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.
Ausgabe 22-2026, 28. Mai 2026
Während manchmal der Eindruck entstehen mag, alle Welt wende sich von der Klimapolitik ab, fällt die Uno-Generalversammlung mit grosser Mehrheit einen epochalen Entscheid: Sie bekräftigt das Gutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs, wonach die Staaten zu Klimaschutz völkerrechtlich verpflichtet sind. (Auch die Schweiz stimmt Ja; Nein sagen acht Nationen, darunter die USA, Israel, Iran und Russland.)
Aber wenn die Schweiz in der Uno gut abstimmt, ist sie weit davon entfernt, die eigenen Klimaziele zu erreichen – die Rechnung, man könne sich Emissionsreduktionen im Ausland billig erkaufen, geht nicht auf, wie SRF zeigt.
In der viel zu frühen Hitzewelle (nicht nur in Europa) verlinken wir mehrere Beiträge zur Anpassung – von Massnahmen zur Kühlung von Städten über naturbasierte Lösungen bis zur Schaffung einer Öko-Zivilisation und der Rolle von Kunst & Literatur.
Beunruhigendes aus der Antarktis: Lange schien sie von der Erhitzung wenig betroffen, 2015 hat das geändert. Die Forschung hat nun rekonstruiert, was los ist.
Und «Die Zeit» berichtet, was die Wissenschaft über gesellschaftliche Zusammenbrüche weiss.
EMPFOHLEN
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
* SUISSE * La Suisse doit-elle se préparer à une grave sécheresse cet été?
Cinquante ans après la «sécheresse du siècle», la Suisse aborde l’été avec des réserves d’eau exceptionnellement basses.
EMPFOHLEN RECHT WISSENSCHAFTEN
Warum läuft es bei der Umsetzung von Klimarecht so harzig?
Tausende Gerichtsfälle weltweit: Der Rechtsbereich muss sich je länger, je mehr mit dem Klima befassen. Laura Mai, Professorin für Klimarecht in spe, im Interview.
EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE
What Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations can teach us about today’s failed energy transitions
Despite three decades of COP climate talks and a boom in renewables, global emissions continue to rise, rooted in capitalism’s relentless drive to expand energy use. Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations helps explain why renewable energy has grown without pushing fossil fuels out.
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
Regimewechsel im Südpolarmeer: Die Antarktis kühlt die Erde nicht mehr
Lange Zeit schien das Meereis rund um die Antarktis immun gegenüber dem Klimawandel: Bis zum Jahr 2015 wuchs es sogar noch – doch dann folgte ein epochaler Einbruch. Forscher haben diesen nun rekonstruiert.
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
Gesellschaftlicher Kollaps: So könnten wir untergehen
Damit ganze Gesellschaften zusammenbrechen, muss einiges zusammenkommen. So wie jetzt. Wissenschaftler erklären, was genau den Kollaps befördert – und was ihn bremst. (Paywall)
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * Wie die Schweiz ihre Klimaziele aufs Spiel setzt
Auslandszertifikate sollen die Klimaziele retten. Doch deren rechtzeitige Beschaffung wird immer unwahrscheinlicher.
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK RECHT
* UNGA & ICJ * U.N. General Assembly Embraces Court Opinion That Says Nations Have a Legal Obligation to Take Climate Action
The U.S. was among eight countries that voted against endorsing the nonbinding ruling that said all nations must take steps to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
* SUISSE * La Suisse doit-elle se préparer à une grave sécheresse cet été?
