Climate Update

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El Paso Electric is seeking approval for a 366-megawatt natural gas power plant that will fuel Meta’s project. Residents worry a new power plant would worsen air pollution and guzzle water.

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As fossil fuel-based carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise to record levels, a new analysis shows that a majority of these emissions can be traced back to a shrinking number of large corporate entities.  Just 32 companies accounted for over half of global fossil carbon emissions in 2024.

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Une coalition d’ONG a évalué que les Jeux olympiques de Milan-Cortina devraient émettre environ 900 000 tonnes d’équivalent CO2. C’est compter sans l’impact carbone lié aux sponsors de l’événement, qui est loin d’être négligeable

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Une équipe tente de quantifier le CO2 dans les eaux qui drainent les anciennes mines de charbon aux Etats-Unis. Alors qu’il en existe 500 000 dans le pays, un échantillon de seulement 140 sites abandonnés dans les Appalaches rejetterait autant de ce gaz réchauffant pour le climat qu’une petite centrale à charbon (100 MW) en activité

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Despite many proposals, there is little consensus among governors, lawmakers and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

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Alors que le WEF 2026 s’ouvre ce lundi, Greenpeace publie une étude selon laquelle le nombre de jets privés autour de Davos a triplé en deux ans.

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Die geplante Anlage soll Schwankungen in der Stromproduktion ausgleichen und irgendwann mit umweltfreundlichem Wasserstoff betrieben werden. In der Schweiz hingegen plant das Unternehmen keine solchen Investitionen – trotz Warnungen vor Versorgungslücken.

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Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows

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Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe

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Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last year

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A new study says researchers could be missing important climate and environmental changes associated with reduced livestock grazing.

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The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.

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Der digitale Sektor in der Schweiz braucht immer mehr Strom. Doch es gibt Möglichkeiten, digitale Geräte nachhaltiger zu nutzen.

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Les appareils et les services en ligne épuisent les ressources naturelles de la planète et contribuent au changement climatique. Mais il existe des moyens de rendre notre vie numérique plus verte.

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Kriege verursachen in erster Linie unendliches menschliches Leid. Kriege belasten aber auch das Klima massiv. Schätzungsweise fünf Prozent aller Treibhausgasemissionen weltweit werden durch Armeen verursacht.

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Dans "La Discute", Angela, 26 ans, militante écologiste sans voiture, et Christian, 73 ans, avocat passionné de course automobile et père du pilote de F1 Romain Grosjean, confrontent leurs visions radicalement différentes de la mobilité.

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Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried

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‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say

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Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a record-breaking heat wave.

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Portée par l’explosion des services d’intelligence artificielle, une course effrénée aux infrastructures a transformé les Etats-Unis en un immense chantier numérique. Les investissements dépassent l’entendement, avec de sérieux impacts environnementaux

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AI-driven climate monitoring systems should operate according to defined carbon budgets and become more efficient in their use of energy and water

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Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.

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The Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle toxic coal ash.

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Satellites detect huge methane leaks from state-owned oil and gas facilities, even as more countries pledge to cut emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas Satellites have detected huge methane leaks from state-owned oil facilities in Azerbaijan and Brazil, even as countries step up promises to cut emissions

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Die Abdeckung von Güllenlagern galt als wichtige Massnahme. Nun zeigt sich: Der Effekt ist kleiner als erhofft.

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En Suisse, le marché des centres de données est en pleine expansion. Cette évolution s’observe maintenant aussi dans les zones urbaines, et augmente la pression sur les loyers déjà très élevés

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China’s coal demand is set to drop by 2027, cancelling out effects of the Trump administration’s coal-friendly policies, according to the IEA

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The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget” say.

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A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.

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Geographer Samuel Miller McDonald on the myth of progress that has legitimised violence for over 5,000 years, revealing how it has been recycled through Holy Books, colonial legislation, international development, and even technological innovation.

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Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies

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In this article, Carbon Brief explores four different factors that have been proposed for the exceptional warmth seen in recent years

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With hundreds of satellites launched each year and tens of thousands more planned, scientists are increasingly concerned about an emerging problem: emissions from the fuels burned in launches and from the pollutants released when satellites and rocket stages flame out on reentry.

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Indien denkt offenbar daran, noch viel mehr fossile Kraftwerke zu bauen als bisher geplant. Das wäre ein Schock fürs Weltklima. Auch Energiefachleute warnen.

