It has never been so hot in Europe – and so wet
The State of the Climate in Europe (ESOTC) report sees many reasons to warn about climate change. There is a risk of heat deaths and supply problems. Europe has seen some worrying weather records in 2023. There were an unprecedented number of days of “extreme heat stress”, according to a report by the EU Earth […]
Climate | Greenhouse gas report: Are driving bans coming now?
The Federal Government’s Expert Council has presented its test report. This confirms once again that the transport sector is missing its climate targets. But what is the consequence? 13 million tons of CO2 equivalents, as much as an estimated 8.7 million commuters consume per year: That is the amount by which the transport sector has […]
Serious allegations from Greenpeace – “destroys jungle for furniture”
According to Greenpeace research, the wood for popular Ikea furniture comes from protected virgin forests in the Carpathians. The Swedish furniture store wants to investigate the allegations. The environmental organization Greenpeace accuses Ikea of being involved in the deforestation of virgin forests in Romania for furniture production. According to research by the non-governmental organization, the […]
Opencast brown coal mining in Germany: Significantly more harmful than expected
Experts have used satellite images to examine open-cast lignite mines. The result: The levels of a climate-damaging gas are significantly higher than previously assumed. According to a recent study, methane emissions from open-cast lignite mining in Germany are significantly higher than previously assumed. The study by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the Ember Climate Institute estimates […]
Is flying even okay anymore?
Until now, when friends told me about air travel, I didn’t say anything. That will now change, because we have exceeded the 1.5 degree mark for 12 months in a row for the first time. “We’re going on vacation soon,” a friend tells me while drinking coffee. “Oh, how nice!” I’m happy for her: “Where […]
Climate crisis: Is flying still okay?
Until now, when friends told me about air travel, I didn’t say anything. That will now change, because we have exceeded the 1.5 degree mark for 12 months in a row for the first time. “We’re going on vacation soon,” a friend tells me while drinking coffee. “Oh, how nice!” I’m happy for her: “Where […]
Climate crisis: That’s why it leaves us cold
The latest climate news is hard to beat in terms of urgency, yet it has hardly any public response. Why is that? A few weeks ago I got on the subway in Berlin and immediately had the acrid smell of something scorched, something charred. I was late, had to go to an appointment and only […]
This is what they mean for your own car
The EU is specifying its climate protection goals and proposing to reduce emissions by 90 percent by 2040. Politically, the goals are certainly ambitious, but what would they mean in concrete terms – for example for your own car? In recent years, many of my friends who didn’t previously own a car have bought one. […]
Expert describes what happens at just 1.5 degrees
1.5 degrees of global warming compared to the pre-industrial reference period in the past 12 months. What does that mean? Expert Marie-Luise Wolff explains. Global temperatures in January 2024 will be higher than ever since records began. The European Union’s climate change service Copernicus announced this on Thursday. “Not only is it the warmest January […]
Flooding as a result of the climate crisis: expert calls for radical measures
Read video transcript Places are flooded, dikes are in danger of breaking – floods are becoming more and more common in Germany. The reason is the climate crisis. Frank Böttcher has been working on extreme weather events for a long time. For him, the flood situation comes as no surprise: “This is a scenario we […]