Cinquante ans après la «sécheresse du siècle», la Suisse aborde l’été avec des réserves d’eau exceptionnellement basses.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Un épisode El Niño possiblement record inquiète les experts du climat
Dans les eaux du Pacifique, le phénomène climatique El Niño est de retour. Canicules en Amérique du Nord, pluies torrentielles en Amérique du Sud et en Afrique de l'Est, sécheresses en Asie du Sud-Est, météorologues et climatologues s'inquiètent de répercussions potentiellement dévastatrices.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* CHALEUR * Une vague de chaleur inédite en mai qui révèle une extension de la période des canicules
Les températures ont dépassé lundi les trente degrés dans plusieurs pays européens et elles devraient encore grimper. C'est la première fois que la Suisse fait face à un épisode de canicule si tôt dans la saison. La climatologue Sonia Seneviratne alerte sur une extension de la période des canicules et un risque d'emballement climatique.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HITZEWELLE * «Historische Hitzewelle» hat Europa im Griff
Eine Hitzeglocke lässt die Temperaturen in Europa und in der Schweiz steigen. Damit erreicht uns die erste Hitzewelle 2026 ziemlich früh.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Une «canicule infernale» cet été? Ce que disent les prévisions
Une chaleur estivale s'est installée sur la Suisse pour le week-end de Pentecôte. Elle pourrait être la prémisse d'un été écrasant dans le monde.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* CHALEUR | INDE * La chaleur extrême fait au moins 16 morts dans le sud de l’Inde
Des températures particulièrement élevées ont causé la mort d’au moins 16 personnes dans le sud de l’Inde depuis le début de la saison chaude.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* CHALEUR | LA MECQUE * Un million et demi de pèlerins affrontent une chaleur extrême
Le grand pèlerinage musulman a débuté lundi à La Mecque sous des températures étouffantes pouvant atteindre 47°C.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEATWAVE * India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures
Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat
AUSWIRKUNGEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* HEATWAVE * The ‘silent killer’: what you need to know about heatwaves
How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEATWAVE * Seven heat-related deaths in France as May records set in several countries
Extreme early-summer event across western Europe also brings highest temperatures for month in UK and Ireland
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world
Experts say climate change linked to 10% rise in salmonella antibiotic resistance genes between 1940 and 2023
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures
The expedition’s goal was to create the first 3D model of Indonesian mountain’s remaining ice before it disappears
AUSWIRKUNGEN
‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining “eternal snow” in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEATWAVE * ‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe
Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderers
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEATWAVE * Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEAT | EL NIÑO * World almost certain to endure record hot year by 2030, UN warns
Global temperature record could be broken as soon as 2027, with El Niño expected later this year
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Why migration is ‘not a failure of adaptation’ in a warming world
Hundreds of scientists gathered in London this week to discuss the role of migration as...
AUSWIRKUNGEN
* HEAT * An Unusually Early Heat Wave Breaks Temperature Records Across Western Europe
A new report says the United Kingdom must invest in more widespread cooling, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, as climate change accelerates.
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
Regimewechsel im Südpolarmeer: Die Antarktis kühlt die Erde nicht mehr
Lange Zeit schien das Meereis rund um die Antarktis immun gegenüber dem Klimawandel: Bis zum Jahr 2015 wuchs es sogar noch – doch dann folgte ein epochaler Einbruch. Forscher haben diesen nun rekonstruiert.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
El Niño erhöht das Risiko für bewaffnete Auseinandersetzungen
Natürliche Klimaschwankungen machen Gesellschaften verwundbarer und anfälliger für Konflikte. Mit dem nächsten El Niño drohen neue Dürren – und mehr Gewalt.
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
Gesellschaftlicher Kollaps: So könnten wir untergehen
Damit ganze Gesellschaften zusammenbrechen, muss einiges zusammenkommen. So wie jetzt. Wissenschaftler erklären, was genau den Kollaps befördert – und was ihn bremst. (Paywall)
URSACHEN
URSACHEN
Brésil: la déforestation sous un seuil historique en 2025
La déforestation en Amazonie brésilienne a atteint l'an dernier son plus bas niveau depuis 2019, selon un rapport publié mercredi. La surface déboisée dans tout le pays est passée pour la première fois sous le million d'hectares.
URSACHEN
What’s at steak: myths about masculinity & meat eating pose a challenge for the climate crisis
Being a carnivore is often seen as an expression of manhood, but the need has never been greater for men to cut down their intake
URSACHEN
In Venezuela, Anxiety About Ramping Up Oil Production in the Heavily Polluted Lake Maracaibo Region
Experts and local activists, wary of past exploitation, are hoping it will be different this time—but aren’t confident it will be.
URSACHEN
Top Climate Scientists Accuse the Livestock Industry of Pushing Fuzzy Math to Downplay Its Emissions
An alternative emissions-calculating methodology underpins revised, less ambitious methane-reduction targets.
URSACHEN
New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell
The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025, even as the global coal fleet generated less electricity
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Face aux canicules, les villes multiplient les aménagements
Bornes d'eau potable, carte des espaces frais, zones d'ombre: face aux températures record et aux îlots de chaleur, les villes proposent plusieurs solutions pour aider leurs habitants. Ce mois de mai atteint des records en Suisse romande, avec 30 degrés affichés sur le thermomètre lausannois mercredi.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Stadtwandel bewegt sich zwischen Systemversagen und Inseln des Gelingens
Der Umweltforscher Uwe Schneidewind erlebte als Wuppertaler OB, wie nachhaltige Sachpolitik immer wieder machtpolitischen Erwägungen untergeordnet wird. Im Interview beschreibt er, wie Städte trotzdem zukunftsfähig gemacht werden können.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?
