Climate Update
Climate Update Archiv Eine wöchentliche Presseschau zu allen Aspekten der Klimakrise aus der Schweiz und der ganzen Welt zusammen. Die Beiträge sind thematisch sortiert und lassen sich nach Themen und Schlagwörtern filtern. Jede Woche empfehlen wir eine Handvoll besonders interessanter Beiträge.
Anti-Klima-Lobby
URSACHEN
* SUISSE * Edelweiss scandalise avec un message «drôle» sur Instagram
La compagnie aérienne Edelweiss conseille aux personnes accablées par la chaleur de prendre l’avion. Les critiques n’ont pas tardé.
ANTI-KLIMA
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire
ANTI-KLIMA
«Do we have the appetite?» – Shell’s fear of Niger Delta clean-up costs revealed
Before it passed on responsibility by selling off assets in Nigeria, internal documents show Shell's concerns about dealing with oil spills from its pipelines
ANTI-KLIMA
ExxonMobil Uses Corporate Arbitration System to Challenge Climate Solution It Promotes
The oil giant has filed a notice of dispute under an energy treaty about the European Union’s carbon capture and storage requirements.
POLITIK
* EU BACKLASH * The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‚most impactful‘ in the world
The EU’s cap-and-trade system has long been considered the gold standard for market-based emissions-reduction policies, and it’s influenced similar efforts from California to South Korea.
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* USA * Republicans are trying to give big oil immunity for causing climate chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. Now, as the links become clearer, oil and gas lobbyists are scrambling to shield the industry from a wave of lawsuits and state laws seeking to hold profiteers accountable.
POLITIK
Studie zeigt: Erdöllobby behinderte den Schweizer Klimaschutz über Jahrzehnte
Eine Studie der Uni Genf enthüllt, wie Avenergy Suisse mit vier gezielten Strategien ambitionierte Klimapolitik blockiert hat.
AUSWIRKUNGEN MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
Ein Viertel der Menschen will nicht erkennen, dass Hitze und Klimawandel zusammenhängen
Im Juni knackten die Temperaturen in Deutschland Rekorde. Eine große Mehrheit sieht einen Zusammenhang mit der globalen Erwärmung, doch viele auch nicht.
EMPFOHLEN MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG POLITIK
Wenn Klimaschutz ins Wanken gerät – woher kommt der politische Backlash?
Die Aufmerksamkeit für die Klimakrise sinkt, selbst während der Hitzewelle wird nicht über Klimaschutz diskutiert. Im politisch-medialen Diskurs bröckelt die Unterstützung für ambitionierte Maßnahmen – und die Politik bleibt immer weiter hinter gesteckten Zielen zurück. Was führt zu diesem Gegenwind, und wie kann eine wirksame Klimakommunikation konstruktiv damit umgehen?
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* UNDER TRUMP * The plan to make climate science harder to erase
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere.
POLITIK
* DEUTSCHLAND * Von Klimaschutz reden, Öl und Gas verbilligen
Die Bundesregierung gewährt neue Milliardensubventionen für fossile Energie. Greenpeace kritisiert falsche Anreize und eine soziale Schieflage.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Trumps fossiler Kurs stoppt Energiewende nicht
Der US-Präsident attackiert Wind- und Solarenergie, doch der Ökostrom-Ausbau geht weiter. Allerdings: Für den Klimaschutz reicht das nicht. Denn ohne politische Strategie bleibt der Umbau Stückwerk.
POLITIK
* COLOMBIA * What change of power could mean for world’s fossil-fuel transition
Under Gustavo Petro, Colombia became a leading voice for phasing out fossil fuels. Now, his ally has lost to hard-right Trump favourite Abelardo de la Espriella, who backs more oil and “fracking to the max”. What could the shift mean for Colombia’s climate leadership?
ANTI-KLIMA
«You’re paying the bills, buddy.»
