Climate Update

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Eine wöchentliche Presseschau zu allen Aspekten der Klimakrise aus der Schweiz und der ganzen Welt zusammen. Die Beiträge können nach Kategorien und Stichwörtern gefiltert werden. Zudem empfehlen wir jede Woche eine Handvoll besonders interessanter Beiträge.

Amerikas

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Der Schutz des Amazonas erhält 2025 eine neue Chance

Selbst wenn sich die USA unter Trump aus dem globalen Klimaschutz verabschieden, kann eine Koalition der Willigen – angeführt von Brasilien, Indonesien, der EU und anderen Staaten – Fortschritte beim Erhalt des wichtigsten Regenwaldgebietes der Erde erzielen.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Bogota s’enfonce dans une crise de l’eau sans précédent

La capitale de la Colombie vit depuis des mois au rythme des restrictions d’eau, présentées comme nécessaires pour pallier un grave stress hydrique, sans que des solutions à long terme ne soient apportées

RECHT

Warum Rechte der Natur?

Mit der ecuadorianischen Verfassung ist die Natur als Rechtssubjekt anerkannt worden.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Azmapu: eine indigene Weltsicht

Das Küme mogen oder «Buen Vivir» gibt wieder, wie die Völker ihre gesellschaftliche Verbindung mit der Erde, mit dem Itxofill mogen, der Biodiversität, auffassen.

POLITIK

* USA * Trump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate.

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.

URSACHEN

En 2024, l’Amazonie brésilienne a brûlé comme jamais en 17 ans

Malgré un nombre record d'incendies (140 328 incendies en 2024), favorisés par la sécheresse, la déforestation de l'Amazonie brésilienne continue de diminuer

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Indigenous Knowledge Is Key to Better Ocean Management

Communities like the Makahs, Yakamas and Puyallup lived in harmony with the rivers and coasts of the U.S. Pacific Northwest for generations. They revered the salmon, relying on it for food, livelihoods and cultural traditions. Waterways and salmon populations thrived — and so did native communities. But beginning in the mid-1800s, everything changed.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Ocean Heat Wiped Out Half These Seabirds Around Alaska

About four million common murres were killed by a domino effect of ecosystem changes, and the population is showing no signs of recovery, according to new research.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Canada’s Gas Brings Indigenous People New Money, and Old Worries

New export terminals along the rugged Pacific coastline have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship.

AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN

* ARCTIC * Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card

NOAA scientists and affiliated researchers have documented profound change in the frozen north as U.S. government science itself faces an uncertain future.

ANTI-KLIMA

* ARGENTINA * What a year under a climate-change denying president has done for the country

Javier Milei’s push for extraction and cuts to land protections have left people fearing for their way of life – and environmentalists concerned about the future

POLITIK

* MERCOSUR * EU schließt großes Freihandelsabkommen mit Südamerika

Die EU bleibt bei ihrer Politik der offenen Märkte und hat dabei kurz vor Jahresende einen Erfolg erzielt: Das Abkommen mit Brasilien und Argentinien ist beschlossen. Europas Bauern kommen damit weiter unter Druck.

POLITIK

* MERCOSUR * Why would the EU trust a man like Milei?

The EU’s climate hypocrisy is exposed yet again: while Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei withdrew its delegation from the UN climate summit COP29 and threatens to exit the Paris Agreement, the EU is turning a deaf ear and rushing to finalise the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur trade deal.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

L’Amazonie se transforme en savane, peut-on arrêter ce phénomène?

Une partie de l’Amazonie montre des signes de savanisation: les scientifiques redoutent que le phénomène ne devienne irréversible.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

On Former Palm Oil Plantations, Small Farmers Are Bringing Brazil’s Forests Back to Life

Jessica Soraia's life hit a turning point four years ago. Living in Belém, Brazil, she was unemployed, her husband was battling depression and the future felt uncertain.

URSACHEN

Der Kampf um das Öl in Brasilien

Innerhalb der brasilianischen Regierung bahnt sich ein Konflikt um neue Offshore-Ölbohrungen an. Auf der einen Seite stehen die Umweltschützer, auf der anderen Seite praktisch alle anderen.

TECH. & ENERGIE

* COP30 * Colombia to present proposal for new critical minerals pact at COP30

The aim is for minerals used in the clean energy transition to be mined and commercialised responsibly, respecting the environment and communities

POLITIK

México podría estar en la cúspide de una de sus mayores transformaciones en décadas

Claudia Sheinbaum, la nueva presidenta, ya está remodelando su industria energética.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande

The once-mighty river is barely a trickle through much of West Texas. Scientists and advocates say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore flows to the river.