Technological interventions face huge financial or practical challenges. Why not embrace the Earth’s feedback loops?
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’
Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’
AUSWIRKUNGEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* HEATWAVE * The ‘silent killer’: what you need to know about heatwaves
How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Across Africa, farmers are adopting regenerative agricultural practices
As geopolitical tensions drive up resource costs and disrupt supply, fertilizer prices may soar, endangering farming systems dependent on imports. Regenerative solutions are expanding across African countries, restoring local control over food systems.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
How to live through collapse — unmaking a broken system
As civilizational systems buckle under ecological and social strain, this chapter of Seeds Volume 2 argues we must stop chasing solutions and instead dismantle the toxic logics of hierarchy and supremacism to rebuild regenerative, collapse-resilient cultures.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
The Sahara’s rare floods prompt a rethink of how arid regions manage water in a warming world
Intense floods in Algeria’s Sahara in 2024 exposed how modern desert cities shed water instead of storing it. Redesigning infrastructure to hold rain, not rush it away, could help turn arid regions into resilient, living landscapes.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
CORSIA-correction required
UN carbon offset scheme likely to be superseded in Europe by the EU ETS
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Remaking The World: Learning from nature, through art
The role of art in any crisis is to understand what is and to imagine what could be; to transcend and birth and promise. This is the message of David Farrier, professor in literature and the environment at Edinburgh University, and the author of Nature's Genius: Evolutions Lessons for a Changing Planet. He joins me to discuss poetry, literature, relationality, language and intelligence. – Podcast 50 min.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Nature-Based Solutions Help African Cities Fight Floods
Four African cities show how nature-based solutions can fight flooding, reduce heat and support livelihoods in a changing climate.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Preparing Health Systems for Climate Risks Saves Lives and Pays Off
By 2050, climate change could claim nearly 16 million deaths across low- and middle-income countries. Extreme heat, the spread of climate-sensitive diseases like malaria and cholera, and disruptions to hospitals and other healthcare could drive close to $21 trillion in economic losses.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
What Is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)?
The EUDR requires companies to prove products are deforestation-free. Here's what it means for forests, businesses and global trade.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Building an Eco-Civilisation
In an age of bad news, it is so important to remember that everything we need to remake the world is already with us. A conversation with Jeremy Lent, author of Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All. – Podcast 60 min.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* SCHWEIZ * Was Städte gegen die Hitze unternehmen
Die Menschen in Städten spüren Hitzewellen besonders stark. Wie gehen die Städte dagegen vor? Eine Übersicht über Pläne und Massnahmen.
POLITIK
POLITIK
* CALIFORNIA * ‚I need Chevron‘: The oil company at the center of the governor’s race
California wants to phase out fossil fuels, but still needs gas. That makes for messy politics and a frontrunner saying "I need Chevron."
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * Wie die Schweiz ihre Klimaziele aufs Spiel setzt
Auslandszertifikate sollen die Klimaziele retten. Doch deren rechtzeitige Beschaffung wird immer unwahrscheinlicher.
POLITIK
* SCHWEIZ * Bund im Verzug bei CO₂-Reduktion
Die Schweiz darf gemäss CO₂-Gesetz bis zu einem Drittel ihrer CO₂-Reduktionen bis 2030 ins Ausland verlagern, indem sie dort Klimaschutzmassnahmen finanziert. Doch das ist aufwändiger und teurer als angenommen. Dazu kommt: die Schweiz ist im Verzug. Droht der Kompensation im Ausland nun das Aus?
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK RECHT
* UNGA & ICJ * U.N. General Assembly Embraces Court Opinion That Says Nations Have a Legal Obligation to Take Climate Action
The U.S. was among eight countries that voted against endorsing the nonbinding ruling that said all nations must take steps to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
Die Klimakrise als Kindeswohlgefährdung: Warum das Kinderschutzsystem nicht greift und wer jetzt handeln muss
Hitze, schmutzige Luft und psychischer Stress bedrohen Kinder immer stärker – doch als „ökologische Gewalt“ taucht die Klimakrise in keinem Kinderschutzbericht auf. Autorin Veronika Rivera zeigt in ihrem Gastbeitrag, warum das Kinderschutzsystem an seine Grenzen stößt, und wie eine Politik aussähe, die anerkennt: Wenn wir Kinder schützen wollen, müssen wir die ökologischen Grundlagen ihres Lebens schützen
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
‘We will not survive’: jailing of Daria Egereva highlights plight of Russia’s Indigenous people
Authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdown
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
Rich countries «not on track» to meet adaptation funding goal
OECD figures suggest developed countries have not met a target to deliver $40 billion a year to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, as aid cuts bite
KLIMAGERECHTIGK. TECH. & ENERGIE
* NORWAY * Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Problem: Reindeer
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
TECH. & ENERGIE
TECH. & ENERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Solarstrom, Strom aus dem Quartier: Günstige Solarenergie vom Nachbarn
Besitzer von Solaranlagen können ihren Strom an Quartierbewohner verkaufen, die keine Solarpanels haben. Kassensturz von SRF (Beitrag 8 Min.).