Princeton, BP, and a sad but extremely revealing chapter in the climate fight, by Bill McKibben
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * Röstis Millionengeschenk an die Autobranche
In der Schweiz neu zugelassene Fahrzeuge stossen im Durchschnitt mehr CO2 aus, als gesetzlich erlaubt. Dafür haben die Autoimporteure im letzten Jahr rund 100 Millionen Franken Strafe bezahlt. Ohne Verkehrsminister Albert Rösti wären allerdings 200 Millionen fällig geworden.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* UK * Tory byelection victory gives Badenoch vital evidence to justify abandoning net zero
While the SNP’s recent issues put off some voters, the Tories’ support for North Sea oil drilling proved more decisive
POLITIK
* UK * Starmer has a strong green record – but a rightwing backlash weakened his plans
Prime minister was forced to row back on some policies despite strong support among voters for climate action
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* UK * Populist and rightwing figures take aim at UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’
Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary Ed Miliband as a ‘villain’
POLITIK
* COLOMBIA * Did Colombia’s energy transition just come to a halt?
With promises to lift a ban on oil and gas exploration and scale back renewables support, Colombia’s new Tiger President could threaten the country’s clean energy shift
BEWEGUNG
Environmental Defenders Remain Among World’s Most Targeted Activists
A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Outrage rescued an important ocean research program. Crucial ones remain at risk
Senators saved the Ocean Observatories Initiative from "supreme stupidity." But other cutting-edge efforts are running out of funding, too.
URSACHEN
* USA * Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands
A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects
It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring
The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.
POLITIK
EU bremst den CO₂-Preis
Die EU entschärft den neuen Emissionshandel für Sprit und Heizungen. Für Deutschland könnte das zunächst sogar sinkende CO₂-Kosten bedeuten.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
US lawmakers fight Trump cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling of Ocean Observatories Initiative
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * G.O.P. Stokes Opposition to Solar Power in Fight Against Data Centers
Tuesday’s runoff for a slot on the Alabama Public Service Commission has a familiar ring to it, with talk of data centers and electricity costs. But in a southern twist, solar power has joined the list of villains.
POLITIK
* KANTON BL * Stimmvolk lehnt AVP-Energieinitiative ab
Das Verbot von fossilen Heizungen bleibt im Baselbiet bestehen.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
USA bauen weltweit führende Tiefsee-Messstationen ab – Forscher warnen
Die USA demontieren Messstationen, die Forschenden weltweit Daten liefern. Gleichzeitig pumpt die Trump-Regierung 700 Millionen Dollar in die Kohleindustrie.
URSACHEN
* USA * Arctic Refuge Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
POLITIK
* USA * California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy
Republican-led states growing renewable capabilities at faster rate as Texas emerges as clean-energy leader
RECHT
* USA * The rightwing campaign to control how US judges view the climate crisis
US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executive
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
The Agency Crisis: Heatwaves, Tony Blair and the Politics of Powerlessness
The UK, Ireland, France, Spain, and Portugal shattered their May heat records last week. Scenes reminiscent of high summer arrived months early, across Western Europe. And like all extreme weather events, there was a human toll. But as records fell, the political conversation was moving in the other direction. So what's happening? This week, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Christiana Figueres sit with this dissonance. – Podcast Outrage+Optimism, 35 Min.
ANTI-KLIMA
Oil spill: How fossil fuel interests are seeping into the voluntary carbon market rulebook
Despite belonging to the highly polluting fossil fuel sector, major oil and gas companies are not only among the largest buyers of carbon credits, they are also heavily invested in seeking to shape the voluntary carbon market. This report zooms in this outsized role.
POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * Uno-Nachhaltigkeitsziele: Bundesrat erntet Kritik
Die Uno hat 17 Nachhaltigkeitsziele bis 2030 definiert. Darunter etwa Armutsbekämpfung, Bildung oder Klimaschutz. Der Bundesrat stuft diese Ziele inzwischen herunter. Das ruft 100 Persönlichkeiten aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft auf den Plan, die in einem offenen Brief eine Neuformulierung fordern.
