EU data shows that 2023 was a year of record temperatures: The average global temperature climbed to almost 15 degrees. The 1.5-degree limit was almost reached. The reason: El Niño instead of La Niña and record emissions.
Von Bernhard Pötter
Has Amazon collected too much data? The company is vehemently defending itself against one of the highest fines in the history of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. A Luxembourg court is now trying to settle the dispute.
Von Redaktion Table
A survey in the run-up to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos warns of the dangers of extreme weather and climate change. Climate researcher Friederike Otto also warns that the world is ill-prepared for the consequences of extreme weather conditions.
Von Alexandra Endres
The string of visits from Europe to Beijing will continue in 2024. Belgium's Prime Minister De Croo will kick it off this year. His country has held the EU Council Presidency since the beginning of the year. De Croo's visit will set the tone for the coming months.
Von Amelie Richter
Die Schweiz hat als weltweit erstes Land „CO₂-Offsets“ aus einem anderen Land gekauft und den Ausgleichshandel komplett abgeschlossen. Vertragspartner ist Thailand. Kritiker bemängeln, der Handel habe keine zusätzliche Klimaschutzwirkung.
Von Nico Beckert
Switzerland is the first country in the world to buy carbon offsets from another country and complete the offset trade. The contractual partner is Thailand. Critics complain that the trade has no additional benefit for the climate.
Von Nico Beckert
The Breko and BDEW associations are calling for changes to the Gigabit Infrastructure Act in order to accelerate the expansion of fiber optics in Germany and Europe.
Von Corinna Visser
Despite environmentalists' objections, Norway becomes the first country to engage in commercial deep-sea mining. The aim is to extract minerals such as lithium, scandium and cobalt.
Von Lukas Knigge
Einwänden von Umweltschützern zum Trotz: Norwegen beschließt, als erstes Land Tiefseebergbau im kommerziellen Maßstab zu betreiben. So sollen Mineralien wie Lithium, Scandium und Kobalt gewonnen werden.
Von Lukas Knigge
Hat Amazon zu viele Daten gesammelt? Das Unternehmen wehrt sich vehement gegen eine der höchsten Strafzahlungen in der Geschichte der EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung. Ein Luxemburger Gericht versucht den Streit nun zu klären.
Von Redaktion Table
