Instead of €1.75 billion, the lignite company Leag will only receive €1.2 billion for the coal phase-out. The remaining sum depends on future electricity and CO2 prices – and on a formula that the public has not yet been informed of.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The EU is facing a significant population decline in the coming decades. Statisticians have calculated how much migration would have to increase each year for the trend to reverse.
By Redaktion Table
Poland will spend more than €700 million to strengthen its cybersecurity. This was announced by the government in Warsaw following several cyberattacks against a news agency and critical infrastructure.
By Redaktion Table
Among executives in German companies, important EU funding programs for climate action are hardly known. This is the finding of a new survey.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Permafrost soils are not a global tipping point, scientists reveal in a new study. However, this is no cause for complacency.
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
Four out of ten Europeans see climate change as the greatest immediate threat to their lifestyle. They are particularly concerned about extreme weather and drinking water supplies. Many wish for policies that consider future climate costs today, according to a survey.
By Lukas Bayer
Climate change has made the floods in Brazil twice as likely. El Niño has also increased the probability of heavy rainfall, according to a WWA report.
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India experienced multiple heatwaves in March and May, resulting in at least 56 deaths and tens of thousands of heatstroke cases, according to local media reports. The extreme heat is expected to subside by Wednesday.
By Lukas Bayer
The US rating agency Moody's is more confident about China's economic development. This is why it has significantly raised its forecast for the current year. It now expects growth of 4.5 percent.
By Marcel Grzanna