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

European Central Bank holds back plan to boost climate finance for Africa, Latam

The European Central Bank (ECB) is standing in the way of a plan by African and Latin American development banks to mobilise large amounts of finance to tackle climate change.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

An Alarming Glimpse Into a Future of Historic Droughts

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries, is drying up.

MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG

* HELENE * The haves and have-nots

Things sure get complicated, quick: When homes and belongings, roads and bridges, water systems, power—indeed, all of the daily infrastructure we take for granted—are gone in an afternoon, swept down the creek, through the holler, in a torrent of mud and trees. When lives are lost.

RECHT

Bolivia Has National Rights of Nature Laws. Why Haven’t They Been Enforced?

This is the worst year on record for Amazon forest loss in the country, fueled by slash-and-burn agriculture and climate change. It's putting Indigenous peoples' lives and culture at risk.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* MILTON * Warum «Milton» so aufgedreht hat

Der über Florida wütende Hurrikan Milton hat sich in weniger als einem Tag explosionsartig intensiviert. Hurrikans werden stärker, weil das ungewöhnlich warme Meerwasser sie anheizt.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* MILTON * How Global Warming Made Hurricane Milton More Intense and Destructive

Greenhouse gas emissions added rain, intensified winds and doubled the storm’s potential property damage, scientists estimated.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* MILTON * See the Ocean Heat Fueling Hurricane Milton, in One Chart

The energy that supercharged Hurricane Milton into a Category 5 storm on Monday came from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which have been abnormally warm not just at the surface, but at depth, too.

ANTI-KLIMA

BP und Deepwater-Horizon: «Alles nur halb so schlimm»

Der Ölmulti finanzierte Studien, um die Auswirkungen des Öllecks auf das Meeresleben herunterzuspielen. Dies zeigen neue Dokumente.

ANTI-KLIMA

* MILTON * Big Oil knew monster storms were coming. We have the receipts

Internal documents over the last 45 years reveal the fossil fuel industry has long known their products would supercharge extreme weather.

AUSWIRKUNGEN POLITIK

* HELENE & MILTON * Des ouragans en série et un seul coupable

Après «Hélène», la Floride est frappée par l’ouragan «Milton». Leur puissance et la dévastation provoquée sont une conséquence directe du réchauffement climatique, mais cet enjeu reste largement absent de la campagne électorale

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* MILTON * How fossil fuels mutated Milton

Climate scientists tell HEATED the historic storm represents "the profound irresponsibility and culpability" of polluters.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS. POLITIK

* BRAZIL * Amidst Record-breaking Fires, Will Brazil Confront Its Climate Challenges?

Brazilians are currently living in a dystopian landscape. Thick smoke, oppressive heat and eerily orange sunsets blanket both major cities and small villages. Hundreds of cities are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution while thousands of hectares of forest burn.

ANTI-KLIMA RECHT

‘Pure Greed’: A Legal System That Gives Corporations Special Rights Has Come for Honduras

Investor-state dispute settlement allows foreign investors to sue governments for billions of dollars. A new report alleges a wave of ISDS claims against Honduras are tied to “mafia-style” investments made under a post-coup government.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Colombia adds nature to the mix with its $40-billion energy transition plan

The investment plan mirrors the model of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) – and includes $8.5 billion to conserve and restore nature

AUSWIRKUNGEN

‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies

Huge tracts of land have burned from largely man-made blazes in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and other countries, with people suffocating from its fallout

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HURRICANE HELENE * How Helene Wrought So Much Havoc, So Far From the Coasts

Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra jolt that keeps them churning.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HURRICANE HELENE * Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests

Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

*HURRICANE HELENE * Lawyers Gear Up for Battles Over Who Should Pay

As storms intensify, so do the legal clashes with insurers, aid agencies and others over compensation, rebuilding and even scams.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Helene, trois jours pour muer une simple zone orageuse en cyclone majeur et meurtrier

Alors que les recherches de disparus se poursuivent, le bilan provisoire d’«Hélène», qui a touché terre en Floride avant de remonter plus au nord, s’élève déjà à une centaine de décès. Le cyclone a connu une intensification d’une rapidité extraordinaire

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Amazon state that will host COP30 strikes “largest carbon credit sale in history”

A coalition of governments and multinational corporations promises to pay Pará state $180m to save its rainforest

KLIMAGERECHTIGK. TECH. & ENERGIE URSACHEN

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?

