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IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * «Jetzt haben wir noch einen wichtigen Hebel: der Wasserverbrauch»
Die dritte Hitzewelle trifft die Schweiz, die Wasserreserven schwinden. Hydrologin Manuela Brunner erklärt die Folgen der anhaltenden Trockenheit.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * La Suisse ne peut plus compter sur ses réserves d’eau
Nos réserves d'eau s'épuisent et les épisodes de sécheresse vont se multiplier. Une spécialiste explique qu'il est urgent de repenser notre gestion de l'eau.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Climate anxiety was consuming me. Then I learned to laugh about it
The daily dread pushed me to enroll in a standup class. Could I channel my despair into something lighter?
RECOMMANDÉ DROIT & LITIGE
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates…
IMPACTS
IMPACTS
* FEUX DE FORÊTS * Grèce: deux pompiers meurent en combattant un incendie en Crète
Deux pompiers ont perdu la vie mercredi en luttant contre un incendie de forêt sur l'île grecque de Crète, alors que plusieurs feux alimentés par des vents violents sévissent dans le pays notamment sur l'île de Paros.
IMPACTS CULTURE & EDUC.
Le patrimoine de l’Unesco menacé par le climat et les guerres
Forteresses médiévales au Sud-Liban, site archéologique en Crimée, lac Baïkal, parcs naturels au Soudan du Sud... Face à la multiplication des conflits et des menaces environnementales, plusieurs sites devraient rejoindre cette année la liste du patrimoine mondial en péril de l'UNESCO.
IMPACTS
Ozeantemperaturen seit rund 50 Tagen auf Rekordhoch
Die Meeresoberfläche liegt seit rund 50 Tagen auf Rekordniveau. Warum die Ozeane 2026 so warm sind und welche Rolle El Niño spielt.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * «Jetzt haben wir noch einen wichtigen Hebel: der Wasserverbrauch»
Die dritte Hitzewelle trifft die Schweiz, die Wasserreserven schwinden. Hydrologin Manuela Brunner erklärt die Folgen der anhaltenden Trockenheit.
IMPACTS
* HITZE | SCHWEIZ * Bis 37,6 Grad: Verschiedene Schweizer Orte verzeichnen Hitze-Rekorde
Erneut drohen der Schweiz Rekordtemperaturen: Bis zu 39 Grad werden am Mittwoch und Donnerstag prognostiziert.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * La Suisse ne peut plus compter sur ses réserves d’eau
Nos réserves d'eau s'épuisent et les épisodes de sécheresse vont se multiplier. Une spécialiste explique qu'il est urgent de repenser notre gestion de l'eau.
IMPACTS
* SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * La rivière Thur disparaît sous un tapis vert géant
Un tapis d’algues géant recouvre la rivière Thur à Müllheim (TG). Découvrez les images impressionnantes de cet impact spectaculaire de la sécheresse.
IMPACTS
* HITZE | TROCKENHEIT * Warum Europas Dürren heute anders entstehen
Hitze lässt Wasser schneller verdunsten und macht landwirtschaftliche Dürren in Westeuropa etwa fünfmal wahrscheinlicher.
IMPACTS
* WILDFIRES * Wildfires Slow in France and Spain, but Worse May Be Ahead
Firefighters have contained vast wildfires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain’s prime minister said the next 12 hours would be “decisive.”
IMPACTS
* WILDFIRES * Officials warn that wildfires could still be burning in November
Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week
IMPACTS
* WILDFIRES * France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say
IMPACTS
‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown
IMPACTS
* WILDFIRES * ‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid
Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across countryside west of Spanish capital
IMPACTS
Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa
Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the east and south of the continent, but also “relief hotspots” in western Africa.
IMPACTS
* HEAT * Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds
New research shows that India's informal workers are bearing an estimated $78 billion in heat-related costs per year due to health problems and lost workdays
IMPACTS
* HEAT * Europe’s May–June heatwaves linked to thousands of deaths as scientists improve mortality estimates
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that estimate the deaths caused by Europe’s record-breaking summer heatwaves.
IMPACTS
* WILDFIRES * Europe’s Summer of Fire: The New Normal?
Europe is burning. Wildfires are still alight in the hills outside Bordeaux and the countryside west of Madrid. More than 300,000 people across France and Spain have been forced from their homes, and both countries remain on high alert as they enter the fourth heatwave of the summer. – Podcast Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast – 33 min.
IMPACTS
* HEAT & WILDFIRES * The Summer That Broke Europe
Record heat and wildfires are devastating the continent, and scientists warn the climate crisis is getting worse.
IMPACTS
* HITZE | SCHWEIZ * 474 mehr Tote als erwartet
In der letzten Juniwoche und den ersten zwei Juliwochen starben 474 mehr Menschen als erwartet. Die Übersterblichkeit übertrifft damit sogar den Hitzesommer 2015.
IMPACTS
* WALDBRÄNDE * Spanien ruft nationalen Notstand aus
Den Behörden zufolge kommt dieser Schritt erstmals aufgrund von Waldbränden zur Anwendung.
