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.
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* WORLD BANK * What Kind of World Bank Do We Need to Build a More Resilient Economy?
There are hot debates over whether development banks should continue to increase resources for tackling climate change or focus on their traditional goal of reducing poverty. This misses the bigger point.
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* SCHWEIZ * Klimafinanzierung: doppelt gesagt, nur halb getan
Bundesrat Albert Rösti verkündet, die Schweiz bezahle doppelt so viel wie versprochen. Er redet die Realität schön.
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Justice climatique: banlieues françaises et Valais débattent
Emission «Tout le monde» de RTS.
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* COP31 * Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji
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‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: How drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides
As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings, with girls as young as eight and 10 engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food
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Africa should not have to adapt to an unjust climate system
Adaptation must go beyond infrastructure and resilience to address colonial extraction, unequal development and debt dependency, which continue to fuel Africa's vulnerability
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* COP31 * Pacific leaders rail at climate finance failures at pre-COP
Island nations seek invest in their own Pacific Resilience Facility, as they struggle with the red-tape of international climate funds
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* COP31 * Life Below Sea Level: Can a Country Survive Losing Its Land?
A ship rams a canoe. The canoe starts to sink. The ship's crew lean over the rail and offer a loan to repair it. That is how Surangel Whipps Jr., President of Palau, describes climate finance in the Pacific, a region responsible for around 0.03% of global emissions. He speaks to Christiana Figueres a few weeks into his year as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, and as pre-COP talks wrap in in Fiji and Tuvalu ahead of COP31. – Podcast Outrage + Optimism – 40 Min.
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* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Les canicules ne sont pas neutres: les femmes en paient le prix
De nombreuses études documentent le lien entre vagues de chaleur et violences domestiques, dont les femmes sont les premières victimes. Il est grand temps que les plans canicule cantonaux intègrent une analyse différenciée selon le sexe et le genre, écrit la conseillère nationale Martine Docourt (NE/PS)
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* DEUTSCHLAND | WBGU-BERICHT * Klima und Soziales mehr miteinander verknüpfen
Bedrohungen wie der Klimawandel lassen sich nur gemeinschaftlich bewältigen, betonen die Regierungsberater des WBGU in einem neuen Gutachten. Parallel lässt die Koalitionsmehrheit im Bundestag Anträge für eine grundgesetzliche Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Klimaanpassung ins Leere laufen.
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Millionär:innen fürs Klima – das wäre ein Hebel
Albin Meyer ist ein reicher Mann, er hat geerbt. Aber statt sich Luxusferien zu gönnen und ein grosses Auto, hat er beschlossen, regelmässig an Umweltorganisationen zu spenden, seine Fähigkeiten als Informatiker Startups zur Verfügung zu stellen, und er fordert, dass Millionäre wie er stärker besteuert werden. Treibhaus-Podcast, 54 Min.
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* HIMALAYA DISASTER * From a Nepal in Pain, a Young Leader Makes a Case for Climate Reparations
Balendra Shah, 36, comes to the U.N. as a sun-glassed symbol of Gen Z political power. But concerns about his style are growing at home after devastating floods left thousands dead or missing.
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*UN-GENERALVERSAMMLUNG * Die Verschmutzer sollen zahlen
UN-Generalsekretär Guterres fordert, Öl-, Gas- und Kohlekonzerne stärker zu besteuern, um sie am Klimaschutz zu beteiligen. Auf dem kommenden Klimagipfel soll die Elektrifizierung vorangebracht werden.
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Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero
Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achieved
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* HIMALAYA CATASTROPHE * Nepal’s $20m ‘loss-and-damage’ claim only covers 0.7% of flood costs
Nepal has requested $20m from the UN fund for “loss and damage”, following the devastating floods that hit the country in late August.
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* HIMALAYA CATASTROPHE * The response to Nepal’s disaster is a test for global climate institutions
Nepal's recent flash flood represents a shared emergency the world over, as more and more communities become victims to a climate crisis they did not create
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The racial disparities of flood buyouts
After a flood, homeowners are often faced with a difficult choice: Rebuild and risk a repeat disaster or move away. The federal government’s efforts to nudge them toward the second option have resulted in more than 43,000 buyouts in recent decades for damaged and at-risk homes, which are destroyed or moved. But new research has unearthed a troubling racial gap in what homeowners are paid for their properties.