Many fear the arrival of tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the state of Querétaro will place too much of a strain on scarce water and electricity resources

POLITIK

Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader?

The Brazilian leader has run up against similar challenges to US President Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet  Marcio Astrini is the executive secretary of Observatório do Clima, a network of 120 Brazilian civil society organizations.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks

North America and Southern Africa, in particular, may endure longer dry spells than water managers expect, but research shows rising emissions magnifying both wet and dry extremes.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* FLOODS | WORLDWIDE * Why everywhere seems to be flooding right now

Unique factors have driven torrential rains around the world — but there’s also a likely common thread.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* FLOODS WORDLWIDE * Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents

Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?

AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN

En flammes, l’Amazonie est proche de se transformer irrémédiablement en savane

La fumée des feux de forêt au Brésil couvre 60% du territoire depuis mardi, tandis qu'au Paraguay, l’air est désormais devenu nocif. Les incendies en Amazonie ravagent aussi la biodiversité. Le point de bascule dans le rôle de régulateur joué par cette forêt tropicale se rapproche.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

* ECUADOR * Using Direct Democracy to Keep Oil in the Ground Is More Complex Than it Seems

Last year, Ecuadorians voted to shield part of the Amazon from oil drilling. How the decision will be implemented is still to be determined.

BEWEGUNG

Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds

Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead

BEWEGUNG

Colombia Is the Deadliest Country for Environmental Activists, Report Finds

As Colombia prepares to host a global biodiversity summit, killings of environmental defenders in the country rose again last year, according to a new report.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

They’re Sizing Up Earth’s Lungs. It Takes Tape Measures and Tree Climbing.

A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HEAT * 100 days of 100-degree misery: A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West

To get an idea of how the forces of climate change and extreme heat are transforming the West, consider the summer Phoenix has endured.

URSACHEN

The vanishing mangroves of El Salvador: ‘All our efforts may only slow the destruction’

In Barra de Santiago, local people are struggling to save one of the few remaining mangrove forests, as they are lost to agriculture and urban sprawl

AUSWIRKUNGEN

The Hurricane Season Was Supposed to Be Busy. What Happened?

An intermission in hurricanes across the Atlantic has people wondering where the predicted storms are.

AUSWIRKUNGEN URSACHEN

Kanadas Waldbrände zählen zu weltgrößten CO₂‑Quellen

Forscher:innen fanden heraus, dass die kanadischen Waldbrände letztes Jahr mehr klimaschädliche Emissionen verursachten als die fossile Verbrennung fast jeder Industrienation. Schon länger mahnt die Wissenschaft, sich nicht auf natürliche CO2-Senken zu verlassen.

AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN

The World’s Largest Wetland Is Burning, and Rare Animals Are Dying

n Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everglades.

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

In a world first, Grenada activates debt pause after Hurricane Beryl destruction

More creditors are agreeing to suspend debt payments in the wake of weather disasters, but experts say greater financial relief will be needed

EMPFOHLEN URSACHEN

This Country Voted to Keep Oil in the Ground. Will It Happen?

More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

We’re in a deadly cycle of mega fires. The way out is to burn more.

How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

This coral reef has given scientists hope for years. Now they’re worried. 

An island in the south Caribbean has shown a unique resilience to climate change, but now it faces the ultimate test.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Brasilien: Brände im Amazonas-Regenwald erreichen Rekordhoch

Präsident Lula hat seinem Land versprochen, den Amazonas-Regenwald zu schützen. Davon ist er weit entfernt. Für seine Regierung wird das zu einem echten Problem.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * Climate change made the ‘supercharged’ 2024 Pantanal wildfires 40% more intense

Human-caused climate change made the “unprecedented” wildfires that spread across Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in June 2024 between four and five times more likely, according to a new rapid attribution study.

BEWEGUNG

«Der Amazonas ist unser Leben»

Die indigenen Völker im Amazonas­gebiet erheben ihre Stimme immer lauter. Doch solange andere in der Ölförderung Profit wittern, hat Umwelt­aktivismus einen hohen Preis. Eine Begegnung mit der ecuadorianischen Vorkämpferin Nemonte Nenquimo.

