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.
Trump
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * This Alaska Native village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts.
Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the traditional Alutiiq community swap costly, polluting diesel for cheaper, clean power.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Elon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehicles
Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Major US Climate Website Likely to Be Shut Down After Almost All Staff Fired
Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE
* NORD STREAM * Europe Wants to Banish Russian Gas. The U.S. May Have Other Plans.
A large Republican donor wants to buy a Russian pipeline to Germany. The White House has entertained the idea of working with the Kremlin to supply Russian gas to Europe.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Coal and Gas Plants Were Closing. Then Trump Ordered Them to Keep Running.
The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.
Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds
Scientists are just beginning to understand how extreme weather can give pathogens an upper hand, underscoring the urgent need for the type of research canceled by the Trump administration.
RECHT
* USA * Will Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Survive the Week?
The city is suing oil companies over global warming. Trump says lawsuits like these threaten national security. The judge wants to hear what both sides think.
RECHT
* TRUMP * Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders
The complaint argues that orders aimed at increasing American fossil fuel production infringe on the fundamental rights of young people.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining
The Interior Department plans to repeal Biden-era protections across the state’s ecologically sensitive North Slope.
RECHT
* TRUMP * A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security
The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours
Meteorologists and climate researchers aim to run a livestream for 100 hours in protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to weather and climate research.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * U.S. Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions
The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.
RECHT
The Growing Legal Battle Over Climate Change
Oil and gas companies are facing a wave of new lawsuits over their role in global warming.
POLITIK
Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming how America eats
The drastic policy shifts will make it harder on those who grow food — and on those struggling to afford to eat.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Moderate Republicans defended Biden’s climate law — then voted to repeal it
House lawmakers just voted along party lines to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Republicans have touted the House-passed legislation as one of the largest tax cuts in the nation’s history. They’ve failed to mention this increase targeting electric and hybrid vehicle owners.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * How Electric Vehicles Are Targeted by the Republican Policy Bill
The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump schaltet die Sonne aus
Mit ihrem neuen Steuergesetz attackieren die Republikaner die US-Energiewende. Dem "Inflation Reduction Act", Joe Bidens Erneuerbaren-Booster, droht die Abschaffung. Das würde auch große Teile der eigenen Klientel treffen.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change. Scientists disagree.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
Trump stutzt US-Klimaschutz und -Wissenschaft
Eine der ersten Amtshandlungen des wiedergewählten US-Präsidenten Donald Trump war der Austritt seines Landes aus dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen und dem Weltklimarat. Seither hat er weitere Massnahmen ergriffen, die zu einem Rückschritt im Klimaschutz und in der Klimaforschung führen – weltweit.
URSACHEN
* USA * The US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them.
The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
* USA * Don’t Mention Climate: Now, Clean Energy Is All About the Money
The Inflation Reduction Act was once hailed as the biggest climate law in U.S. history. But as supporters try to save it, they’ve stopped talking about the environment altogether.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Godfather of climate science decries Trump’s plans to cut Nasa lab: ‘They’re trying to kill the messenger’
Over breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant, right below the historic Giss lab, James Hansen calls Doge’s decision a ‘big mistake’
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.
The party’s signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* TRUMP * An Effort to Kill Off Lawsuits Against Oil Giants Is Gaining Steam
The Trump administration has declared litigation to hold oil companies responsible for climate change a threat to the American economy and has taken aggressive steps to fight it.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all authors on the project.
POLITIK
* USA * Why 35 House Democrats Joined Republicans Against a Major Climate Policy
Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.
RECHT
* TRUMP * 17 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects
The halt threatens jobs and holds back energy production at a time the president has claimed an “energy emergency,” state attorneys general said.
RECHT
* TRUMP * Hawaii Announced a Climate Lawsuit. So the Government Sued Hawaii First.
In an unusual move, the Trump administration pre-emptively sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from suing oil companies over global warming.
EMPFOHLEN URSACHEN
What We Know About Deep-sea Mining — and What We Don’t
Minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements are essential ingredients in everything from wind turbines and electric vehicles to cell phones, medical technologies and military infrastructure. Mining for these materials on land is already well established, but with demand surging, some are now looking to tap the seafloor for its millions of square kilometers of metal ores.
