Die Hitze ist eine der tödlichsten Folgen der Erderwärmung: Zwei Drittel der hitzebedingten Toten in den Städten im Sommer sind laut einer Schnellstudie auf den Klimawandel zurückzuführen. Das Risiko ist in Europa besonders hoch.
By Kai Schöneberg
The Papal States wants to reduce its emissions by 28% by 2035 and preach climate protection. At the beginning of October, a special conference hosted by Pope Leo XIV will debate the consequences of the encyclical "Laudato Si."
By Bernhard Pötter
Global warming led to severe droughts and devastating floods last year. The lakes were too warm and their water levels too high. At the same time, all glacier regions worldwide reported a loss of ice, according to the WMO.
By Kai Schöneberg
Around a third of all projects run by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) worldwide are energy and climate projects. GIZ rates many of them as "successful." In fragile states, however, sustainability projects are now almost impossible to implement.
By Horand Knaup
Last year, numerous people around the world were murdered or abducted because they were campaigning for the protection of the environment. Once again, most of the murders took place in Colombia.
By Lukas Bayer
Never before have so many new e-cars been registered in Germany in the first half of a year as in 2025 – this is shown by the latest BDEW Electromobility Monitor. As a result, average CO₂ emissions also fell.
By Lukas Bayer
China is South Korea's largest trading partner, but also an important supporter of North Korea. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Beijing, Wang Yi and his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun emphasized mutual exchange and cooperation.
By Leonardo Pape
A consortium led by tech billionaires Larry Ellison and Marc Andreessen wants to buy the majority of TikTok USA. In future, the data will be stored on Oracle servers, while ByteDance will continue to provide the algorithms.
By Amelie Richter
The EU Commission wants to work more closely with India, but India's cooperation with Russia and strong interests in agricultural trade are making negotiations for a free trade agreement more difficult.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
In August, youth unemployment in China rose to its highest level since 2023. The basis for calculating the statistics was adjusted at the time. The government wants to get more young people into work with support programs.
By Julia Fiedler