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Viewing mass tourism within this backdrop of degrading environments, cultures, and economic equality helps us all to critically understand that there is no such thing as a cheap flight. Someone, something, somewhere is paying for it.In my view, it is time to reconsider how travel is embarked on, to whom, for how many, and why.

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Vom Kohlendioxid-Speicher zur -Quelle:

Lange galten sie als mächtige Kohlenstoff­dioxid-Speicher. Neue Daten zeigen, dass die afrikanischen Wälder nun mehr CO₂ abgeben als binden. Und das hat sich nicht nur dort geändert.

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Forscher haben in Baden-Württemberg ein mögliches Treibhausgas-Leck entdeckt. Im Fokus steht ein Chemiewerk – der Betreiber widerspricht den Vorwürfen.

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Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.

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The president’s energy strategy is projected to generate more pollution, but so far production has not risen significantly and price drops have been modest, analysts say.

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Lange vermuteten Forscher die abnehmende Luftverschmutzung als Ursache für die schnelle Erwärmung der vergangenen Jahre. Der wahre Grund ist wohl weit beunruhigender.

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President and CEO Amin Nasser said Aramco was now realising gains after investing tens of billions of dollars in computing and hiring thousands of data scientists.

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Die Klimabelastung durch weltweiten Luftverkehr liegt fast wieder auf Vor-Corona-Niveau. Die Branche investiert zu wenig in hocheffiziente Flugzeuge.

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Während die Weltgemeinschaft um minimalste Klimaziele ringt, sieht Fernando Galvão Bezerra dem Regenwald beim Sterben zu. Ein Flug über menschengemachte Abgründe.

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It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding

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Environmental advocates warn oil leaks or spills could cause irreparable damage to the unique and understudied ecosystem. They are suing the Brazilian government and its largest state-owned oil producer, Petrobras, to stop the project.

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Das 1.5-Grad-Ziel rückt in weite Ferne. Doch es gibt Fortschritte bei Waldschutz und ökologischem Wirtschaftswachstum.

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Die CO₂-Emissionen steigen auch 2025 weiter, zeigt der Bericht des Global Carbon Project. Zwar sinkt der Ausstoß in der EU und nun auch in China. Aber das reich

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The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025,...

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The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge...

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China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.

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The oil company is proposing exploratory drilling and seismic testing beyond the borders of its Willow project, in areas home to caribou and other wildlife that provide sustenance for Alaska Natives.

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Energy analysts and environmentalists say diesel generators are expensive, noisy, highly polluting and exempt from Clean Air Act regulations in times of energy “emergencies.”

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Land-use change has long been recognized as a major contributor to global warming. Deforestation and agriculture alone account for nearly 25% of human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Nations are rushing to secure resources within their own borders.  Globalisation is over. Colonialism and mining have always gone hand in hand. But now that the Global South has more political muscle as a bloc, and now that resources are running low, wealthy countries which have historically secured and polluted elsewhere are opening up extractive frontiers within their own territories. This is a tectonic shift in international politics.

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Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.

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Das Genfer Handelshaus Mercuria setzt alles daran, um an der Klimakonferenz COP30 in Belém mit seinen Klimaprojekten zu glänzen. Public Eye konnte den Geheimvertrag zwischen Mercuria und dem brasilianischen Bundesstaat Tocantins einsehen.

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Heavy reliance on cars put people in harm's way in the 2024 disaster, say researchers, as citizens press for climate-friendly mobility to help them adapt

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The administration wants to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil companies don’t, leaving Alaska to spend millions propping up the idea.

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The amount of forest lost around the world has reduced by millions of hectares each year in recent decades, says a UN report.

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Without a big increase in investment in renewable energy globally, humanity will not limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, but much of the data center boom is powered by fossil fuels.

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The GCEL is shaping new coal policies of financial institutions across the globe. It currently lists over 1400 parent companies from the coal power, mining and services sector as well as all companies developing new coal assets. GCEL covers the whole coal universe.

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Noch nie ist so viel Kohle für Strom verbrannt worden wie 2024. Die Klimaziele geraten zunehmend ausser Reichweite.

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Der Schweizer Konzern Mercuria macht sowohl mit China wie mit den USA lukrative Geschäfte mit fossiler Energie, will jedoch auch Wälder und Feuchtgebiete schützen. Wie soll das gehen?

