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.
USA
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
EMPFOHLEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
How Eco-Localism Differs from Tariff Terrorism
Followers of the Small Is Beautiful school of environmentalism (to which I subscribe) often critique globalization and advocate localism. The controversial new Trump tariffs seem purpose-made to choke off global trade and promote American domestic manufacturing. Am I thrilled?
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
As Trump upends aid and markets, who will pay for green development in Global South?
Ahead of key donor meetings, experts say a combination of debt relief, private investment and innovative sources of finance could help fill the gap
RECHT
* USA * Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals
The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Trump tariffs will mean world uses less oil this year, IEA says
Energy watchdog cuts forecast for growth in demand by a third, and says a trade war could mean it falls further
RECHT
* USA * 2 Judges Order Federal Agencies to Unfreeze Climate Money
The rulings are setbacks to Trump’s efforts to halt climate and environmental funding approved under the Biden administration.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMPS ZÖLLE * Was das Zollchaos für die Energiewende bedeutet
Die "Einmal hü, einmal hott"-Zollpolitik der USA hält weltweit die Börsenkurse auf Trab. Auch wenn heute niemand weiß, welche Zölle morgen oder gar nächste Woche gelten, klar ist, die Auswirkungen auf die Energiewende werden vielfältig und heftig sein.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Klimaforschung bald im Blindflug?
Projekte zusammenstreichen, Wissenschaftler:innen entlassen: Macht die US-Regierung so weiter, fehlen künftig zentrale Datengrundlagen zur Bekämpfung der Erderhitzung.
POLITIK
L’Accord de Paris est-il soluble dans la guerre commerciale?
L’impact du MAGA ne tuera pas la lutte contre le réchauffement car c’est la Chine qui mène le bal, en produisant mieux et moins cher tout ce qui a trait à la transition énergétique, et en nouant des alliances cruciales, écrit notre chroniqueur David Hiler
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* USA * America’s state carbon markets are under siege
President Trump issued four executive orders on Tuesday exploiting the declaration that America is experiencing an “energy emergency”.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.
POLITIK
* USA * E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * How a dubious claim about whales went from fringe argument to presidential policy
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order halting offshore wind turbine licences. In the order, he cited potential damage to marine mammals.
WIRTSCHAFT
* TRUMP’S TARIFFS * Tariffs Could Spike Rates in an Already Climate-Stressed Insurance Market
The Trump administration’s tariffs will have profound impacts on homebuilding costs, which could affect the insurance market and consumers in the long term.
BEWEGUNG
* ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS * Protesters Across the Country Tell Trump and Musk: ‘Hands Off’ Our Country
In the largest U.S. protests since the president began cutting public programs and government workers, marchers cried out against what they called attacks on democracy itself.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP v. STATES * Trump takes aim at city and state climate laws in executive order
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’
Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-making
RECHT
Chevron Must Pay $745 Million for Coastal Damages, Louisiana Jury Rules
The verdict will likely influence similar lawsuits against other oil companies over coastal damage in the state.
WIRTSCHAFT
* TRUMP & OIL * Oil Executives Are Quiet on Trump Policies. Privately, They’re Worried.
Eager to stay in Mr. Trump’s good graces, oil executives refrain from publicly criticizing the president. But privately, ‘Everybody’s afraid.’
URSACHEN
* TRUMP & COAL * Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP & COAL * Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP’S TARIFFS * Tariffs May Make It Too Expensive to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
President Trump’s tariff polices have sent oil prices falling, which may push energy companies to reconsider their plans to drill.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Trump Administration Cuts Funding and Staff for Flagship Climate Report
The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Wissenschaft warnt, fleht und flieht
Knapp 2.000 Wissenschaftler:innen fordern ein Ende des "massiven Angriffs auf die Wissenschaft" in den USA und schreiben von einem "Klima der Angst". Unter der Trump-Politik leidet besonders die Klimaforschung.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* LNG * Von der Traufe in den Regen
Wir wollen nicht frieren und nicht bei Autokraten einkaufen. Wäre Erdgas aus Kanada die Lösung? Leider nicht.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Mindestens 20 Tote und schwere Schäden bei Unwettern in den USA
Gewitter, Tornados und Überschwemmungen: Die Unwetter in den USA haben katastrophale Folgen. Betroffen ist ein breiter Streifen von Texas bis Indiana.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP’S TARIFFS * How Tariffs Could Upend the Transition to Cleaner Energy
The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP’S TARIFFS * How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble the Fastest-Growing Energy Technology
Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Tesla Takedowns and the Future of Electric Vehicles
Will “taking down” Tesla also take down climate progress?