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* HIMALAYA-KATASTROPHE * Nepal fordert Entschädigung für Klimaschäden
Milliardenschäden, aber kaum eigene Emissionen: Der Fall Nepal zeigt, warum die Debatte über Klimagerechtigkeit dringlicher wird.
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* HIMALAYA DISASTER * Foreign minister: Nepal needs «meaningful» international support to face climate threats
Following its recent Himalayan flooding disaster, the South Asian nation is seeking urgent help from a new UN climate fund, appealing for "stronger global solidarity"
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* USA * How the End of USAID Eroded Global Environmental Goals
An analysis finds the cancellation of $1 billion in annual funding weakened protections around the world and undermined U.S. interests.
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A future of ‘fewer and less’ may be unavoidable. But how do we get there humanely?
With age, I’ve become more aware of the world’s complexity but also better equipped to come to simple, albeit painful, conclusions: We need to replace fantasies of endless growth with ideas about managing the contraction.
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How countries can grow without impoverishing future generations
Nature - Governments should invest to develop all types of capital, and not just income, to improve the lives of future citizens and to protect the planet.
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Palestine: Israel’s bombing has left Gaza climate vulnerable
With homes, hospitals and water storage destroyed, Palestine's government says that Gazans have little protection from climate impacts and sets conditional emissions targets
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* HIMALAYA FLOODS *Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Nepal is demanding $20m in climate compensation for the recent devastating floods, as a senior minister called on the world’s most polluting countries to “wake up” and accept shared responsibility for a disaster that led to the death or disappearance of more than 6,000 people.
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* HIMALAYA FLOODS * Loss and damage fund urged to hold emergency meeting on Nepal
The new fund is coming under pressure from developing nations and activists to respond quickly to climate disasters
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* CHALEUR * Sous 50°C, tous égaux ?
Les vagues de chaleur extrême ont frappé de nombreux pays cet été, notamment en Europe. Ces canicules ont mis en lumière des villes souvent inadaptées au dérèglement du climat, ainsi que les disparités entre les régions du monde dans la capacité à y faire face.
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* HIMALAYA FLOODS * This is the cost of not acting in the face of the climate crisis
Nepalis and Tibetans must not pay the price – with their lives, livelihoods and money meant for education and health – for global heating caused by wealthy states, says Kathmandu-based climate policy specialist Sunil Acharya
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* COP31 * From Belém to Antalya – gains, gaps and challenges for a new Just Transition Mechanism
Civil society wants a mechanism to be launched at COP31 but insists it must be more than a talking shop and include different social groups and a wide view of transition
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* HITZE * Wir schwitzen nicht alle im gleichen Boot
Draussen ist’s für alle gleich heiss. Doch das ist es dann schon mit der Gleichheit. Wer reich ist, trägt besonders viel zur Klimakrise bei. Und kann sich gleichzeitig am besten vor deren Folgen schützen.
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* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Face à la canicule, nous ne sommes pas tous logés à même enseigne
Les personnes à hauts revenus ont trois fois plus de chances que les autres de quitter la ville en période de canicule, d’après une enquête réalisée à Genève. Pour la sociologue Marlyne Sahakian, l’adaptation aux canicules doit être abordée de manière collective
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* WILDFIRES * Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations
Thousands have been displaced as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency aid, and evacuation decisions.
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* CHALEUR* Les vagues de chaleur touchent les personnes en situation de pauvreté particulièrement fort
Les ménages à faibles revenus souffrent davantage que les autres des vagues de chaleur. Il est donc urgent de mettre en place une transition énergétique durable et socialement équitable, qui tienne systématiquement compte des groupes vulnérables et de leurs besoins, affirme Caritas Suisse.