RECHT
* USA * Seven US states sue Trump administration over deal to kill windfarm project
State attorneys general argue $1bn deal to terminate major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York is unlawful
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system
Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.
Lawmakers wanted to lead the energy transition, but Governor Kathy Hochul is worried about the cost of ditching natural gas.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Breaking Up Climate Research Center
A judge has temporarily blocked the National Science Foundation from dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, a globally significant weather and climate research center based in Boulder, Colorado.
ANTI-KLIMA
World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal
Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for GHG Emissions and Climate Damage
The move comes as the American Petroleum Institute and Republicans in Congress push legislation in the U.S. to shield the oil and gas industry from climate accountability.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
Costs have been mounting in the year since the Trump administration began directing aging coal plants to stay open.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
Trump is trying to kill a carbon tax on global shipping. He may not succeed.
The U.S. has threatened countries supporting the tax with visa restrictions, tariffs, and port fees. A slim majority of nations still back it.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* USA * Greenpeace Suffers Another Blow in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant
In an unusual move, a North Dakota court said Greenpeace International shouldn’t be allowed to pursue a lawsuit in Europe, where it is based, against the company.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
How Europe’s flawed approach to carbon removals threatens the climate
Oil and gas interests pollute the carbon crediting rulebook and invest heavily in a marketplace flush with low-quality carbon credits. A new Carbon Market Watch report demonstrates how some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies use their oversized leverage to influence major decision-making bodies in the voluntary carbon market.
RECHT
* USA * Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills
Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate
TECH. & ENERGIE
* SANTA MARTA CONFERENCE | IRAN WAR * Beyond the Oil Crisis: What’s actually blocking the transition?
Podcast-Folge · Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast · 23. April · 43 Min.
RECHT
* USA * Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big Oil
Trump’s DOJ just sued Minnesota to stop its climate deception case, right as it was finally allowed to move toward discovery.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms
In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies.
RECHT
* USA * Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii
In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
RECHT
* USA * The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine “shadow docket” rulings on presidential power.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’
President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production
ANTI-KLIMA
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* EU * Why a No-Risk Category Weakens the EUDR
Explore how a no-risk category would create loopholes, weaken enforcement and undermine the EU Deforestation Regulation's effectiveness.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * In a Boost to Coal, E.P.A. Moves to End Biden’s Toxic Ash Disposal Rules
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.
ANTI-KLIMA BEWEGUNG
* USA * Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.
BÜCHER
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission and the Message of the E.P.A.
More than any administrator in decades, Lee Zeldin talks about the Environmental Protection Agency's work in economic terms, reflecting President Trump’s desire to boost industry while downplaying environmental consequences.
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* USA * ‘A surrender to special interests’: alarm as Utah shields fossil-fuel companies
New legislation comes amid push from big oil, as critics warn polluters’ profits prioritized over Americans’ health
ANTI-KLIMA BEWEGUNG
Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.
RECHT
* USA * Republicans Seek Protections for Oil Giants Against Climate Lawsuits
Utah passed a law to insulate oil companies against efforts to make them pay for their role in global warming. A nationwide version is in the works.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* IRANKRIEG * Reto Knutti zu Klimazielen während Öl-Krise: «Es ist geradezu grotesk»
Der Klima-Wissenschaftler Reto Knutti erklärt, warum Klimaziele so wichtig bleiben und wie der Bundesrat seine eigenen schönredet.
POLITIK
* IRAN WAR | GERMANY * ‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis
Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing
ANTI-KLIMA
Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
URSACHEN
* USA * ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife.
