The US has nearly doubled its solar production capacity in the first quarter of 2024. In the first three months of the year, nearly twelve gigawatts of new solar installations were also added.
By Nico Beckert
By early 2025, new climate plans for 2035 are due. However, a study by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) warns that if existing plans are not tightened beforehand, there is a significant risk.
By Bernhard Pötter
EU climate financing amounted to €28.8 billion in 2022. This is an increase of €6.5 billion compared to the previous year, according to an overview by the climate movement. However, there is still criticism regarding the structure and the recipient countries of the aid.
By Nico Beckert
Environmentalists consider the "Restoration Law" a major success for peatland protection in Europe. However, it's not yet finalized.
By Fabian Löhe
A new report concludes that humanity only has a carbon budget of around 200 billion tons left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
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On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the climate crisis using drastic words. He particularly addressed the fossil fuel industries directly and called for a rapid phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
By Bernhard Pötter
A new report concludes that far too little CO2 has been removed from the atmosphere so far. In particular, new methods such as CCS only account for a very small proportion.
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The global temperature rise has been higher than ever before in each of the past twelve months. In addition to the continued high carbon emissions, El Niño has also contributed to this.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that the global target of tripling renewable energies is likely to be missed. Expansion must be accelerated in almost all regions worldwide. The IEA proposes that specific targets be included in national UN climate plans.
By Nico Beckert
The Expert Council for Climate Issues disputes the optimistic assessment of the federal government: With the currently planned measures, the 2030 climate target will be missed. The BMWK (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) remains unfazed and rejects the central demand of the council.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