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* HITZE * Hitzewellen treffen Menschen in Armut besonders stark
Einkommensschwache Haushalte leiden mehr als andere unter den Folgen von Hitzeperioden. Es braucht dringend eine nachhaltige und sozial gerechte Energiewende, welche vulnerable Gruppen und deren Bedürfnisse konsequent berücksichtigt, schreibt Caritas Schweiz.
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A City With a Plan
By the end of the century, as many as 13 million American climate migrants could move inland from coastal areas because of sea level rise, according to research.
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The rush for critical minerals is repeating an ongoing history Indigenous communities know well
All land was Indigenous once. Now, over half of the world’s ‘green’ metal projects are on Indigenous territories, from lithium-driven ecosystem collapse in the Andes to more than 100 proposed lithium mines across the US.
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SES: Umgang mit Hitze und Klimaanlagen
Klimaanlagen können eine sinnvoll sein. Aber die Verengung der Debatte auf Klimaanlagen blendet vieles aus.
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UN-Bericht sieht Nachhaltigkeitsziele durch Finanzlücke gefährdet
Mit weniger als vier Jahren bis zur selbst gesetzten Frist drohen die Vereinten Nationen ihre ambitionierten Nachhaltigkeitsziele zu verfehlen.
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* HEAT * Women are left picking up the pieces in heatwave disruption
Dr Louise Lawson says heatwaves expose the inequalities in society, with low-income families and those with caring responsibilities bearing the brunt
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Hotheads
Steady temperatures are the preserve of the rich. The billionaire press wants everyone else to suffer.
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Kuper aus Europa gefährdet Lebensgrundlage der Sami
Für die Energiewende braucht es mineralische Rohstoffe. Die EU möchte diese Rohstoffe gern in Europa abbauen und verarbeiten, um unabhängiger zu werden von China. Kupfer, Eisen und seltene Erden finden sich vor allem in Nordeuropa, auf dem Gebiet der indigenen Sami.
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* HEAT * ‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave
As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions
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‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?
Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificant
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* BONN-GESPRÄCHE * Klimafinanzierung ist keine Hilfszahlung
Auf der Bonner Vorbereitungskonferenz zum Klimagipfel COP 31 ging es zwei Wochen lang um die Frage, wer wie viel finanzielle Mittel für Klimagerechtigkeit bereitstellt. Der Streit könnte auf dem Gipfel in der Türkei weiter eskalieren.
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* HEAT | INDIA * How India’s heatwaves are shutting schools – and pushing women out of the workforce
Forced to stay home or switch jobs, working mothers are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as classes go online for weeks or months at a time
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‘Climate change is a form of oppression’: the voices affected most by environmental crisis
In HBO documentary The Welcome Table, director Josh Fox brings together people from across the world whose lives have been dramatically altered by the climate crisis
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Pas de durabilité sans justice sociale
« Au lieu de converger, les dimensions écologique, économique et sociale sont restées chacune dans leur silo respectif », regrette René Longet. L'auteur de « Planète Etat d’urgence, les réponses de la durabilité » appelle à activer de toute urgence cette dimension sociale de la durabilité.
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Die Klimaschuld der Superreichen
Eine neue Untersuchung beziffert den Beitrag der reichsten 0,01 Prozent zur Erderwärmung auf fast eine Billion US-Dollar pro Jahr. Dabei geht es weniger um persönlichen Konsum als um Investitionsentscheidungen.
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UN’s first Paris Agreement carbon credits face human rights and climate concerns
Civil society groups allege the cookstove project in Myanmar exaggerated its climate impact while maintaining ties with military junta
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* BONN CLIMATE TALKS * Adaptation Fund stalemate puts people at risk, says head
Governments are divided on how to categorise countries on the fund's new board, potentially delaying project developer access to funds
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The Global Justice Report
The Global Justice Project attempts to set out a new vision for global progress in the 21st century: grounding human development and equality in planetary habitability. It explores the conditions under which the world could move toward this horizon and traces an economically and ecologically consistent transition path from 2026 to 2100.