URSACHEN
Die USA wollen den Bergbau am Meeresgrund fördern – und stellen sich damit gegen den Rest der Welt
Der Tiefseebergbau ist plötzlich auf der internationalen politischen Agenda nach oben geschnellt. Wie erklärt sich das? Zusammen mit Malin Hunziker hat sich «Planet A» mit fünf Aspekten der Debatte beschäftigt.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
Trump kürzt Gelder für Wetterballone trotz Unwettergefährdung
Budgetkürzungen haben dazu geführt, dass den US-Meteorologen wichtige Daten für die Wettervorhersage fehlen. Und das in einem Land, das wie kaum ein anderes durch schwere Stürme gefährdet ist.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
Compared to his first term, the threat posed by Trump’s second administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * Our climate progress is not doomed
The future for our planet looks bleak. Here’s why it’s not.
TECH. & ENERGIE WIRTSCHAFT
* TRUMP * 10 Charts Prove That Clean Energy Is Winning — Even in the Trump Era
Climate progress is actually good business.
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Will any climate progress survive the next four years?
Trump wants to reverse years of climate progress. It won’t be easy. Many worry that the Trump administration will derail the clean energy transition. But there’s reason to believe otherwise.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
Trump boots climate scientists from climate science report
The attack on climate science continues.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump’s first 100 days: US walks away from global climate action
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on the UN climate process and its financial contributions, while at the same time backing fossil fuels and obstructing renewables
URSACHEN
* SCHWEIZ * Tiefseebergbau: Die Schweizer Profiteure
Es war zu befürchten. Vergangene Woche hat Donald Trump per Präsidialverfügung seine Behörden angewiesen, alles zu tun, damit von den USA lizenzierte Unternehmen so bald wie möglich kommerziellen Tiefseebergbau betreiben können – in den eigenen wie auch in internationalen Gewässern.
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?
A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
POLITIK
* USA * House Votes to Repeal California’s Clean Truck Policies
Lawmakers voted to stop the state from requiring that an increasing share of new trucks sold there have zero emissions.
POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump’s 100 Days of Upending Climate Policy
In just a few months, President Trump’s moves have exceeded the worst fears of climate activists.
WIRTSCHAFT
* TRUMP * How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions
Despite his administration’s lack of concern about climate change, a recession would give the atmosphere a break. At least in the short term.
POLITIK
* UNFCCC * Trump’s assault on climate make UN talks an ‘uphill battle’, says Cop30 chair
Tariffs and environmental cuts will make meeting challenging, says summit president André Corrêa do Lago
ANTI-KLIMA
* TRUMP * Kein grüner Donald
Hilft der Mann im Weißen Haus ungewollt dem Klima? Wer so etwas erzählt, will sich nicht selbst die Mühe machen, Konzepte für ein Wirtschaften ohne zerstörerisches Wachstum zu entwickeln.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* TRUMP * La transition énergétique made by Donald Trump
Le ralentissement de l’économie entraînera une baisse du prix du baril alors que les coûts de production, eux, sont à la hausse: tout cela pourrait finalement hâter la transition énergétique, écrit le géopoliticien de l’énergie Laurent Horvath.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
US Weather Analysis for 21 States Goes Dark After Funding Lapse
Weather analysis tools used by a wide array of businesses and government entities across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional climate hubs lapsed.
BEWEGUNG
* TRUMP * Greens on edge over rumors Trump may target nonprofit status
Speculation is rampant that environmentalists could be targeted in an Earth Day move by the president.
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
BEWEGUNG WIRTSCHAFT
Green activist group is pausing work after backlash by investors
Dutch group Follow This says it will not file any resolutions against oil and gas companies this AGM season
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.
POLITIK
* SUISSE * Positions trumpistes reprises par l’UDC: certains élus du parti mal à l’aise
Avant l'élection de Donald Trump, des figures de l'UDC, comme le conseiller fédéral Albert Rösti ou le président Marcel Dettling, avouaient leur admiration pour lui. Depuis son investiture, l'UDC a même repris certaines de ses positions. Un durcissement de ligne qui va trop loin pour certains élus et qui en place d'autres dans l'embarras.
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.
WIRTSCHAFT
Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash
At a time of resistance to environmental, social and governance goals, pension funds have become a bulwark against efforts to sideline climate risks.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad
Given the Trump administration’s recent moves relating to climate, the former vice president is looking to the developing world for the next generation of climate activism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”