
Climate change: Heatwave hits breadbaskets.
Henan and Hebei experience the highest May temperatures ever recorded. Southern China, on the other hand, is plagued by heavy rain and flooding.
By Emily Kossak
Henan and Hebei experience the highest May temperatures ever recorded. Southern China, on the other hand, is plagued by heavy rain and flooding.
By Emily Kossak
The EU debt rules ignore obstacles to growth that can arise from climate damage. They therefore lead to fiscal policy decisions that are no longer appropriate for the times, argue fiscal policy expert Philippa Sigl-Glöckner and fiscal policy expert Vinzenz Ziesemer.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Shortly before the harvest, China's authorities are warning of high temperatures and drought, which could jeopardize wheat production. Climate change is already jeopardizing the economic performance, food supply, and health of the Chinese population. China's adaptation strategy has some gaps.
By Angela Köckritz
Shortly before the harvest, China's authorities are warning of high temperatures and drought, which could jeopardize wheat production. Climate change is already jeopardizing the economic performance, food supply, and health of the Chinese population. China's adaptation strategy has some gaps.
By Nico Beckert
China announces major projects to combat climate change. These include a controversial hydropower plant in Tibet that could become the largest in the world.
By Emily Kossak
Tanzania's Energy Minister Doto Mashaka Biteko opened the African Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam on Monday. The qualified teacher is an experienced energy politician and is campaigning for more use of natural gas. In doing so, Tanzania is taking a different path from its neighbor Kenya.
By Redaktion Table
Rice from China is not only grown more efficiently these days. It also tastes better than it did 16 years ago, according to Chinese researchers.
By Emily Kossak
European scientists conclude: Solar radiation modification could alleviate climate change symptoms, but poses immense risks. The experts are calling for a ban and strict international rules. For environmentalists, this goes too far.
By Lukas Knigge
In Saudi Arabia, the COP16 to combat desertification is looking for rules and funding to save the soil – USD 2.6 trillion are needed by 2030. The loss of soil fertility is also a problem in Europe, which is being exacerbated by climate change.
By Lisa Kuner
Researchers concluded in a recent study that the deaths caused by heatwaves in China rose well above the historical average last year. The heat also has economic consequences.
By Manuel Liu