At a meeting in Papua New Guinea, the Green Climate Fund decided to make new investments of USD 1.2 billion. Agreements are also to be concluded more quickly in the future.
Von Lukas Bayer
At their summit in Rio, the eleven BRICS countries are demanding more commitment, money and structural reforms from the Global North when it comes to climate policy. However, the major emerging economies show little ambition in their own climate assessments.
Von Bernhard Pötter
Trump's draft budget provides for drastic cuts to climate science at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Earth observation via satellites would also be severely affected. While climate scientists are complaining, the European space community is preparing for more autonomy.
Von Nico Beckert
Many cities and municipalities want to be more climate-neutral than the federal government. A survey shows that 72% have a climate action concept and 87% have full-time climate action officers. However, the Association of Cities and Towns is calling for more money from the federal and state governments.
Von Kai Schöneberg
GWK und Wissenschaftsministerkonferenz tagten zu Fragen von Wissenschaftsfreiheit, maroder Infrastruktur und Forschungssicherheit. Welche Umsetzungsschritte jetzt folgen sollen und wo es noch „kleine Wege“ braucht.
Von Nicola Kuhrt
Nature credits are intended to incentivize private financing for measures to restore biodiversity and natural habitats. The EU Commission has now presented a timetable for the development of the market design.
Von Alex Veit
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights says: States must protect the climate and nature – and this duty takes precedence over other legal requirements. Experts welcome the opinion. They expect other courts to take up its arguments.
Von Alexandra Endres
Because CO₂ storage under the North Sea is reaching its limits, there are renewed calls for CCS to be permitted on land. But that would also be an expensive and far too risky mistake. Instead, we need the courage for a real transformation - towards a future in which CO₂ is not produced in the first place.
Von Karsten Smid
New satellite data show worrying changes in the salinity of the Southern Ocean. However, reports of a reversal of a central ocean current were based on an erroneous press release.
Von Malte Kreutzfeldt
Der internationale Wettbewerb um talentierten wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs ist groß. Transparente und leicht zugängliche Daten zum Vergleich von Arbeitsbedingungen und Karrierechancen sind bislang aber Fehlanzeige. Mit dem Start der Plattform Reico soll sich das jetzt ändern.
Von Tim Gabel