POLITIK
* SUISSE * SSR, environnement: la méthode d’Albert Rösti crispe les écologistes
Les décisions par ordonnance du ministre UDC et le retour envisagé du nucléaire provoquent critiques et débats. Les écologistes dénoncent un passage en force, tandis que ses partisans vantent son pragmatisme
POLITIK
* DEUTSCHLAND * Arme Mieter, armes Klima: Reiches Heizungsgesetz
Gemeinsam mit der »Bild«-Zeitung machten CDU/CSU, AfD und selbst Teile der FDP gegen den vermeintlichen Habeckschen »Heiz-Hammer« der Ampel mobil: den Versuch, mit Vorgaben für die Wärmeversorgung einen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz zu leisten.
POLITIK
* UK | IRAN WAR * Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide
Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Administration Targeted Climate Lab in Effort to Free Trump Ally, Lawsuit Claims
The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms
In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.
ANTI-KLIMA
* SCHWEIZ * «10-Millionen-Schweiz»: Der Statistiker als Missionar
Eine Plakatkampagne warnt in Bahnhöfen vor dem Bevölkerungswachstum. Eine Spurensuche nach den Urhebern zeigt, wie Ecopop-Mitglieder die neuste SVP-Initiative massgeblich geprägt haben.
URSACHEN
* DEUTSCHLAND * Das ist ein Naturzerstörungs-Gesetz
Das Infrastruktur-Zukunftsgesetz der Bundesregierung soll den Fernstraßenbau beschleunigen. BUND-Verkehrsexperte Jens Hilgenberg warnt vor Rückschritten für Umweltschutz und Öffentlichkeits-Beteiligung. Er schlägt Maßnahmen zur Beschleunigung umweltfreundlicher Verkehrsprojekte vor.
POLITIK
* IRAN WAR * Everything is a political weapon since Trump’s re-election, says Germany’s ex-economy minister
Robert Habeck says world has moved on from weaponising energy to using tariffs, technology and more to inflict harm
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
As Trump’s attacks on science escalate, Big Oil moves to avoid legal accountability
A case being heard in the US Supreme Court is pivotal to a longtime push by fossil fuel firms to prevent state courts considering the industry's role in the climate crisis
ANTI-KLIMA
Big Oil has moved on from ‚greenwashing.‘ Here’s the new playbook.
Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting their climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.
ANTI-KLIMA MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
* IRAN WAR * Gas-Lit
If it is sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that’s because there isn’t one.
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * So wird die Umsetzung der Schweizer Klimagesetze ausgebremst
Die Schweiz hat ihre Klimagesetze verschärft – doch bei der Umsetzung hapert es. Zentrale Massnahmen werden verzögert oder abgeschwächt.
POLITIK
* CANTON VS * Un postulat en faveur de la création d’une loi climat refusé
Le Grand Conseil valaisan a rejeté mardi matin un postulat demandant au Conseil d'Etat de mettre en place un système de financement global lié au climat, aux intempéries et à l'environnement. La majorité des députés de droite a dit non.
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* SUISSE * Comment la mise en œuvre de la législation sur le climat est freinée
La Suisse dispose d'une nouvelle législation sur le climat depuis un peu plus d'un an. Cependant, la mise en œuvre de nombre de ses règles avance peu. Analyse.
POLITIK
* CANTON VD * L’UDC lance son référendum contre la loi sur l’énergie
Mardi, l’UDC lance sa récolte de signatures pour son référendum contre la loi sur l’énergie. Le président du groupe UDC au Grand Conseil vaudois, Cédric Weissert, nous explique pourquoi il estime que le peuple doit avoir le dernier mot
TECH. & ENERGIE
* GUERRE c. IRAN * «C’est un mythe de dire que les renouvelables sont les énergies de la liberté»: la guerre en Iran relance le débat sur la transition écologique en Allemagne
Dans une pétition, 275 000 personnes appellent le gouvernement allemand à libérer le pays de sa dépendance aux énergies fossiles et à accélérer la transition énergétique. La guerre en Iran suscite de nouvelles craintes
ANTI-KLIMA
* NAVIGATION EMISSIONS * Gunboat climate diplomacy ratchets up a notch
Trump administration seeks to torpedo carbon price on shipping, once and for all
POLITIK
* PLASTICS TREATY * Deep divisions persist as plastics treaty talks restart at informal meeting
The US hits out at EU and Pacific island states over efforts to reduce soaring plastic production, highlighting the challenges ahead for troubled negotiations
EMPFOHLEN URSACHEN
* SWITZERLAND * How Switzerland is crowding out renewable energy in Africa
SERV’s latest gas power plant: threatening the climate and Senegal’s economic development
ANTI-KLIMA
How fossil fuel interests are seeping into the voluntary carbon market rulebook
Oil and gas interests pollute the carbon crediting rulebook and invest heavily in a marketplace flush with low-quality carbon credits. A new Carbon Market Watch report demonstrates how some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies use their oversized leverage to influence major decision-making bodies in the voluntary carbon market.
