Lisa Kuner

Lisa Kuner is a freelance journalist and writes for the FAZ, the Tagesspiegel and Ippen Media, among others. She prefers to report from Latin America. She studied sustainable development and international relations.

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Around the world, most of the “safe and just earth system boundaries” have already been exceeded. This is the conclusion of a study by international researchers from the Earth Commission, published Wednesday in Nature. The study sets limits for the five areas of climate, biosphere, water, nutrient cycles and aerosols based on eight indicators.These indicators […] continue reading →

In the year 2100, one-third of humanity could live outside the so-called human climate niche. This is the result of a study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability. This forecast is based on the assumption that the average global temperature will increase by 2.7 degrees.The human climate niche refers to the regions of the […] continue reading →

The oil companies Repsol of Spain and Eni of Italy have been granted licenses to produce natural gas in Venezuela. The gas is to be exported to Europe in liquefied form (LNG). This was reported by El País and Bloomberg. An agreement for the production was reportedly already signed at the beginning of May.The licenses […] continue reading →

The warning came in early May. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published an update with a clear message: It is highly probable that the weather phenomenon “El Niño” will start in the fall at the latest, and it is necessary to prepare for it.“The world should prepare for the development of El Niño, which is […] continue reading →

In its recently presented annual report, the German Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR) in Berlin proposed the introduction of a so-called climate passport, a climate card and a climate work visa. The SVR is an independent scientific body dealing with migration and integration issues.Extreme weather events and natural disasters are increasing in frequency […] continue reading →

At least 400 people were killed over the weekend in floods and landslides following heavy rains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the Guardian, 5,500 people are also still missing in the DRC. In addition, thousands of families lost their homes. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the floods in the DRC “another […] continue reading →

A first-ever climate lawsuit has been filed in Turkey. Three young activists between the ages of 16 and 20 are accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Ministry of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Change that Turkey’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) climate targets are not enough to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement.The activists […] continue reading →

Norway’s largest oil and gas companies are revising plans to produce in the Arctic and search for new regional deposits. Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, the Norwegian government aims to strengthen the country’s role as a major European energy supplier, Bloomberg reports.The focus is said to be on the Barents Sea. It is […] continue reading →

Last Saturday, around a thousand citizens spoke with 74 members of the German Bundestag in more than 90 video talks on “Climate Democracy Day.” According to the organizers, many questions focused on the Ministry of Transport’s failure to meet its climate targets, the speed limit, new Autobahn construction, and the planned abolition of sector targets […] continue reading →