URSACHEN

Fighting for the Native Forest of the Gran Chaco in Argentina

A complaint lodged with the government alleges that Argentine provincial officials and businessmen are profiting from clearing the native forest.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

«Nos maisons étaient pleines de souvenirs»: le martyre de Jasper, station canadienne ravagée par les flammes

Malgré le répit offert par les pluies de ce printemps, la deuxième essence d’arbre du pays dépérit, fragilisée par le manque d’eau. Le phénomène plus ou moins aigu oblige les cantons à réagir et à repenser leur gestion des forêts

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Don’t forget about Saint Lucia

After the hype of the Olympics fades, the tiny Caribbean island nation will still need the world's attention.

EMPFOHLEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Kolumbiens Umweltministerin: „Wir werden für unseren klimapolitischen Ehrgeiz bestraft“

Kolumbiens Regierung will die fossile Wirtschaft klimaneutral umbauen, hat aber kaum Geld für Investitionen. Im Interview mit Table.Briefings spricht Umweltministerin Susana Muhamad darüber, wie das gelingen soll.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * Supercharged by Climate Change, Western Megafires Explode Simultaneously

Heat waves and “flash droughts” fuel intense fires in California, Oregon and Canada.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * Canada Evacuates Jasper National Park as Wildfires Burn in Alberta

Large blazes in the province have led to the evacuation of thousands of people.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * How Did the Park Fire Get So Big, So Fast?

The blaze, now the fifth-largest in state history, has been fed by exceptionally dry vegetation following more than a month of extreme heat in California.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* INCENDIES * La lutte se poursuit contre le plus grand incendie de l’année en Californie

Avec près de 4900 pompiers mobilisés, 33 hélicoptères, 400 camions et de nombreux Canadair, les pompiers de Californie continuaient lundi leur lutte acharnée contre le plus grand mégafeu de l'année, qui a déjà brûlé une zone plus vaste que la ville de Los Angeles.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * In Brazil, Early Wildfires Break Records — and Raise Alarm

Huge blazes are spreading hundreds of miles across some of the most biodiverse parts of Brazil, with the worst of the annual fire season still weeks away.

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Rifugiati climatici e sommersione delle isole: il recente caso di Panama

Circa 300 famiglie dell’etnia guna qualche settimana fa sono state costrette a lasciare residenzialmente per sempre Cartí Sugtupu, scritto anche Gardi Sugdub, una piccola isola al largo di Panama. Il mare sta mangiando la terra sotto le loro case.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WILDFIRES * Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’

Blackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth – early wildfires have already devastated Brazil’s Pantanal and local people worry they may lose the battle to save them

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* OURAGAN BÉRYL * La tempête Béryl remonte les Etats-Unis après avoir fait huit morts dans le sud

Plusieurs Etats du centre et du nord-est des Etats-Unis sont en alerte aux inondations mardi avant le passage de la tempête Béryl, qui a déjà fait au moins huit morts dans le sud du pays.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HURRIKANE * Prognose für Wirbelsturmsaison – «Die Bedingungen für Hurrikane sind besonders günstig»

Die US-Wetterbehörde NOAA rechnet in der kommenden Hurrikan-Saison mit bis zu 25 Stürmen und mit bis zu 13 Hurrikans. Einige von ihnen könnten sehr stark werden und grosse Schäden anrichten. Die Zusammenhänge kennt der Physiker Christian Otto.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

How Hurricane Beryl became exactly what scientists expected

Beryl is now the earliest storm to reach Category 5 on record. It’s a terrifying preview of what the season could bring.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

What 6 degrees of warming means for a community built on ice

Alaska is warming far faster than most of the world. For Indigenous people on the front lines, adaptation can be surprisingly simple.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Study Finds Alaskan Ice Field Melting at an ‘Incredibly Worrying’ Pace

The speed of decline in the Juneau Ice Field, an expanse of 1,050 interconnected glaciers, has doubled in recent decades, scientists discovered.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

L’ouragan Béryl frappe la Jamaïque, avant de se diriger vers le Mexique

Béryl, le premier ouragan de la saison dans l'Atlantique, a fait au moins sept morts et causé des destructions considérables dans le sud-est des Caraïbes et au Venezuela. Des vents soufflant jusqu'à 215 km/h sont attendus

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* WALDBRÄNDE * Rekordbrände im Amazonas-Regenwald

Expertinnen und Experten haben 2024 so viele Waldbrände wie zuletzt vor 20 Jahren registriert.

