Climate crisis | Dark forecast for 1.5 degree target
An inevitable exceeding of the 1.5 degree limit? The renowned climate researcher Ottmar Edenhofer sees a long-term challenge for global climate policy. Climate researcher Ottmar Edenhofer expects that the global average temperature will probably exceed the 1.5 degree limit of the Paris Agreement for decades. “We will have to accept that there will be an […]
Too little progress in climate protection worldwide
According to a new study, climate protection efforts around the world are lagging far behind the goal of limiting global warming to a tolerable level. There is a lack of speed in the energy, industry, transport and restructuring of agriculture and forestry sectors, among other things. Only the global sales figures for electric cars are […]
UN: Funding plans contradict the 1.5 degree target
The planned global production volumes of coal, oil and gas continue to significantly exceed the level permitted to contain climate change. The production planned by countries for 2030 is more than twice (110 percent more) what would be compatible with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius agreed in the Paris Climate […]
Ursula von der Leyen: “We have gone dangerously off track”
The climate crisis is advancing. The COP 28 climate conference must therefore finally push forward the global energy transition, demands EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and others in an exclusiveen guest post. The world is not on track with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree target; The global energy transition has veered dangerously off […]
“We are not on course”
Germany must “pull through” politically if Minister of Economics Habeck has his way. The climate goals can no longer be achieved otherwise. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck sees a lot of catching up to do in Germany when it comes to climate protection. “We’re not on course,” said the Green politician on Wednesday at the […]
It’s going to be even hotter than ever
From heat to flooding: the El Niño weather phenomenon is likely to cause numerous extremes this year. Experts expect a new record. The years 2023 to 2027 are most likely to be the hottest five years ever, according to the United Nations. “There is a 98 percent probability that at least one of the next […]
El Nino | The warmest five years on record are now upon us
From heat to flooding: The El Niño weather phenomenon is likely to cause numerous extremes this year. Experts expect a new record. The years 2023 to 2027 are the most likely to be the hottest five years on record, according to the United Nations. “There is a 98 percent probability that at least one of […]