POLITIK
China set to stay the course on green policies, despite Trump
China expert Rebecca Nadin of ODI Global tells Climate Home that Beijing will likely shrug off the US president’s attacks on climate action and trade relations
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
What do Trump’s tariffs mean for global climate action?
The Trump administration in the US has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as well as on steel, aluminium and cars from around the world.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking
Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trial
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Die Sonne leuchtet Trump heim
Der Photovoltaik-Ausbau in den USA ist rekordverdächtig. Die heimische Solarmodul-Produktion hat sich sogar verdreifacht. Auch Teile der Republikaner wollen die Förderung aus dem "Inflation Reduction Act" der Demokraten fortsetzen.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * How Lee Zeldin Went From Environmental Moderate to Dismantling the E.P.A.
He once talked about the need to fight climate change. Now, he embraces Elon Musk, lavishes praise on the president and strives to stand out in a MAGA world.
RECHT
* USA * She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Klimawissenschafter fürchten um ihre Arbeitsplätze – und die Zukunft der Klimaforschung
Die Klimaforschung ist in den USA unter Beschuss. Donald Trumps Administration entliess seit Ende Februar Hunderte von Mitarbeitern aus einer Behörde, die eine zentrale Schaltstelle für Wetter- und Klimadaten ist. Das macht auch Wissenschaftern in Europa Sorgen.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
Jeder, der sich für das Klima interessiert, muss diesen Vulkan kennen
Im März 1958 begann Charles David Keeling auf dem Vulkan Mauna Loa, Kohlendioxid zu messen. Der Arbeit verdanken wir eine der bekanntesten Darstellungen des Klimaproblems. Jetzt ist der Ort womöglich bedroht.
RECHT
A Landmark Lawsuit, Where Kids Sued America, Comes to an End
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the long-running case, known as Juliana, which helped spawn legal strategies widely adapted to other lawsuits over climate.
ANTI-KLIMA
A Newly Surfaced Document Reveals the Beef Industry’s Secret Climate Plan
What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* USA * What 30 Years of Fighting for Environmental Justice Looks Like in One Community
The Trump administration's efforts to block funding and enforcement for environmental justice threaten hard-won progress to reduce toxic pollution in overburdened places. In many communities, residents have worked for decades to improve health through better air, water and soil quality, often with scant help from local officials. Chicago's Little Village exemplifies that environmental justice story.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’
As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER c. GREENPEACE * Greenpeace condamnée à verser des centaines de millions de dollars à l’exploitant d’un oléoduc américain
L'ONG Greenpeace a déclaré à l'AFP qu'elle ferait appel du jugement. «Vous ne pouvez pas mettre en faillite un mouvement», a lancé Sushma Raman, de Greenpeace USA à l'AFP.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Government Science Data May Soon Be Hidden. They’re Racing to Copy It
Vast quantities of climate and environmental information have been removed from official websites in the past months. Scientists are trying keep it available.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay Pipeline Company More Than $660 Million
The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
How broadcast TV networks covered climate change in 2024
2024 was another year of unprecedented or significant climate impacts. Despite these sweeping investments and the growing urgency of the climate crisis, a Media Matters analysis found that corporate broadcast networks aired 12 hours and 51 minutes of climate coverage in 2024 — a 25% decline in volume of coverage from 2023.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * A foundational climate regulation is under threat
Trump’s EPA claims that climate change isn’t a danger to human beings
POLITIK
* TRUMP * What Oil Executives Want From the President
Tariffs, tax credits and deregulation are among the industry’s top priorities.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits
Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Tempêtes et tornades font des dizaines de morts dans le centre et le sud des Etats-Unis
Depuis vendredi, au moins 40 tornades ont été enregistrées dans huit Etats, tuant au moins 40 personnes, dont une douzaine dans l'Etat du Missouri. Des alertes de surveillance sont en cours sur la côte est du pays
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Sonia Seneviratne, climatologue: «Il n’est pas dans notre intérêt que la science américaine disparaisse»
La professeure de l’EPFZ reçoit de nombreuses sollicitations de collègues américains qui cherchent à quitter leur pays en raison des attaques de l’administration Trump. Aux Etats-Unis, la politisation de la science climatique ne date pas d’hier, souligne-t-elle
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Famous Climate Observatory’s Lease May End Because of DOGE
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?