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* GLOBAL JUSTICE REPORT * Gerechtigkeit als Klimaplan
Weniger Ungleichheit, weniger fossile Energie, weniger Überkonsum – und trotzdem mehr Wohlstand für die meisten Menschen. Ein Team um den Ökonomen Thomas Piketty legt eine Vision für das Überleben des Planeten vor.
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Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions
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‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees
While the US is shutting the doors to most refugees, those already in the country fear for their future in a rapidly heating world
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* SUISSE * La Suisse doit s’engager pour une résilience juste
« Les risques climatiques doivent impérativement être prises en compte dans l’élaboration des futures politiques d’adaptation, afin que nous puissions tous être dûment protégés », affirme Adèle Thorens Goumaz.
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Air conditioning: the wealthy and well can afford it, but disabled people who need it most can’t
It is a short-term fix, but AC is an essential tool for many for whom the heat can be harmful, and even life-threatening, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Die Klimakrise als Kindeswohlgefährdung: Warum das Kinderschutzsystem nicht greift und wer jetzt handeln muss
Hitze, schmutzige Luft und psychischer Stress bedrohen Kinder immer stärker – doch als „ökologische Gewalt“ taucht die Klimakrise in keinem Kinderschutzbericht auf. Autorin Veronika Rivera zeigt in ihrem Gastbeitrag, warum das Kinderschutzsystem an seine Grenzen stößt, und wie eine Politik aussähe, die anerkennt: Wenn wir Kinder schützen wollen, müssen wir die ökologischen Grundlagen ihres Lebens schützen
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‘We will not survive’: jailing of Daria Egereva highlights plight of Russia’s Indigenous people
Authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdown
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Rich countries «not on track» to meet adaptation funding goal
OECD figures suggest developed countries have not met a target to deliver $40 billion a year to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, as aid cuts bite
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* NORWAY * Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Problem: Reindeer
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
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UK halves Green Climate Fund spending
After promising £1.6 billion to the UN’s flagship climate fund in 2023, the UK government has now said it will only hand over half as much
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Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
A national climate assessment finds that exclusion from decision-making has increased Indigenous vulnerability to floods, storms, and erosion.
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Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe
Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weather
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Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the expense of Indigenous rights
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining is advancing without tribal consent.
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UN carbon market will likely fail to protect marginalised communities
A tool that aims to promote and safeguard sustainable development under the UN carbon market offers indigenous peoples and local communities little protection against projects which infringe on their land or violate their human rights.
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The Eco-Crisis is a Feminist Crisis | Natasha Walter
The only liveable future is a feminist future—but only if we shape what feminism must become.
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* IRANKRIEG | BIG OIL * 14 Milliarden Dollar Extra-Gewinne
Ölkonzerne profitieren von der Krise, rechnet die Hilfsorganisation Oxfam anlässlich der Energiewende-Konferenz in Kolumbien vor. Entwicklungsländer leiden bereits unter Öl- und Gas-Knappheiten, können aber meist keine Energiewende finanzieren.
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Gerechtigkeit im Widerstreit
Ethische und rechtliche Dimensionen des Klimawandels
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* SANTA MARTA CONFERENCE * Spillover Effects: The Fossil Fuel-Debt Trap in the Global South
A new report, Spillover Effects: The Fossil Fuel-Debt Trap in the Global South, demonstrates that the linkage between fossil fuel dependence and sovereign
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Justice climatique, des citoyens contre leurs Etats
Face au réchauffement climatique et à l'inaction des gouvernements, des citoyens de plus en plus nombreux décident de traduire leurs États devant les tribunaux. Les Aînées pour le climat Suisse font ainsi recours contre une décision du Tribunal fédéral devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme. Un tournant historique pour la justice climatique.
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War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.
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* IRAN WAR * A Protracted US–Iran War Could Strain Climate Finance From Wealthy Countries to Developing Nations
As rising oil prices make the case for renewables, experts say the World Bank and IMF must accelerate the shift to solar and wind. And it has raised fresh questions about climate-finance obligations, already under strain from donor-country budget cuts
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Broken debt system must be fixed to confront future climate shocks
New forum should challenge a system that leaves Global South nations without fiscal breathing space to navigate climate disasters
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* DEUTSCHLAND * Klimapolitik sozial vorausschauend gestalten
Vorausschauende Klimasozialpolitik erkennt soziale Belastungen früh und bezieht sie systematisch in Politikgestaltung und Kommunikation ein. Sie ist ein Gegenentwurf zu regressiver Klimapolitik, die soziale Ängste gegen Klimaschutz in Stellung bringt, ohne sie aufzulösen.