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Trotz alarmierender Klimaberichte erlebt die Kohleindustrie ein Comeback. Weltweit planen Unternehmen neue Projekte für Kohleabbau und Kohlechemie, zeigt die "Global Coal Exit List" der Organisation Urgewald. Auch Banken scheinen am fossilen Geschäft festhalten zu wollen.

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Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%

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Americans once feared cars. Now we can’t imagine life without them.

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The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.

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Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. To meet global targets, use of them needs to speed up.

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Plans for a fossil fuel project in Wadden Sea nature reserve have angered local people and campaigners, as political enthusiasm for renewables wanes

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‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE

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Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables

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Brazil has authorised Petrobras to explore for oil off the Amazon coast, a move campaigners say undermines global climate goals

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This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.

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Ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, advocacy groups are pushing for companies and governments to set meaningful emissions targets to lower emissions from livestock.

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A new report by scientists in Israel details the emerging environmental crisis in Palestine.

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Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.

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Les concentrations de dioxyde de carbone (CO2) dans l'atmosphère ont connu en 2024 leur plus forte hausse depuis le début de telles mesures en 1957, a averti l'ONU mercredi, appelant à une action urgente pour réduire les émissions.

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WMO warnt: Die CO2-Konzentration in der Atmosphäre ist so stark gestiegen wie nie zuvor. Was das für unser Klima bedeutet – und warum die WMO von einem Teufelskreis spricht.

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Die Erde ist im Lauf der letzten 20 Jahre dunkler geworden. Das betrifft vor allem die Nordhalbkugel des Planeten, wie eine Studie zeigt. Hinter dem Trend stecken gleich mehrere Faktoren.

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Derrière chaque requête à ChatGPT ou Gemini se cache une dépense colossale en électricité et en eau. En Suisse, les centres de données consomment déjà l’équivalent de 700 000 foyers — et ce n’est qu’un début

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Warum reisen Menschen gerne an Orte, die es bald nicht mehr gibt? Zwei Expertinnen ordnen ein.

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L’organisation The Shift Project a fourni mardi des chiffres alarmants sur la consommation d’électricité de l’intelligence artificielle. Ce boom serait incompatible avec les objectifs climatiques des pays européens car il relance les énergies fossiles

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Alors que l'industrie touristique est florissante, les effets des changements climatiques se multiplient, rendent certaines destinations inaccessibles et font grimper les prix. Certains chercheurs y voient le début d'une nouvelle ère, celle du "non-tourisme".

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Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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A controversial way of measuring how much methane warms the planet has stirred debate in recent years – particularly around assessing the climate impact of livestock farming.

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In this week’s Frankly, Nate returns from New York City Climate Week with fresh reflections on the disconnect between our economic narratives and biophysical realities.

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The E.P.A. plan would allow grocery stores, air-conditioning manufacturers and others to phase out hydrofluorocarbons in cooling equipment more slowly.

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The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial.

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Last week I gave my inaugural lecture, Making Sense of the Crisis, to engineers and faculty at Switzerland’s OST University. In it, I explore how narrative subsumes biophysical reality, and how to break out of simple, linear constructs to create possibilities which reflect the complexity of earth's systems.

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En 2015, l'Accord de Paris sur le climat à la COP 21 fixait l'objectif de réduction des émissions carbone à "zéro net" dans la seconde moitié du 21e siècle. Dix ans plus tard, les actes n'ont pas suivi les belles paroles et une partie du monde assume désormais la réhabilitation des énergies fossiles.

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Les prévisions de production d'énergies fossiles sont incompatibles avec les objectifs de l'accord de Paris sur le climat. Dans un rapport publié lundi, des experts alertent sur la «déconnexion entre les ambitions climatiques et ce que les pays prévoient réellement de faire»

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The remaining fields tend to be smaller, more remote and more technically challenging to drill into

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India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 and by 2% over the past 12 months

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If signed, the bill would make data centers release quarterly reports on water and electricity use.

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The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the IEA

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Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of climate effects of war

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Die Spitze des weltweiten Öl- und Gas-Verbrauchs ist noch längst nicht erreicht. Chevron-CEO Mike Wirth setzt weiter auf Fossiles.

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Die Klimaerwärmung hat Hitzewellen zwischen 2000 und 2009 zwanzigmal und zwischen 2010 und 2019 sogar 200 Mal wahrscheinlicher gemacht. Klimaforschende der ETH Zürich zeigen in einer neuen Studie, wie die grossen Produzenten fossiler Brennstoffe und von Zement zu dieser Entwicklung beigetragen haben.