After the Amazon region, the state of São Paulo is also experiencing a particularly high number of fires. The severe fires are exacerbated by climate change, among other things.
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The Thwaites Glacier is also known as the Doomsday Glacier. If it melts, numerous coastal towns are threatened by rising sea levels. But apparently the Thwaites is not doing as badly as feared.
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Due to the large overcapacity, China has suspended the approval process for new steel plants. The Chinese steel sector accounts for around 4.6 percent of annual global carbon emissions. The government has not yet announced any details on the revision of the approval process.
By Nico Beckert
In Saxony, lignite and the energy transition are dominating the climate policy debates ahead of the state elections. Since the Greens joined the government, the expansion of renewables has been stepped up and new climate plans have been drawn up. Emissions have practically not fallen for 20 years.
By Bernhard Pötter
All eyes are on Berlin, but climate policy is also decided in the federal states. They are responsible for key tasks such as expanding renewables and financing the heating transition. Table.Briefings is launching a series of climate checks of the federal states ahead of the elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
By Bernhard Pötter
Many German ministries are glad their funds in the CTF will remain untouched. However, it remains to be seen whether the entire fund will be spent. After all, the Climate and Transformation Fund is nine billion euros short – and there are no clear plans where to get the money from. The Ministry of Finance is counting on having enough money left over somewhere.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Germany's 2020 national budget distributed around 35.8 billion euros in climate-damaging subsidies. Worldwide, direct and indirect state aid for fossil fuels is around 200 times higher.
By Bernhard Pötter
China continues to accelerate the expansion of nuclear energy. The State Council has now approved the construction of eleven new nuclear reactors, the highest number since 2019.
By Nico Beckert
In her new Climate Atlas, activist Luisa Neubauer presents "80 maps for the world of tomorrow." In an interview with Table.Briefings, she criticizes the German Chancellor's hesitation and the missing climate money. She also urges people to make strategic voting decisions in the run-up to the regional elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
By Lukas Bayer
Following a study on the costs and emissions of climate-damaging emissions, environmental associations are calling for consequences to be drawn and subsidies to be reduced. Neither the BMWK nor the Ministry of Transport feel responsible.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