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* IRAN WAR * ‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades
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* IRAN WAR * How the Iran war came for elevator rides, street lights, and even butter chicken
The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.
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Gleichberechtigung beginnt an der Quelle
Ein besseres Wassermanagement für und mit Frauen verbessert Gesundheit, Bildung und Wirtschaft für alle. Die Chancen liegen auf der Hand. Für die Umsetzung braucht es ein Bewusstsein für Machtstrukturen und den Willen, sie zu verändern.
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US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds
US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says
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Klimafinanzierung ist keine Wohltätigkeit
Menschenrechts-Aktivist:innen fordern ein radikales Umdenken bei der Klimafinanzierung. Ein Blick auf Zahlen und historische Verantwortung.
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Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns
Unesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hits health, education and food security of women
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Landmark deal to share Chile’s lithium windfall fractures Indigenous communities
A pioneering accord meant to give Indigenous communities more of a say over lithium mining has left people in the Atacama desert divided like never before
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Why Some Parts of a City Are Hotter Than Others
Cities are heating up, but heat affects neighborhoods and residents unequally. Data-driven solutions help protect vulnerable communities.
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Who Pays? The Unfair Economics of Climate Finance
Podcast-Folge · Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast · 5. März · 35 Min.
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UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries
Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced
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Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert
Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse
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‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration?
The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilisations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their land
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From Coloniality to Decolonisation
Why we cannot get to the roots of the eco-crisis without first grasping the soil they were planted in, Farhana Sultana explains in this podcast (50 min.)
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As climate crisis threatened her home, Alolita was offered a chance at a new life in Australia
Alolita Tekapu and her family among the first arrivals under a world-first agreement that allows people from Tuvalu to move to Australia
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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
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* USA * ‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
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* US ASSAULT ON VENEZUELA * Venezuelan Oil Brought to the U.S. Would Be Refined in Black Gulf Communities
Communities in Texas and Louisiana say U.S. control of Venezuela’s heavy crude would worsen environmental racism along the Gulf.
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The biggest climate migration problem may be that there’s not enough of it
In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution — not just for those who move, but their home communities as well.
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What happens when disaster recovery becomes a luxury good
As federal services deteriorate, a patchwork of private companies is taking their place — for better or for worse.
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* USA * Surviving a disaster increasingly depends on what you can afford
Disaster capitalism isn’t theoretical anymore.
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Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland
As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.
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* AFTER COP30 * From Baku to Belém and beyond: How we turn a climate finance roadmap into reality
The roadmap to $1.3 trillion a year is an innovative effort to direct more money to climate action in developing countries - donor governments and others now need to follow up The roadmap is an innovative effort to direct more money to climate action in the Global South - donors and others now need to follow up
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* AFTER COP30 * Tripling adaptation finance is just the start – delivery is what matters
The COP30 decision on adaptation finance was a rare moment of hope. We must build on it by prioritising grants, streamlining access and ensuring funding meets country needs We must build on the COP30 finance decision by prioritising grants, streamlining access and ensuring funding meets countries' needs
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*COP30 | Interview * « La crise climatique demeure un enjeu que nous devons aborder à l’échelle mondiale »
Les conclusions décevantes de la dernière COP poussent à s’interroger sur le modèle même de ces grandes rencontres internationales. Le point avec Delia Berner, analyste en politique climatique internationale, ainsi qu’avec une autre membre de la délégation suisse, représentante de la société civile.
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As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All
Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival.
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* COP30 * UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened
As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes
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* COP30 | CLIMATE FINANCE * Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met
With developed countries pledging to ramp up climate finance, analysis shows how donors rely on loans and private finance to meet obligations.