Tag: climate
New report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: The forecast is not more beautiful, but more accurate
background Status: 07/25/2021 4:54 p.m. On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will begin the final meeting on the new status report. Representatives from almost 200 countries together…
Flood Disaster: About the Desperation of Climate Scientists – Politics
Luis Samaniego is a hydrologist, he knows about moisture and climate change and extreme weather. But when scientists like him say what’s in store for us, they are often threatened.…
Bavaria, NRW: The climate is not interested in state balance sheets – economy
When it comes to climate protection, Germany’s largest federal states are staging a competition that does not help anyone. The latest example: Markus Söder, whose CSU has been part of…
What is the carbon market, Brussels’ big bet to achieve its new climate objective?
Exit on – 40%. The European Union is now targeting a 55% reduction in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. But raising its climate target is…
G20 Environment Minister: No agreement on more ambitious climate targets
Status: 07/24/2021 12:12 a.m. More ambitious climate goals – nonexistent. The environment and energy ministers of the G20 countries have not been able to agree on this. On the German…
Storms and Climate Protection: The Power of Images – Knowledge
Of Marlene Weiß, Munich The storm disaster last week produced drastic images: landslides, collapsed houses, completely flooded federal highways; plus the sad fact that more than 170 people lost their…
Federal Environment Agency demands: “Climate change adaptation must be included in the Basic Law”
Status: 23.07.2021 4:05 p.m. Heavy rain, floods, heat waves: Climate change is also increasingly affecting Germany. The Federal Environment Agency is now calling for this to be anchored in the…
MDR: More climate in the program
The MDR announces that it will expand its reporting on climate change. . Source link
Climate change: the city as a sponge
Metropolises urgently need to take care of their rainwater. Because instead of simply disappearing in the gully, it can cool, revitalize plants and protect against flooding. . Source link
ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Majority sees need for action in climate protection
Status: 07/22/2021 11:55 p.m. 81 percent of Germans see a very large or large need for action on climate protection – across age and party boundaries. This shows the current…