28-year-old Lisa Poettinger will not be admitted to her traineeship because of her anti-capitalist climate activism. According to media reports, her activism is not compatible with the duties of a civil servant, according to a letter from the Ministry of Education. Poettinger wants to take legal action against this.
By Alexandra Endres
China's investments in power generation abroad are reaching record levels. Solar energy accounts for the largest share. However, new coal-fired power plants with a capacity of six gigawatts were also completed.
By Nico Beckert
All parties are presenting proposals for a change in climate and energy policy for the federal elections – some want to increase the pace of climate action, others want to reduce efforts. Table.Briefings examines these ideas to see how realistic, effective and feasible they are. Today: Making emissions trading the leading instrument of climate policy.
By Lukas Knigge
An international NGO alliance has presented a new database listing new and expansion projects for metallurgical coal. It shows that these would exceed the global demand of the steel industry.
By Alex Veit
Until now, the Arctic's soils have been an important carbon sink. However, due to rising temperatures, a third of the area releases more CO2 than is being stored.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The new US president wants to reverse the socio-ecological transformation. Climate activists around the world want to counter this with economic arguments. Can a progressive state like California stay the course despite opposition from the White House?
By Bernhard Pötter
In 2022, Germany's meat and dairy companies caused as many emissions as 61 percent of car traffic, a new Germanwatch study found. The organization calls for livestock farming to be significantly reduced to protect the climate. The German Meat Industry Association rejects the criticism.
By Alexandra Endres
High temperatures lead to coral bleaching. According to a recent study, this caused more than 40 percent of corals to die in a region of the Great Barrier Reef last year.
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A voluntary CO2 label for cement is intended to boost the market for green building materials. The label distinguishes between five CO2 levels and provides information like the CO2 intensity of the products on cement bags and shipping bills.
By Nico Beckert
The rapid expansion of solar and wind power has saved the EU member states tens of billions of euros that previously went into importing natural gas and coal. In 2024, electricity from solar energy exceeded coal-fired power generation for the first time.
By Nico Beckert
