For a long time, it was almost impossible to say whether an extreme weather event was linked to the climate crisis. Today, thanks to attribution research, heavy rainfall and similar events can be increasingly linked to global warming. An initiative by Davide Faranda now even aims to do this "almost in real time." But there is also criticism.
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Mark Carney is to become Canada's new interim prime minister. The 59-year-old won the election for leader of the Liberal Party on Sunday and will soon succeed Justin Trudeau. He has made a career in the financial sector, is well-connected in international climate diplomacy, and has made climate action a focus of his election campaign.
By Nico Beckert
André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has been nominated by Brazil as President of the next climate conference (COP30). The career diplomat has 25 years of negotiating experience and is well-connected. At COP30, he has the enormous task of involving the USA despite Trump and finding new approaches to the problematic issue of climate financing.
By Daniela Chiaretti
Beena Sharma is working on capturing CO2 from industrial processes and reusing it. She also advocates a stronger role for women in the energy transition. She is convinced that the necessary innovations in renewables are only possible with more diversity.
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The Saudi climate envoy Adel al-Jubeir can look back on a long career in the diplomatic service. The always polite and patient diplomat has the task of adopting the most effective possible blockade stance in climate negotiations through diplomatic channels.
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Daniel Křetínský could soon own half of ThyssenKrupp Steel. However, the investor is just as controversial in Duisburg as he is in London, Prague, and Kyiv.
By Alex Veit
She knows everyone on the climate scene and everyone knows her: Laurence Tubiana, architect of the Paris Agreement and head of the European Climate Foundation ECF, is being considered as the new prime minister of France. She champions social transformation.
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The new British Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband will also be the UK's chief negotiator at the next climate conference. This could give the UK new weight in international climate diplomacy.
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Nabeel Munir is one of the highest-ranking diplomats in the climate conference process. At the Bonn Interim Climate Conference, he has to reconcile numerous different interests and wants to encourage all countries towards more ambitious climate action.
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Get to know the "Top of the Table": 100 key minds of the international climate scene. Selected by the Climate.Table editorial team in ten categories, from politics to administration, consulting, think tanks, foundations and NGOs. Today: the most important personalities from the associations.
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