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
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
ANTI-KLIMA
* 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
‘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.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Elon Musk’s Embrace of Far-Right Energizes Transatlantic Climate Denial
The tech billionaire is invigorating groups in the U.S. and Europe aiming to sabotage climate action, a DeSmog media analysis shows.
POLITIK
*TRUMP* Climate advocacy groups file two lawsuits against Trump administration
Green advocacy groups filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration on Wednesday, marking the first environmental legal challenges against the president’s second administration.
POLITIK
Environmentalists Sue to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to stop the Trump administration from opening up vast new areas to offshore oil and gas drilling.
URSACHEN
*TRUMP* Feds Approve Another Deepwater Oil Export Terminal Off Texas
The Trump administration on Friday approved plans for a second deepwater oil loading terminal off the Texas coast, opening another door for continued long-term growth in American crude production and exports.
POLITIK
*Trump* Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of “emergency” permits for fossil fuel projects, raising the possibility that pipelines, mines, power plants and other facilities could be fast-tracked for approval as part of President Trump’s demand to increase oil, gas and coal production.
POLITIK
*TRUMP* Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders
EPA’s chief is also trying to claw back $20 billion, implying wrongdoing. Attorneys call it an evidence-free tactic to get around judges’ orders.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Will There Be Enough Power to Remove Carbon From the Sky?
To help fight climate change, the nascent direct air capture industry is racing to develop technology to remove carbon dioxide directly from the sky. But in some areas of the country, the DAC industry is facing a shortage of available renewable energy to run its operations.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Trump names oil and gas advocate to lead agency that manages federal lands
Kathleen Sgamma to oversee Bureau of Land Management, agency that manages quarter-billion acres of public land
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMPMUSK * Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency site adds data from controversial rightwing thinktank
Website of ‘Doge’ includes information published by thinktank CEI, which claims to fight ‘climate alarmism’
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
ANTI-KLIMA
* MUSKTRUMP * Tesla ohne Elon Musk?
Elon Musk unterstützt Rechtspopulisten, die E‑Autos hassen. Welche Strategie verfolgt er damit für Tesla? Steht Tesla am Abgrund? Was können Teslafahrer:innen tun, um Musks Angriffe auf die Demokratie nicht weiter zu unterstützen?
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.
URSACHEN
Where Coal Is Retiring, and Hanging On, in the U.S.
One of the oldest power plants in the United States, perched on the edge of the nation’s largest coal mine, was slated to close in 2027. But the plant’s operator recently canceled the retirement of the 66-year-old station, according to a draft utility plan published in late December.
ANTI-KLIMA
* MUSKTRUMP * You already know Elon Musk. You need to know Harold Hamm.
The billionaire oil tycoon's fingerprints are all over Trump's high-speed push to crush environmental regulation and renewables.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet
Since the inauguration, billionaires who funded climate action over the last decade have avoided criticizing Trump’s climate policies.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* TRUMP * U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone.
Aid projects were designed to help Central Americans withstand extreme weather at home. Their end could undercut Trump’s goal of reducing migration.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * Drill, Baby, drill!
Donald Trump macht den Ölkonzernen Hoffnungen auf neue Einnahmequellen. Dabei müsste ein Großteil des Erdöls im Boden bleiben, um den Klimawandel zu stoppen. Wir zeigen, wo man auf keinen Fall bohren sollte.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * Drill, baby drill? Trump policies will hurt climate ― but US green transition is underway
Market forces could undercut the administration’s plans to increase the use of fossil fuels such as oil and petrol.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * “We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * The Known Unknowns of President Elon
What we don’t know about Elon Musk’s federal takeover
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Chaos erupts in US science as Trump’s team declares freeze on federal grants
The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * EPA Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’
A spokeswoman for Lee Zeldin, the new head of the agency, said the goal was to create an “effective and efficient” federal work force.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Le retrait des Etats-Unis des Accords de Paris profitera surtout à la Chine
Washington ne participera pas au financement de la transition énergétique des pays les plus pauvres comme prévu, ce qui risque d’avoir des effets en cascade, écrit David Hiler, ancien conseiller d’Etat vert genevois. Sauf pour la Chine…
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information
The Trump administration has directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from many web pages. Researchers are rushing to archive it.
URSACHEN
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.
AUSWIRKUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT
The L.A. fires have a shocking price tag — and we’ll all have to pick up the tab
California’s last resort for fire insurance may fail. We should all pay attention to what happens next.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * ‘Canary in a Coal Mine’: Data Scientists Restore a Climate Justice Tool Taken Down by Trump
As one of its first acts, the Trump administration removed the online data tool used to allocate money to environmental justice communities. In two days, a coalition of data scientists had restored it on an independent internet domain.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Arctic geoengineering experiment shuts down over environmental risks
US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain
POLITIK
* USA * Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Here’s what that could mean.
Trump wants to “unleash American energy.” What does that mean?
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * The far right is going … green?
Something strange is happening inside the environmental movement.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* L.A. FIRES * Climate change helped turn L.A. into dry tinderbox before fires, scientists find
Unusually dry winter weather meant fires had lots of fuel to burn through, just as strong winds were blowing to spread the flames
URSACHEN
* USA * Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many said they did not plan to increase production unless prices rose significantly.
POLITIK
* USA * Inside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule
A rule known as the endangerment finding requires the E.P.A. to regulate greenhouse gases. It has proved resilient against earlier attacks.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
La recherche sur la fonte des glaces se heurte aux troubles géopolitiques
Alors que l'effet du changement climatique sur la fonte des glaces s'accélère, les Nations unies ont décrété mardi une "Année internationale pour la préservation des glaciers" en 2025. Mais la nécessaire recherche scientifique se heurte au contexte géopolitique, aux résistances idéologiques et à l'avidité de certains gouvernements.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* FEUX EN L.A. * La fréquence des incendies pose des questions sur la pertinence de la reconstruction
Alors que la Californie est touchée par la sécheresse, les vagues de chaleur et les feux à répétition depuis plusieurs années, Los Angeles est-elle condamnée à devenir de moins en moins habitable à cause du changement climatique? Faut-il arrêter d'y construire?
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* USA * After Trump’s pullback, Bloomberg promises to fill US funding gap to UN climate body
The announcement comes after Trump said the US should “immediately cease or revoke” any financial commitment made under the UNFCCC
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* USA * Trump May Thwart Federal Climate Action, but Opportunities for Progress Remain
With President Trump’s recent election victory, the United States faces a shifting policy landscape. The potential negative repercussions for climate and environmental action are gargantuan.
POLITIK
* USA * Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World
Most major economies are investing in ever-cheaper solar and wind power. The United States risks further ceding a global market to China.
POLITIK
* WEF * Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Wind Power Faces Huge Challenges After Trump Orders a Crackdown
In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* USA * Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’
From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything climate-related Trump did on Day 1.
WIRTSCHAFT
Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market, Even as Global Sales Have Soared
EV sales slowed in the United States in 2024 and Donald Trump may further disrupt the industry by cutting incentives.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* L.A. FIRES * Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
The increased frequency and size of conflagrations like those burning in LA threaten even species that evolved with wildfires, including the region’s struggling mountain lions.
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
* L.A. FIRES * Media reaction: The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the role of climate change
More than a dozen wildfires have been sweeping through Los Angeles in California, consuming tens of thousands of acres of land and devastating some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the US.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * How states will keep fighting for climate progress under Trump
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POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules
President declares energy emergency, reiterates Paris withdrawal plan and overturns emissions standards
POLITIK
* BIDEN / TRUMP * Als Trump das Käppi hochging
Noch-US-Präsident Joe Biden hat große Ozeanflächen unter Schutz gestellt. Er poliert damit sein Bild vor der Geschichte auf. Bleiben wird von den Last-Minute-Dekreten wohl wenig.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’
From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything climate-related Trump did on Day 1.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * De retour à la Maison Blanche, Donald Trump signe une rafale de décrets
Tout juste investi, Donald Trump a signé une pluie décrets présidentiels lundi dont le retrait des États-Unis de l'OMS et de l'accord de Paris sur le climat
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* BRÄNDE IN L.A. * Waldbrände und das Klima haben eine Wechselwirkung
Die schweren Waldbrände im Süden des US-Bundesstaats Kalifornien halten an. Die kurzfristigen Folgen dieser Katastrophe sind nicht zu übersehen. Doch auch langfristig haben solche Feuer Auswirkungen auf den Klimawandel. Ein Wissenschaftler schätzt ein. – Interview mit Geoforscher Manuel Helbig.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * What Trump’s second term means for climate action in the US and beyond
The new president is expected to exit the Paris Agreement, slash climate finance and wage war on science – but clean energy may get an easier ride