Climate Update

EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Un temps vice-ministre de l’Environnement en Iran, Kaveh Madani travaille désormais à l’ONU, et vient de recevoir le prestigieux Prix de l’eau de Stockholm. De passage à Genève, il fait le point sur les menaces que la guerre au Moyen-Orient fait peser sur l’or bleu

AUSWIRKUNGEN

Alors que la Suisse célèbre samedi la Journée internationale des forêts, les bois helvétiques, protégés par la loi fédérale sur les forêts depuis 1876, font face à de nouveaux défis, subissant aujourd’hui les effets du changement climatique, des ravageurs et des sécheresses prolongées.

URSACHEN

Podcast-Folge · Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast · 2. April · 37 Min.

URSACHEN

The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife.

URSACHEN

The arrangement could signal a fracture in the decades-long effort among nations to reach consensus on how to mine the ocean floor while protecting ecosystems.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Benicia, California, is set to lose its largest single employer and source of tax revenue, a sprawling oil refinery. A Guardian article about this issue catalyzed this essay that describes what a thoughtful process might look like, if a community - any community - chose to pursue sustainability instead of economic growth.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

The easiest and cheapest means of reducing warming is increasing vegetation in rural areas; eliminating bare soil, especially the millions of acres produced by industrial agriculture, addressing erosion and aridification, and restoring forests, which will also increase fire-resistance, reducing the need for the far-more complex and expensive changes required in suburban and urban areas.

BEWEGUNG MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Ricken Patel, founder of Avaaz, joins Bryony Worthington on Cleaning Up

Together, Bryony and Ricken dive into:
• Why climate risks may be far greater than current models suggest
• The cooling effects we’re losing as we clamp down on pollution
• The case for researching geoengineering
• How democracy, truth, and climate are deeply intertwined
• And how to build a successful movement around climate change.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Wenn eine Stadt wie Basel bis 2037 klimaneutral werden will, muss unter anderem auch der öffentliche Raum neu gestaltet werden. Doch im öffentlichen Raum prallen unterschiedliche Vorstellungen und Bedürfnisse aufeinander. Aufwertung und Begrünung dürfen nicht zu höheren Mieten und Kosten führen.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Europe's transition to a low carbon, energy secure economy may succumb to debt-laden paralysis

POLITIK

Les décisions par ordonnance du ministre UDC et le retour envisagé du nucléaire provoquent critiques et débats. Les écologistes dénoncent un passage en force, tandis que ses partisans vantent son pragmatisme

POLITIK

Gemeinsam mit der »Bild«-Zeitung machten CDU/CSU, AfD und selbst Teile der FDP gegen den vermeintlichen Habeckschen »Heiz-Hammer« der Ampel mobil: den Versuch, mit Vorgaben für die Wärmeversorgung einen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz zu leisten.

TECH. & ENERGIE

Die Versorgung mit Öl sei derzeit gesichert, sagt Fabian Bilger von Avenergy Suisse. Die grösste Schwachstelle ortet er bei der Infra­struktur: Schäden in der Golfregion könnten den Markt jahre­lang belasten.

EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE

When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too.

TECH. & ENERGIE WIRTSCHAFT

Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing.

TECH. & ENERGIE

The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.

TECH. & ENERGIE

With a cutoff in shipments imminent, Asian countries, the biggest importers of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East, are already burning more coal and reducing consumption.

TECH. & ENERGIE

The thing changing the world this year is … batteries! By Bill McKibben

TECH. & ENERGIE

Remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the Green Growth Summit in Brussels

TECH. & ENERGIE

The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.

TECH. & ENERGIE

Ore Energy says its long-duration batteries made of iron and air can help Europe cut its dependence on critical minerals supply chains and boost renewables

TECH. & ENERGIE

Investigation finds Neste exposed to fraud risk after its top Malaysian supplier accepted fresh palm oil as used cooking oil, with no questions asked Investigation finds Neste exposed to fraud risk after its top Malaysian supplier accepted fresh palm oil as used cooking oil - no questions asked

TECH. & ENERGIE

EVs should be having their moment, but misinformation is standing in the way. We spoke to a researcher about how to course correct.

