Germany is looking for global import partners for green hydrogen. According to its new hydrogen strategy, North Africa is to be connected to Europe as part of a priority corridor for hydrogen imports. One candidate is the desert country of Mauritania – one of the last stable countries in the region.
By Lucia Weiß
The cancellation of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's trip to Oceania is not only a political embarrassment. It also hinders plans to advance climate action in the Pacific and to urge Australia to be more ambitious.
By Bernhard Pötter
Deforestation in the Amazon is often the work of organized crime. At the Belém summit, the countries bordering the Amazon have now agreed to work together to fight against transnational environmental crime. Experts see this as a significant step forward, but not enough.
By Alexandra Endres
A lack of data and resistance from tech companies make it difficult to draw up life cycle assessments of artificial intelligence. But initial analyses show that the technology is hardly sustainable. New generations of language models could generate thousands of times more carbon dioxide than previous generations.
By Marc Winkelmann