Mineral oil companies are alleged to have cheated to improve their carbon footprint. The German Environment Agency has filed a complaint. Now the police are taking action.
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In California, five times as much land has already burned as usual for the time of year. This is partly due to the wet winter, heatwaves, and warm nights.
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Because the Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor is doing too little to reduce its emissions, the Science Museum is terminating an eight-year support contract. The background to this is the large fossil deposits in the North Sea.
By Alexandra Endres
More solar and wind energy, financial support for heat pumps – but no ban on combustion engines. A recent survey shows which form of EU climate policy a majority of Germans could support in the future. Another result is that the Green Deal is unknown to many.
By Alexandra Endres
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) warns of eight global changes that are accelerating the climate crisis and species extinction. The consequences: Release of anthrax spores from permafrost with dangers for humans and animals, uninhabitable regions and psychological damage as a result of flooding or forest fires.
By Nico Beckert
The new British Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband will also be the UK's chief negotiator at the next climate conference. This could give the UK new weight in international climate diplomacy.
By Redaktion Table
Jim Skea has been Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for a year now. He points to positive signals in climate policy and wants to make the body more diverse and open. Why he doubts radical activism and what he expects from a climate scientist as President of Mexico.
By Bernhard Pötter
The African Association of Petroleum Producers (APPO) has founded the Africa Energy Bank. Its aim is to help finance the African energy sector. The bank is to provide funds for projects that are no longer supported by the Global North.
By Viktor Funk
The attack on the new oil pipeline between Niger and Benin presents China with new foreign policy challenges. The People's Republic wants to secure its economic interests without getting too involved in the internal affairs of its partners.
By Arne Schütte
China did not approve any CO2-intensive steel plants in the first half of 2024. Analysts see this as a potential turnaround. The sector's slow decarbonization could gain momentum.
By Nico Beckert