TECH. & ENERGIE

In der föderalistischen Schweiz mit ihrem­ Subsidiaritätsprinzip waren viele InstanzenWo steht der gesellschaftliche Diskurs rund um die Klimakrise? Das analysiert unsere monatliche Rubrik Manometer! In dieser Ausgabe: Wie der Irankrieg die Debatte um die Energiewende beeinflusst sowie ein Überblick über Tipps, Veranstaltungen sowie aktuelle Studien zur Klimakommunikation

TECH. & ENERGIE

Here’s what to know about how the current crisis could shape the expansion of renewable energy

WIRTSCHAFT

Andrés Velasco is the Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Chile's former Minister of Finance. He and his colleagues at LSE recently released The London Consensus, a collection of economics essays arguing for the a range of reforms to neoclassical, capitalist economics. Much needs to change, they argue—but it can be done within the existing institutions, and without affecting growth.

TECH. & ENERGIE WIRTSCHAFT

Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing.

BEWEGUNG MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Ricken Patel, founder of Avaaz, joins Bryony Worthington on Cleaning Up

Together, Bryony and Ricken dive into:
• Why climate risks may be far greater than current models suggest
• The cooling effects we’re losing as we clamp down on pollution
• The case for researching geoengineering
• How democracy, truth, and climate are deeply intertwined
• And how to build a successful movement around climate change.

MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG WISSENSCHAFTEN

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG WISSENSCHAFTEN

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG

Eine neue Podcast-Folge über den Kulturkampf, Verlust­ängste und die Verdrängung der Umwelt­frage.

ANTI-KLIMA

The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.

BÜCHER

Fini les dystopies glaçantes, voici une utopie heureuse dans un monde où les humains et la nature vivent en harmonie. Sans convaincre tout à fait dans sa forme, ce roman aux airs de conte philosophique réenchante le futur

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Podcast-Folge · Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast · 5. März · 35 Min.

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.

AUSWIRKUNGEN

One in three people in informal settlements in the global south live in floodplains and are at risk of a “disastrous flood”.

MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

Die Industrieländer und das UN-Entwicklungsprogramm werben für anspruchsvollere CO₂-Reduktionspläne – mit den wirtschaftlichen Chancen durch saubere Energien.

KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Women often do face bigger climate risks but not because they are inherently more vulnerable – they are held back by social barriers we can tackle

KLIMAGERECHTIGK. MILDERUNG & ANPASS.

A new exhibition in the Brazilian city looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communities

ANTI-KLIMA KLIMAGERECHTIGK.

Guyana’s rapid ascent to major oil producer has come at a steep price: rising inequality, weakened environmental regulations and unchecked gas flaring

AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’

Should coal, oil, and natural gas still be part of the answer for the world’s poorest in an era of climate change? The COP27 climate change negotiations that wrapped in Egypt this month broke a critical impasse on paying for the consequences of climate change.

Just 1% of the world’s population was responsible for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions growth over 1990-2019, new research finds.

Es riecht nach Blumen, mit etwas Fantasie: nach einem endlosen Lavendelfeld. Doch selbst der süsseste Duft macht diesen Ort nicht wirklich charmant. Der Waschsalon in Lausannes Stadtzentrum, bei der Place de la Riponne, erinnert an einen kahlen Industriebau.

Deutsche Medien sind voll von Berichten, in denen Familienväter oder Seniorinnen verzweifeln. Darüber, dass sie statt 120 auf einmal 1200 Euro für ihr Gas vorausbezahlen sollen – pro Monat.

This first-of-its-kind report produced by Drawdown Lift shows that leaders do not have to choose among human development, climate mitigation, and climate adaptation; win-win solutions are at hand.

Lifting hundreds of millions of people out of “extreme poverty” – where they live on less than US$1.90 per day – would drive a global increase in emissions of less than 1%, according to new research.