water emergency, parts of the Rhine are degenerating into a trickle, and the elderly and chronically…
Less CO2 and lower costs thanks to the business trip app
Munich During the pandemic, many companies have drastically reduced business trips. In the meantime, employees are increasingly making their way to trade fairs and business meetings. But the pressure on…
Scholz’ climate club idea blocked by China for the time being
Berlin The idea is impressively simple and Olaf Scholz received a lot of praise for it when he propagated it almost exactly a year ago: as many countries as possible…