According to a new study, delayed climate protection measures could cause German government debt to rise sharply. Early climate investments and global cooperation are necessary to keep debt relatively stable.
By Nico Beckert
How much hope is warranted in the face of the climate crisis? A recent conference set out to explore “radical optimism in the transformation” and arrived at a sober conclusion: Realism – and at least three solid grounds for confidence. Its central message is that people must take action themselves.
By Bernhard Pötter
The insurance group Munich Re warns that the impact of climate change on global natural disasters is growing. NGOs are calling on the insurer to exit its own fossil-fuel activities.
By Miriam Scheibe
Anyone who loses their home in Colombia due to environmental and climate-related disasters has a right to sustained and comprehensive support from the state. This is set out in a new law. According to media reports, it is the first of its kind in Latin America.
By Alexandra Endres
Over 280,000 people have signed a petition against the planned cut in air traffic tax. Campact hopes that the cabinet or the Bundestag will overturn this plan.
By Nico Beckert
UNEP Emissions Gap Report: New NDCs not reducing emissions fast enough to achieve Paris targets. World faces 2.6 degrees of heating. The UN is calling for greater ambition and the creation of natural and manmade CO₂ sinks.
By Nico Beckert
The glaciers in Switzerland are melting at an increasing rate. Read why this makes the mountains more dangerous and what the future of the "eternal ice" could look like.
By Redaktion Table
Their short-term focus makes financial markets blind to the climate crisis. But too little is happening to change this. Together with more than 50 organizations from around the world, Finanzwende e. V. is calling on the supervisory authorities to finally address climate risks decisively.
By Daniel Mittler and Magdalena Senn