The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * ‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas
Facing Trump tariff threats, governments and companies are proposing major investments in American liquefied natural gas projects.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change
To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Trying Their Darnedest to Make America Filthy Again
But will Team Trump succeed in turning back time? Maybe Not!
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* L’administration Trump détricote une série de mesures environnementales établies sous Joe Biden
Le gouvernement de Donald Trump a annoncé mercredi une trentaine de mesures allant à rebours de la politique climatique de l’administration précédente. Sont notamment concernées les émissions des centrales à charbon et la protection des zones humides.
ANTI-KLIMA EMPFOHLEN
*TRUMP* Trump officials reconsider greenhouse gas harm amid slew of climate rollbacks
Donald Trump’s administration to is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health, a move that threatens to rip apart the foundation of the US’ climate laws, amid a stunning barrage of actions to weaken or repeal a host of pollution limits upon power plant.
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* Trump Administration Launches All-Out Assault on Environmental Protection
Environmentalists vow to fight “the greatest increase in pollution in decades.”
WISSENSCHAFTEN
*TRUMP* Musks Entlassungswelle hat Folgen für die Schweiz
Entlassungswelle in den USA Anti-Wissenschaftskurs von Trump hat erste Folgen für die Schweiz Jetzt abonnieren und von der Vorlesefunktion profitieren.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Wie Hitze das Altern beschleunigt
Eine Hitzeperiode kann neben einer erhöhten Sterberate den Körper biologisch um viele Monate altern lassen. In Zeiten des Klimawandels ist das eine beunruhigende Erkenntnis.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
*TRUMP* NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, has been told by the Trump administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 workers, raising concerns that NOAA’s lifesaving forecasts might be hindered as hurricane and disaster seas
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* Team Trump tries to spread the crazy abroad
We’re reaching the point with the second Trump administration where, as Wall Street investors would say, the crazy is “priced in.” There’s absolutely no reason to expect anything other than aggressively dishonest and profoundly stupid governance.
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* War against life on Earth by Trump and Musk
In thinking about the war being waged against life on Earth by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their minions, I keep bumping into a horrible suspicion. Could Trump and Musk be seeking to end our time on Earth?
WISSENSCHAFTEN
*TRUMP* What We Don’t Measure Can Still Hurt Us
As the U.S. swings a budgetary axe at the federal government, one of the biggest casualties is climate science. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faces a brutal 20% workforce reduction—jeopardizing critical research just when we need it most.
POLITIK
*TRUMP* Will the Shift to Clean Power Continue Under Trump?
Earlier this week, Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer and I reported on the head-spinning moves by the Trump administration that are undermining the government’s ability to combat climate change.
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* Geld, Macht, Kampagnen: Der lange Arm von Team Trump
Wie millionenschwere Stiftungen und mächtige Lobbyisten versuchen, Trumps Agenda nach Europa zu bringen und die CDU für sich einzunehmen.
ANTI-KLIMA
*TRUMP* What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary
“The Trump administration will end the Biden administration’s irrational, quasi-religious policies on climate change that imposed endless sacrifices on our citizens", Donald Trump’s newly appointed energy secretary, Chris Wright, told on Monday.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an argument that aimed to restrict states from suing oil companies for financial damage related to climate change.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
Mobilisation mondiale des scientifiques face aux attaques américaines contre la recherche
L'UNIL fait partie des dizaines d'universités et villes dans le monde où des scientifiques se sont mobilisés vendredi "contre le muselage de la science, de l'établissement des faits et de leur communication".