AUSWIRKUNGEN URSACHEN

* WILDFIRES * Canada’s Record-breaking 2023 Wildfires Released Nearly 4 Times More Carbon than Global Aviation

Canada’s 2023 wildfires made international headlines, causing billions of dollars in property damage, displacing thousands of people from their homes, and spewing air pollution that traveled as far as Europe and China. A new analysis shows that the wildfires also had a massive effect on greenhouse gas emissions.

BEWEGUNG

How Faith Communities in Latin America Are Defending Land and Lives

"If we lose nature, we lose ourselves, too." Those were the words of one female faith leader whose community was endangered by construction of the Belo Monte Dam in Altamira, Brazil.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* CHALEUR * Le bilan de la canicule au Mexique s’alourdit à 155 morts depuis mars

La chaleur a principalement tué dans l’Etat du Veracruz, dans l’est, le long du golfe du Mexique (56) puis dans le Tabasco dans la péninsule du Yucatan (18) et dans trois Etats du nord (Tamaulipas, 17, Nuevo León, 12, et San Luis Potosí, 11).

TECH. & ENERGIE

Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold

In the remote reaches of the Argentine Andes, amid the rugged expanse of the high-altitude Puna region, where bone-chilling winds and freezing temperatures reign, the town of Mina La Casualidad once thrived.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Glaciers in Peru’s Central Andes Might Be Gone by 2050s, Study Says

New insights could help government manage water resources and preserve the mountains.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HEAT * When Will the Heat End? Western U.S. Braces for Peak Temperatures.

Nearly 19 million people across the Southwest were under an excessive heat warning Thursday, when several cities were expected to tie or even break heat records.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Les «feux zombie», ce phénomène qui menace les forêts canadiennes à l’heure de la saison des incendies

Le phénomène survient après d’importants incendies et peut couver sous terre – de la tourbe spécifiquement – durant tout l’hiver et rallumer des brasiers que l’on croyait éteint. Une menace qui s’accentue avec le réchauffement climatique

EMPFOHLEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Dieses Öl bleibt im Boden

Mächtige Konzerne wollten an das Öl unter ihrem Stammes­gebiet. Ecuadors Regierung witterte Profit. Doch die Widerstands­kraft der Indigenen war stärker. Erinnerungen der Aktivistin Nemonte Nenquimo.

KULTUR & BILDUNG

Climate Change is Fueling the Loss of Indigenous Languages That Could Be Crucial to Combating It

Climate-related migration and seasonal changes are forcing Indigenous peoples to leave their native regions—and leave behind the languages tied to them.

POLITIK

* ELECTIONS MEXICO * A climate scientist as president – but will politics temper her green ambition?

Incoming president Claudia Sheinbaum will need to break with the fossil fuel-friendly policies of close ally AMLO to drive forward climate action, analysts say

BEWEGUNG

These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down.

Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry.

POLITIK

* ELECTIONS MEXICO * A Climate Scientist Is Voted President of an Oil Country. Now What?

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next leader, is an academic and a politician. Here’s what her track record reveals.

ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK

* ELECTIONS ÉTATS-UNIS * Project 2025: l’agenda radical des alliés de Trump

Aux États-Unis, la droite conservatrice se prépare à une réforme majeure en cas de victoire de Donald Trump. "Project 2025," une feuille de route publiée par la Heritage Foundation, un groupe de réflexion influent depuis plus de quarante ans, propose une transformation radicale de l'administration fédérale. Explications.

POLITIK

* ELECTIONS MEXICO * What is a “leftist climate scientist” president, exactly?

Mexico’s first female president is not a Green New Deal-supporting radical—not by a long shot.

TECH. & ENERGIE

The Canadian city betting on recycling rare earths for the energy transition

As countries scramble to secure critical minerals, Kingston’s burgeoning clean tech ecosystem is attracting startups to create circular supply chains and reduce reliance on China

AUSWIRKUNGEN

* HEAT * Dead Monkeys Are Falling From Trees Amid Brutal Heat in Mexico

The deaths of dozens of howler monkeys may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world.

ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK

* ELECTIONS * Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing.

Companies were enjoying record profits. But the president’s decision to pause permits for gas export terminals has whipped up industry support, and donations, for Donald Trump.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Tausende Menschen flüchten vor Bränden in Kanada

Waldbrände bedrohen die Stadt Fort McMurray in der Provinz Alberta. Tausende Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner von Vororten im Süden der Stadt mussten ihr Zuhause verlassen. Laut Behörden ist dies nötig, damit die Einsatzkräfte das Feuer bekämpfen könnten.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs

Some scientists in the region said many of the effects seen today weren’t expected until the second half of the century.