TECH. & ENERGIE
* GUERRE c. IRAN | SUISSE * Pourquoi la Suisse est à ce point dépendante des combustibles fossiles
La crise énergétique provoquée par le conflit au Proche-Orient révèle combien la Suisse dépend du pétrole et du gaz naturel.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Flüssiggasboom: Von wegen temporär
Riesige Investitionen in die Infrastruktur werden Europa für Jahrzehnte ans Gas binden.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* SUISSE * Plaidoyer pour une vraie ouverture du marché de l’énergie sans « swiss finish »
« La transformation du système n’est pas un obstacle, mais une opportunité pour autant qu’elle donne aux fournisseurs d’électricité la liberté de s’imposer face à la concurrence sans étouffer sous les réglementations inutiles », rappelle Jan Flückiger, responsable des affaires publiques à l'AES.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* POWER-TO-HEAT * Ein Mega-Tauchsieder für die Hauptstadt
Berlin startet eines der größten Power-to-Heat-Projekte Europas. Überschüssiger Ökostrom soll künftig fossiles Erdgas in der Fernwärme ersetzen.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Auf Spurensuche nach Akzeptanz
Umfragen zeigen weiter breite Unterstützung für erneuerbare Energien. Gleichzeitig nehmen Bürgerbegehren, Klagen und Proteste zu. Eine Spurensuche zwischen Beteiligung, politischer Stimmung und der Frage, wie Akzeptanz wirklich entsteht.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Can China turn hydrogen into its next clean-energy industry?
This article examines China’s approach to developing hydrogen and how its evolving industrial policy could make the fuel viable.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Recycling could meet half of Europe’s critical mineral needs by 2050
A new report by an EU-funded research project says the bloc could harness its "urban mines" to reduce its dependence on China for energy transition minerals. (Paywall)
EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE
What Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations can teach us about today’s failed energy transitions
Despite three decades of COP climate talks and a boom in renewables, global emissions continue to rise, rooted in capitalism’s relentless drive to expand energy use. Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations helps explain why renewable energy has grown without pushing fossil fuels out.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Landschaftsschutz reduziert das Windkraft-Potential erheblich
In weiten Teilen Europas lassen sich Windkraft und der Schutz schöner Landschaften gut verbinden, zeigt eine Studie der ETH. Nicht so in der Schweiz. Wie liesse sich die für den Winterstrom so wichtige Windkraft dennoch massiv ausbauen?
KLIMAGERECHTIGK. TECH. & ENERGIE
* NORWAY * Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Problem: Reindeer
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Erdbeben und Energie: Schafft die Geothermie den Durchbruch?
Geothermie macht Hoffnung – doch ein Projekt im Jura weckt in der Region Basel unschöne Erinnerungen.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Europäische Photovoltaik-Anlagen haben seit Iran-Konflikt Gasimporte im Wert von zehn Mrd. Euro vermieden
Hätte Europa den mit Photovoltaik erzeugten Strom in Gaskraftwerken erzeugt, wären damit seit Anfang März Kosten von zehn Milliarden Euro entstanden. Das hat der Branchenverband Solarpower Europe errechnet.
BEWEGUNG
BEWEGUNG
* SIOSSE * «Pas de Suisse à 10 millions»: la Grève du climat se dresse contre
Plus de 2000 personnes se sont rassemblées vendredi en début de soirée à Berne pour manifester en faveur de la justice climatique et contre l'initiative de l'UDC sur l'immigration. Elles répondaient à un appel lancé par la section bernoise de la Grève du climat.
RECHT
EMPFOHLEN RECHT WISSENSCHAFTEN
Warum läuft es bei der Umsetzung von Klimarecht so harzig?
Tausende Gerichtsfälle weltweit: Der Rechtsbereich muss sich je länger, je mehr mit dem Klima befassen. Laura Mai, Professorin für Klimarecht in spe, im Interview.
RECHT
* UNGA & ICJ * UN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts
Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts
RECHT
* UNGA & ICJ * «This May Well Be the Most Consequential Case in the History of Humanity»
Something huge just happened. Or rather another step was taken in the successful trajectory of the most important climate action you probably never heard of. It was a follow-up to maybe the biggest thing that happened last year, though it didn't get much attention then either. There was a period
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK RECHT
* UNGA & ICJ * U.N. General Assembly Embraces Court Opinion That Says Nations Have a Legal Obligation to Take Climate Action
The U.S. was among eight countries that voted against endorsing the nonbinding ruling that said all nations must take steps to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
EMPFOHLEN RECHT WISSENSCHAFTEN
Warum läuft es bei der Umsetzung von Klimarecht so harzig?
Tausende Gerichtsfälle weltweit: Der Rechtsbereich muss sich je länger, je mehr mit dem Klima befassen. Laura Mai, Professorin für Klimarecht in spe, im Interview.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* RCP8.5 DEBATE * Scientists Ditched a Scary Climate Scenario. What Now?
While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether some risks have been overstated.
ANTI-KLIMA
ANTI-KLIMA
World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal
Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisation
ANTI-KLIMA
* DEBATTE ÜBER RCP8.5 * Das «Trump-Szenario» gilt nun als neuer Worst Case
Fachleute sortieren das bisherige schlimmstmögliche Emissions-Szenario aus – zur Freude von Klimaleugnern. Doch das neue sieht ebenfalls düster aus.
Trump
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* DEBATTE ÜBER RCP8.5 * Neue Szenarien: Keine Entwarnung bezüglich Klimaerwärmung
Das schlimmste und das bestmögliche Szenario sind vom Tisch. Was das heisst, erklärt SRF-Redaktor Klaus Ammann.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry
Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis
ANTI-KLIMA
* CANADA * Once a climate leader and now doubling down on oil
Mark Carney is counting on Alberta’s oil sands to help him survive Trump’s trade agenda.
ANTI-KLIMA
* RCP8.5 DEBATE * Fact-checking Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario
Among a flurry of posts on social media last weekend, US president Donald Trump declared “good riddance” to a specific emissions scenario used in global climate projections.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* RCP8.5 DEBATE * Scientists Tweaked the Global Warming Outlook. So Trump Weighed In
Largely because of the growth in renewable energy, a committee of climate experts from around the world has revised down its projection of a possible worst-case scenario for global warming. President Trump said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along. (PS: Auch Schweizer Klimaleugner wie Philipp Gut in der Weltwoche rufen: «Der Weltuntergang ist abgesagt!»)
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
Costs have been mounting in the year since the Trump administration began directing aging coal plants to stay open.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
Trump is trying to kill a carbon tax on global shipping. He may not succeed.
The U.S. has threatened countries supporting the tax with visa restrictions, tariffs, and port fees. A slim majority of nations still back it.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
US policy, gangs and climate change are reshaping Central America
Migration and democratic decline in Central America cannot be understood separately from the intertwined impacts of US intervention, gang violence, economic instability and climate disruption. As droughts, displacement and insecurity deepen, the region faces growing pressure toward both migration and authoritarian rule.
POLITIK
* G7 * La lutte contre le changement climatique, victime plus que jamais d’un déni de réalité
CHRONIQUE. Réunis la semaine dernière à Paris, les membres du G7 ont sciemment occulté un sujet brûlant au menu de leurs discussions. Par couardise face à l’administration de Trump? Pas seulement. Une poétesse iranienne disparue trop tôt nous éclaire
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms
In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies.
RECHT
* USA * Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii
In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
POLITIK
* USA * Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects
The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Growth of Renewable Energy in the US
Data shows that 90% of new energy capacity added in the U.S. last year came from clean sources, but fossil fuels are also growing.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’
President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production
ANTI-KLIMA
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”
ANTI-KLIMA
* IMF | WORLD BANK | TRUMP * Don’t mention the climate: ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks
Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetings
RECHT
* USA * Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case
Appealing the dismissal of their suit, they argued that executive orders to promote fossil fuels endangered their futures and violated their constitutional rights.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * In a Boost to Coal, E.P.A. Moves to End Biden’s Toxic Ash Disposal Rules
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.
URSACHEN
* IRAN WAR * Oil CEOs Raked in Money From Trump’s Iran War
Energy executives sold stock worth $1.4 billion in the first quarter on the back of a historic shock to the world’s crude supplies.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission and the Message of the E.P.A.
More than any administrator in decades, Lee Zeldin talks about the Environmental Protection Agency's work in economic terms, reflecting President Trump’s desire to boost industry while downplaying environmental consequences.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump’s EPA chief Zeldin gives keynote speech at climate-denying group’s event
Lee Zeldin opens conference for Heartland Institute, which once compared climate advocates to the Unabomber
KLIMAGERECHTIGK.
* IRAN WAR * ‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG WISSENSCHAFTEN
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.
URSACHEN
* USA * ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
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.
TECH. & ENERGIE WIRTSCHAFT
How Clean Energy Firms Are Trying to Survive the Trump Era
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
* IRAN WAR * White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality
At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fix.
RECHT
* USA * 24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change
The suit accuses the agency of illegally repealing the endangerment finding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate greenhouse gases.
ANTI-KLIMA WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Administration Targeted Climate Lab in Effort to Free Trump Ally, Lawsuit Claims
The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.
EMPFOHLEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* IRAN WAR * Leave Tyrants in the Ground
By unhooking ourselves from fossil fuels, we release ourselves from a world of harm.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms
In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.
WISSENSCHAFTEN
IPCC: Wie sich die Berichte und die Kommunikation verändern werden
Der IPCC steht vor einer schwierigen Plenarsitzung. Es geht um den Zeitplan zum nächsten Bericht, Geopolitik und die US-Angriffe gegen die Wissenschaft. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz erklärt, wo und warum die IPCC-Berichte in Zukunft anders aussehen werden.
URSACHEN
Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan
The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to help produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.
POLITIK
* IRAN WAR * Everything is a political weapon since Trump’s re-election, says Germany’s ex-economy minister
Robert Habeck says world has moved on from weaponising energy to using tariffs, technology and more to inflict harm
TECH. & ENERGIE
* IRANKRIEG * USA schaden sich mit Fokus auf Öl selbst
Die USA haben unter Präsident Donald Trump auf eine Renaissance der fossilen Energie gesetzt. China dagegen setzt auf Erneuerbare. Es ist auf Ölschocks vorbereitet. Amerika nicht.
URSACHEN
* IRANKRIEG * Christof Rühl: USA erlauben Kauf von russischem Öl
Die US-Regierung reagiert auf den wegen des Iran-Kriegs stark gestiegenen Ölpreis: Länder dürfen vorübergehend russisches Öl kaufen, das bereits auf Tankern unterwegs ist. Was sind die Folgen? Einschätzungen von Energieexperte Christof Rühl von der Columbia University in New York.
RECHT
* USA * How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give states new tools in climate suits
Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJ
ANTI-KLIMA
* NAVIGATION EMISSIONS * Gunboat climate diplomacy ratchets up a notch
Trump administration seeks to torpedo carbon price on shipping, once and for all
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently
A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
WIRTSCHAFT
* IRAN WAR * Trump Bets That ‘Energy Dominance’ Will Make War Less Costly
So far, the energy price shocks have been relatively contained. But a prolonged conflict in the Middle East carries enormous economic risks.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* IRAN WAR * Iran & The Energy Transition
Michael & Bryony offer their thoughts on the conflict in Iran.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* IRAN WAR * The Oil Price Shock Is Here. Its Arrival Provides a Familiar Warning.
With gasoline and oil prices rising, U.S. consumers already are already feeling the effects of the Iran conflict and the consequences of a slow transition to cleaner alternatives.
URSACHEN
* USA * Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers
No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said Wednesday.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Washington macht dicke Luft mit Kohle-Politik
Die Trump-Regierung erhöht die Gesundheitsgefahren durch Kohlekraftwerke, indem sie Grenzwerte für Quecksilber und Feinstaub wieder abschwächt. Ob sich der Niedergang der Kohle damit aufhalten lässt, bleibt fraglich.
ANTI-KLIMA RECHT
* USA * Scientists Decry ‘Political Attack’ on Reference Manual for Judges
More than two dozen contributors to the manual criticized the deletion of a chapter on climate science by the Federal Judicial Center.
URSACHEN
* USA * ‘Bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts
Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissions
RECHT
* USA * Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Plan to End NYC Congestion Pricing
A federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program are unlawful. The federal government is reviewing its legal options, including an appeal.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now
The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades.
URSACHEN
* IRAN WAR * War profits, quantified
As Middle East regional war upends global gas markets, US LNG exporters stand to pocket a multi-billion-dollar windfall
URSACHEN
* IRAN WAR * Trump Bets That ‘Energy Dominance’ Will Make War Less Costly
So far, the energy price shocks have been relatively contained. But a prolonged conflict in the Middle East carries enormous economic risks.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* IRAN WAR * Surviving on Trump’s Dangerous Planet
Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil. By Bill McKibben
URSACHEN
* IRAN WAR * US Energy Dominance laid bare
Trump’s war of choice is a bonanza for US LNG exporters, and a catastrophe for everyone else
WISSENSCHAFTEN
How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth’s polar regions
Carbon Brief speaks to experts about what Trump’s sweeping changes could mean for climate science at Earth’s poles.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
US Tells IEA to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change
The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Wir werden immer wieder ein paar überraschende Möglichkeiten finden, die Welt zu retten
Klimaforscher Hans Joachim Schellnhuber über die USA unter Donald Trump, die kommende Overshoot-Welt und die Möglichkeiten, die Atmosphäre wieder zu entlasten.
POLITIK
Grönland und die Souveränität Europas – ein neues Argument für Klimapolitik und Fossil-Ausstieg?
Wo steht der gesellschaftliche Diskurs rund um die Klimakrise? Das analysiert unsere monatliche Rubrik Manometer! In dieser Ausgabe: Die geopolitische Lage schafft neuen Begründungsrahmen für den Ausstieg aus fossilen Energie; dazu eine inspirierende Liste neuer Ansätze zur Klimakommunikation
RECHT WISSENSCHAFTEN
* USA * A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful
The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution.
POLITIK
* GEOPOLITIK * Gas aus den USA statt aus Russland: Was, wenn Trump diesen Hebel nutzt, um Europa zu erpressen?
Aus Amerika kommt immer mehr Flüssiggas per Schiff nach Europa. Was, wenn Präsident Donald Trump diesen Hebel nutzen will, um Europa zu erpressen?
ANTI-KLIMA AUSWIRKUNGEN
* USA | WINTER STORM * Trump says the big US winter storm is proof of climate hoax – here’s why he’s wrong
US president asks ‘whatever happened to global warming?’ Well, it could be making our winter storms worse
POLITIK
* USA | PARIS AGREEMENT * Out of Paris, but will the US formally quit the UN climate regime?
The Trump administration has decided to withdraw the US from the broader UN climate convention, raising questions about the legality of the move and what it means in practice
URSACHEN
* USA * The climate contradictions in MAHA’s new food pyramid
A Q&A with Sam Kass, a former Obama nutrition advisor, on the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines and what they mean for the climate.
POLITIK
* TRUMP’S ASSAULT ON GREENLAND * A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
Climate change is opening previously inaccessible land and sea to development and shipping, boosting global interest in Greenland.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* USA | PARIS AGREEMENT * ‘Abdication’: Trump takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy
POLITIK
* USA | PARISER ÜBEREINKOMMEN * Pariser Klimaabkommen ab heute ohne USA – was nun?
Der Austritt der USA aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen tritt heute in Kraft. UN warnen vor direkten Folgen durch Trumps Entscheid.
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* 1 AN DE TRUMP * En vidéo : pendant un an, Donald Trump a multiplié les mesures contre le climat
La première année du second mandat de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche a été agitée dans bon nombre de domaines. L’administration MAGA a pris près de 300 mesures en lien avec l’environnement
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve entered
URSACHEN
* TRUMP * Huge amounts of extra land needed for RFK Jr’s meat-heavy diet guidelines
Even 25% increase in meat and dairy consumption would require 100m more acres of agricultural land, analysis says
WISSENSCHAFTEN
* TRUMP * Prof Ben Santer: Trump administration is ‘embracing ignorance’ on climate science
In an interview with Carbon Brief, Santer says the Trump administration is “engaged in a systematic attempt to dismantle climate science”
POLITIK
* WEF * Can a defensive Europe stick with decarbonisation in Davos?
With the US doubling down on fossil fuels, maintaining the clean energy transition is central to reducing geopolitical exposure and preserving Europe’s ability to act strategically Maintaining the clean energy transition is key to reducing geopolitical exposure and preserving Europe’s ability to act strategically
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* 1 YR TRUMP * The consequences of Trump’s war on climate in 7 charts
Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.
POLITIK
* TRUMP | UNFCCC * What does Trump’s UNFCCC exit mean for climate diplomacy?
What happens when the world’s most powerful country walks away from the system it helped to build? – Outrage + Optimism Podcast (38 min.)
ANTI-KLIMA POLITIK
* TRUMP * Trump Wants to Halt Almost All Coal Plant Shutdowns. It Could Get Messy.
Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and costs could run to the billions.
RECHT
* USA * In a Setback for Trump, Judge Says N.Y. Wind Farm Can Resume Construction
A federal judge said the Empire Wind project off Long Island would suffer “irreparable harm” if the Trump administration continued to hold up work.
POLITIK
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Venezuela’s Gas: The World’s Most Expensive Bonfire
DEEP DIVE: As the world fixates on oil, Venezuela burns $1.4bn of gas — while sitting on an untouched methane empire that could redraw regional power
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * USA ziehen sich aus 66 internationalen Organisationen zurück
Die USA ziehen sich aus 66 internationalen Organisationen zurück. Bei vielen der genannten Organisationen geht es etwa um Bereiche wie Umwelt und Klima oder Geschlechtergerechtigkeit.
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * Donald Trump ordonne le retrait des Etats-Unis de 66 organisations internationales et d’un traité de référence sur le climat
Le président américain a signé un décret ordonnant le retrait des Etats-Unis de 66 organisations internationales qui "ne servent plus les intérêts américains". La mesure concerne notamment un traité et le comité scientifique de référence sur le climat.
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * Tabula rasa in den USA
Was der Austritt der Vereinigten Staaten aus der UN-Klimakonvention und vielen weiteren internationalen Umweltgremien bedeutet.
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * ‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit will have little effect outside US
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
POLITIK
* TRUMP | GREENLAND * Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice
Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping – and attack, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
POLITIK RECHT
* USA | UNFCCC * Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say
President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement
URSACHEN
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget
Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe
URSACHEN
* USA * US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions
Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last year
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * World’s biggest historic polluter is pulling out of UN climate treaty
The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty is more historically responsible for climate change than any other country
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action
Carbon Brief speaks to experts about the contested legality of leaving the UNFCCC and what practical changes will result from US departure.
POLITIK TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA | IRENA * Governments defend clean energy transition as US snubs renewables agency
Trump's move to withdraw the US from IRENA would cut a fifth of the agency's core budget, but other countries tell its assembly clean energy is here to stay
RECHT
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System
Trump said the socialist government “stole” from American oil companies. Those firms have been seeking billions in compensation through a controversial arbitration system.
POLITIK
* USA | UNFCCC * Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
Unlike the Paris Agreement, Trump’s withdrawal from a bedrock U.N. climate treaty may be difficult to reverse.
POLITIK
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from that.
POLITIK
* USA * Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air pollution rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
POLITIK
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Trump’s reckless grab for power, riches, and oil in Venezuela
Who stands to profit, and who stands to pay? “Ten years from now, twenty years from now, you will see; oil will bring us ruin. Oil is the Devil's excrement" – Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso…
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * Air pollution denial is now EPA policy
Dirty air may kill people, but Trump's EPA won't count the bodies.
URSACHEN
* USA * Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
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.
ANTI-KLIMA
* USA * E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
TECH. & ENERGIE
* USA * Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms
The Trump administration has repeatedly ordered work to stop on offshore wind farms along the East Coast, pushing at least two projects to the brink of collapse.
POLITIK
* USA * Trump to pull US out of UN climate convention and climate science body
The decision will make the US the only country to leave the UNFCCC, with the UN climate chief calling it a "colossal own goal" that will harm the US economy The decision by the Trump administration will make the US the only country to leave the UNFCCC
POLITIK
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Democrats Seek Answers About Oil Industry’s Knowledge of Venezuela Operation
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela’s oil industry.
POLITIK
* USA | GREENLAND * Climate Change Has Turned Greenland Into a Target for Trump
A warming planet has opened up new shipping routes and turned Greenland into a geostrategic asset for the Trump administration.
POLITIK
* US-ANGRIFF AUF VENEZUELA * Drill, baby, drill in Venezuela
US-Präsident Donald Trump versucht offenbar, sich die fossilen Reserven des südamerikanischen Landes unter den Nagel zu reißen – eine Attacke auch aufs Klima.
POLITIK
* US-ANGRIFF AUF VENEZUELA * Trumps letzte Ölung
Dass der US-Präsident seinen Venezuela-Coup nicht mit dem Parlament, sondern mit den Ölkonzernen besprach, ist ein weiteres Argument für die Energiewende.
POLITIK
* US ASSAULT ON VENEZUELA * Why Chevron Could Reap the Biggest Rewards From Venezuela
The second-largest U.S. oil company, which kept pumping oil in the country after others left, could find it relatively easy to expand its operations if the political conditions there improve.
RECHT
* USA * Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze
Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project