According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world is about to enter an "age of electricity." Demand for fossil fuels could fall slightly before 2030. OPEC also revised its forecasts and expects lower growth in oil demand.
By Nico Beckert
A new Agora study considers climate neutrality in Germany to be achievable by 2045. However, politicians would have to do more than they have so far.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
More and more planetary boundaries are being exceeded. But two authors from the Club of Rome argue that through a socio-ecological transformation, a so-called "Giant Leap," the climate crisis and social imbalance can be overcome.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Solar plants on reservoirs and inland waterways offer huge potential for the energy transition. They can be a solution to the growing competition for land and offer many other advantages.
By Nick Nuttall
The US oil company Exxon Mobil secures state leases on the coast of Texas. CO2 is to be stored in the sea there.
By Lukas Bayer
The next Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) starts in Colombia on Oct. 21. At the start of the conference, researcher and IPCC author Hans-Otto Pörtner calls for climate and biodiversity protection to be given constitutional status.
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According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), the targets of tripling renewable energies and doubling energy intensity are at risk of being missed. Irena is more pessimistic than the International Energy Agency.
By Nico Beckert
Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement regulates the UN carbon market. According to a current draft, the article will in the future include a risk assessment to protect human rights and the environment.
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A study by Greenpeace questions the sustainability strategy of the Kenfo sovereign wealth fund. This is because the fund would continue to invest in companies that violate environmental and human rights standards.
By Amelie Guenther
Climate change could give Berlin the climate of a southern European city "in an extremely short space of time", warns a new study. Targeted political interventions are needed to adapt – over a long period of time.
By Horand Knaup
