Tag: Climate crisis
EU climate goals: This is how far the EU countries have come in terms of climate protection
The EU has presented new plans for the path to climate neutrality. An analysis of data and graphics shows how realistic they are and how the individual states compare. source…
Global temperatures: The history of the climate is melting
The ice inside glaciers tells of the climate of past millennia. In a major project, researchers around the world are trying to save samples from this archive for future generations…
Global temperatures: The history of the climate is melting
The ice inside glaciers tells of the climate of past millennia. In a major project, researchers around the world are trying to save samples from this archive for future generations…
Environmental protection: How Baltic moors are being destroyed for German vegetables
Peat is hardly mined in Germany anymore, but is imported from the Baltics because lettuce and ornamental plants grow best on it. Could there be another way? A journey on…
Direct Air Capture: Fighting climate change with huge vacuum cleaners
A start-up from Essen is committed to getting CO₂ out of the air. Even Porsche is investing in the controversial technology. Can climate change perhaps be stopped with such technology?…
Climate Change: The current that can change everything
Europe’s climate is determined by a huge heat pump in the sea. If it breaks off, the continent could become significantly colder. And then? source site
Year in review: The warmest year ever
A higher average temperature has never been measured in Germany than in 2023 – this corresponds to the global trend: worldwide, the year was hotter than any other since records…
Board Game: The Day China and the USA Saved the World
In the new board game “e-Mission” players are supposed to stop the global crisis. But can it be implemented this way? Climate researchers can certainly answer that after a game.…
Conscious Quitting: When the job is no longer compatible with your conscience
Many people no longer want to work for a company that harms the climate or behaves unethically. Is there a new trend behind this? source site
Year in review: That was the year 2023
Fire, flood and sad records: In an interactive timeline, the SZ shows and analyzes the most important events of the climate crisis this year. source site