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
*TRUMP* Trump’s aid cuts make Malawians more vulnerable to climate change
Sign up for Climate Weekly Trump’s aid cuts make Malawians more vulnerable to climate change The US government has ended support for a scheme that taught villagers how to produce honey, mangoes and cleaner cookstoves Storm clouds loom as a woman carries maize and an umbrella on her head near Malaw
URSACHEN
*TRUMP* Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas
Donald Trump’s repeated mantra of “drill, baby, drill” demands that more oil and gas be extracted in the United States, but the president has set his sights on an even broader goal: keeping the world hooked on planet-heating fossil fuels for as long as possible.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Trump’s EPA Wants to Undo the Roe V. Wade of Climate Policy
EPA chief Lee Zeldin wants to demolish the bedrock of greenhouse gas regulation. It won’t be easy.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP | NOAA * Who Needs Weather Reports Anyway?
How layoffs at NOAA reveal a flaw in the government’s hiring system, briefly explained.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why
He is surrounded by people who have grandiose plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * A Tough Start for Greenpeace in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant
The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the North Dakota Supreme Court it can’t get a fair trial.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.
KULTUR & BILDUNG
150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate
In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Ab sofort gilt: Unwissenheit ist Stärke
Massenentlassungen, Forschungsverbote und vorauseilender Gehorsam in Bundesbehörden und Hochschulen: In den USA wird gerade das Rad der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnis zurückgedreht.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP | NOAA * Any fool can break things
Elon Musk is vandalizing America's greatest treasures
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * ‘Full on Fight Club’: How Trump Is Crushing U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
TECH. & ENERGIE
State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next
After several record-breaking years, the U.S. clean energy sector faces a critical moment. Solar deployment and electric vehicle (EV) sales broke records in 2023 and 2024. Renewables now dominate new power generation capacity, while new domestic clean energy manufacturing facilities are popping up around the nation. However, headwinds are also getting stronger.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Wie Trump die Wissenschaft attackiert
Innert Stundenfrist wurde der Biologe Matthew Herron von einer US-Forschungsbehörde gefeuert. Seine Geschichte zeigt, wie perfide die Trump-Regierung ihren Kampf gegen die Wissenschaft führt.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* TRUMP * What Trump’s Evisceration of USAID Feels Like on the Ground
A Sudanese activist on the outcomes—and the irreversible implications—of abruptly freezing foreign assistance.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars
The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
BEWEGUNG
US anti-pipeline activists say charges against them ‘meant to intimidate’
Protesters who tried to disrupt completion of Mountain Valley pipeline to defend themselves in Virginia court
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * How Far Do Trump’s Cuts to Science Reach? To the Ends of the Earth.
The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * ‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins
Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.
ANTI-KLIMA
Trumps fossile Welt
Der US-Präsident liefert anderen Ländern und Energiekonzernen die Ausrede, bei Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle zu bleiben. Der Wechsel zu den erneuerbaren Energien verzögert sich.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* BRÄNDE IN L.A. * »Beispiellose Katastrophe«
Kalifornien bittet in Washington um 40 Milliarden Dollar, um die Mega-Brände in Los Angeles zu bewältigen. Vom Mitverursacher Klimawandel spricht Gouverneur Newsom dabei nicht mehr.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * La politique de Donald Trump pourrait bouleverser la science du climat à l’échelle mondiale
Après que les Etats-Unis ont annoncé leur retrait de l’Accord de Paris, une série de décrets émis par la Maison-Blanche alarment les experts. Ces décisions risquent de défaire le réseau établi de coopération scientifique mondiale sur le climat
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Trump Team Plans Deep Cuts at Office That Funds Recovery From Big Disasters
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight
At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their world into turmoil.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * E.P.A. Unfreezes at Least Some Climate Spending
The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* TRUMP * Climate Aid Projects Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.
RECHT URSACHEN
* TRUMP * Environmentalists Sue to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans
The suit, filed in Alaska, is likely to be the first of many challenging the administration’s goal of expanding fossil fuel production.
POLITIK TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * Energy transition: US Secretary of Energy spreads misinformation about Germany
In his inaugural speech, the new US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright cited the German energy transition as a cautionary example. However, the figures he cited are largely incorrect, not very conclusive and incomplete, as our fact check shows.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * IPCC: U.S. to pull delegation from UN climate science meeting
State Department officials won't participate in next week's meeting of the top UN climate science panel, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.