URSACHEN
* SCHWEIZ * Warum schützen wir unsere Moore nicht?
Die Gesetze sind glasklar: Moore und Auen sind in der Schweiz streng geschützt. Trotzdem gehen sie vor die Hunde. Ein Skandal, der letztlich politisch gewollt ist.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?
Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silent
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Washington macht dicke Luft mit Kohle-Politik
Die Trump-Regierung erhöht die Gesundheitsgefahren durch Kohlekraftwerke, indem sie Grenzwerte für Quecksilber und Feinstaub wieder abschwächt. Ob sich der Niedergang der Kohle damit aufhalten lässt, bleibt fraglich.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* USA * Existenz von Greenpeace in Gefahr
Die Umweltorganisation soll in den USA 345 Millionen Dollar Schadenersatz an einen Erdölkonzern zahlen, weil sie vor zehn Jahren die Proteste der Sioux gegen die Dakota Access Pipeline unterstützt hat.
POLITIK
* DEUTSCHLAND * Ministerin Reiche will die Gewinne der fossilen Konzerne sichern
Heimische erneuerbare Energien sind die Lösung in Zeiten von Krisen und Kriegen, sagt Hans-Josef Fell. Der EEG-Miterfinder über die Pläne der schwarz-roten Koalition für Solardächer, Netzausbau, Bioenergie und Heizungen.
EMPFOHLEN MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
Wenn Kommunikation auf Widerstand stößt
Wer die eigene Freiheit bedroht sieht, reagiert oft mit Ablehnung. Eine Herausforderung für die Klimakommunikation, die von der Notwendigkeit massiver Veränderungen überzeugen muss. Doch wie entsteht dieser psychologische Widerstand genau, und was können wir tun, um diese Abwehrreaktionen zu mildern oder gar ganz zu vermeiden?
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* USA * Scientists Decry ‘Political Attack’ on Reference Manual for Judges
More than two dozen contributors to the manual criticized the deletion of a chapter on climate science by the Federal Judicial Center.
URSACHEN
* USA * ‘Bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts
Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissions
AUSWIRKUNGEN BÜCHER EMPFOHLEN
Relentless sun and ruthless populists: how the climate crisis will change the next 20 years
Former diplomat Arthur Snell says a heating planet is accelerating conflict and migration – and fostering a new age of empire. Democracies are dangerously unprepared, he warns
RECHT
* USA * Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing
A federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program are unlawful. The federal government is reviewing its legal options, including an appeal.
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* USA * Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists
But the case against the California attorney general, prompted by his lawsuit over Exxon’s plastic recycling program, can proceed in Texas federal court.
ANTI-KLIMA
Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis?
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
POLITIK
* GERMANY * Germany accused of ditching climate targets as it scraps renewables mandate
Coalition government agrees to remove parts of controversial law and allow homes to rely on fossil fuels
WISSENSCHAFTEN
How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth’s polar regions
Carbon Brief speaks to experts about what Trump’s sweeping changes could mean for climate science at Earth’s poles.
URSACHEN
* USA * These data center developers asked Trump for an exemption from pollution rules
Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy.