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Dirk Messner, Präsident des Umweltbundesamtes (UBA)
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'CCS can not be a loophole for the future of fossil fuels'

The SB58 conference in Bonn will also wrestle over an agreement on the global phase-out of fossil fuels. The President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), Dirk Messner, urges not to regard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) as a "game-changer." However, he considers the debate on geoengineering to be even more dangerous.

By Bernhard Pötter

Protest von Klimaaktivisten beim den internationaler Klimaschutz-Beratungen in Bonn. Am Freitag 10. Juni 2022 Haben Klimaaktivisten vor der Internationaler Klimaschutz-Beratungen in Bonn Demonstriert.Die jährlich stattfindenden Zwischenverhandlungen der Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen finden von 6. bis 16. Juni in Bonn statt. Es werden 4.000 Delegierte im WCCB erwartet. Foto:10.06.2022 , Bonn. Foto: Aktivisten vor dem WCCB Gebaüde. Bonn Gronau Nordrhein-Westfalen Deutschland *** Protest of climate activists at the international climate change talks in Bonn On Friday 10 June 2022, climate activists demonstrated in front of the international climate change talks in Bonn The annual interim negotiations of the United Nation
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Interim climate conference in Bonn: The biggest sticking points of SB58

Ten days and more work than ever: At the UN Interim Conference SB58, beginning today, the course will be set for COP28: Global stocktake, loss-and-damage fund, emissions reduction. The dispute over fossil fuel phase-out and finance continue to simmer.

By Bernhard Pötter

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe speaks to reporters during a tour of a 200-feet underground of a St. Louis Metropolitian Sewer District Project Clear s Lower Meramec Tunnel in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The tunnel, which will run 6.8 miles from Fenton to Oakville, Missouri will help improve water quality in the Lower Meramec River. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY SLP2023022212 BILLxGREENBLATT
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USA: How the EPA implements the government's climate program

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become the main arm of President Biden's climate program. The EPA decides over funding and legal requirements as part of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe spoke with Table.Media.

By Bernhard Pötter

Schmutzige Kohle vor blauem Himmel - Chinas Probleme bei der Erfassung der Emissionsdaten liegen auch an der weitverbreiteten Kohlenutzung.
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Experts speculate about China's true CO2 emissions

As the world's largest emitter of CO2, China has trouble tracking its own emissions: The authorities only insufficiently publish data. The government wants to address the problem, but faces massive challenges. Is the country emitting less than previously believed?

By Nico Beckert