Joking about something as serious as climate change? Research suggests that humorous communication can raise climate awareness. But climate jokes are unlikely to change behavior.
By Alexandra Endres
Dozens of emerging and developing countries are over-indebted or can barely borrow on the international capital market. However, many of these countries have a particularly high need for investment or great potential for climate and environmental action.
By Nico Beckert
January 2024 was the hottest since records began. Both the ocean surface temperature and the air temperature reached record levels.
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Last year, the size of the sea ice in the Antarctic declined sharply. In July, it lost an area the size of Algeria.
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Humor and the climate crisis are not mutually exclusive. Humor is not superficial, but can reveal the paradoxes and contradictions that we are all trapped in. The German prejudice that humor is just a distraction? Wrong. It is a way of gaining insight – especially in the climate crisis.
By Redaktion Table
China has issued new rules to stabilize national emissions trading and prevent fraud. For the first time, aviation is being urged to prepare for carbon trading. However, analysts criticize China's emissions trading for not setting a carbon price.
By Nico Beckert
The experienced climate politician John Podesta will succeed the US climate envoy John Kerry. The 75-year-old looks back on a long career in Washington and has been part of the US delegation at important climate conferences.
By Isabel Adler
The German government's budget decision widens the financing gap on the path to climate goals. For a successful energy transition, policy instruments need to be sharpened, new revenue sources explored and the debt brake reformed to ensure long-term investments.
By Redaktion Table
EU enlargement could lead to a sharp increase in the international community's coal consumption. However, the applicant countries have so far been left out of the process of setting the 2040 climate target. The Böll Foundation therefore warns against the influence of China and Russia.
By Manuel Berkel
The European Commission aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. Some consider this insufficient, while others find it overly ambitious. The debate reveals something more fundamental: The EU's status as a climate leader is no longer guaranteed.
By Lukas Knigge