IMPACTS
* HEAT * Increasingly hot Europe faces more Severe Droughts and Growing Challenges for Water and Land Management
A post by the World Weather Attribution
IMPACTS
Glaziologe Huss: «Ich werde immer noch da hoch gehen, auch wenn es kein Eis mehr gibt»
Matthias Huss dokumentiert seit Jahren den Eisverlust in den Schweizer Alpen. Im Gespräch erklärt er, warum er trotz immer neuen «Hiobsbotschaften» weitermacht, seinen Kindern aber andere Berufe empfiehlt.
CAUSES
CAUSES
* SUISSE * Edelweiss scandalise avec un message «drôle» sur Instagram
La compagnie aérienne Edelweiss conseille aux personnes accablées par la chaleur de prendre l’avion. Les critiques n’ont pas tardé.
CAUSES
* WORLD OVERSHOOT DAY * Leben von der Substanz
Am 30. Juli hat die Menschheit rechnerisch die natürlichen Ressourcen verbraucht, die sich binnen eines Jahres erneuern können. Doch verändert das Wissen auch Politik und Verhalten?
CAUSES
* USA * Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year.
CAUSES
* IRAN WAR * Fossil fuel executives cash in
Top U.S. oil and gas executives have sold hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of stock in their own companies since the Iran war triggered a supply crunch that sent energy prices soaring, according to a new analysis shared with The New York Times.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHALEUR * «L’écoanxiété est avant tout une réaction saine … Ce qui importe, c’est ce que l’on en fait»: agir avec le Hope Project
A l’aube d’une nouvelle canicule et alors que les fortes sécheresses entraînent de nombreux dégâts partout en Europe, l’anxiété peut nous étreindre. Un centre de recherche des Nations unies plaide pour un changement narratif au profit de l’espoir
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHALEUR | SUISSE * La chaleur tue. L’inaction politique aussi
Soigner ne consiste plus seulement à prescrire des traitements, c’est aussi prévenir les conséquences sanitaires du changement climatique, écrivent les Drs Bideau et Corajod et la Pre Sommer, qui demandent une task force nationale. Inciter une population à s’enfermer plusieurs semaines chaque été ne suffira pas…
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* FEUX DE FORÊTS * Comment prévenir les incendies en Suisse et en Europe
Une experte suisse explique pourquoi la saison des incendies de forêt a commencé plus tôt que d’habitude et quelles sont les mesures de prévention les plus efficaces.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Face à un climat qui se réchauffe, la Suisse doit trouver des solutions pour se rafraîchir
Les étés caniculaires favorisent l’essor de la climatisation en Suisse et dans le monde. Avec quelles conséquences sur le réseau électrique?
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* SCHWEIZ * Naturgefahren im Fokus: Wie ein Beobachter die Technik ergänzt
Rutschende Hänge, bröckelnde Felsen: In Bergen lauern Gefahren. Warum Technik allein für die Sicherheit nicht reicht.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHALEUR | SUISSE * Une pétition veut protéger les ouvriers
Les retards sur les chantiers à cause de la chaleur sont rarement pris en compte. Une pétition souhaite que les entreprises ne soient pas pénalisées.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHALEUR | CANTON DE VD * Vaud réactive son plan canicule
Le plan canicule sera activé mercredi dans le canton. Parmi les mesures de sécurité figurent une attention particulière aux personnes les plus exposées.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Die Stadt macht den Unterschied
Eine neue Metastudie hat mehr als 1.600 Fallstudien aus europäischen Städten ausgewertet. Eine einfache Typologie soll Kommunen helfen, passende Klimastrategien und geeignete Vorbilder zu finden.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* HITZE | DEUTSCHLAND * Klimaanpassung ist jetzt das A und O – Interview mit Mojib Latif
Einen Turbo bei der Klimaanpassung fordert Klimaforscher Mojib Latif. Maßnahmen zum Hitzeschutz in Krankenhäusern, Seniorenheimen, Schulen und Kindergärten sollten aus dem Sondervermögen, dem Klima- und Transformationsfonds und dem Abbau umweltschädlicher Subventionen finanziert werden.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* WALDBRÄNDE * Die Feuer-Ära
Südeuropa wird zum Klimakrisengebiet. Waldbrände bedrohen Großstädte, Feuer werden unkontrollierbar. Einzelne Länder zeigen, dass Vorbeugung möglich ist. Es braucht aber noch viel mehr als neue Technik.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Climate anxiety was consuming me. Then I learned to laugh about it
The daily dread pushed me to enroll in a standup class. Could I channel my despair into something lighter?
MITIGATION & ADAPT. DROIT & LITIGE
The case for making polluters pay has moved into the mainstream
With fossil fuel firms set to report huge profits off the back of the Iran war amid heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, public debate is asking who should pay for the damage?
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* HITZE * Claudia Kemfert: Letzter Weckruf
Die Hitze ist längst da. Sie trifft ältere Menschen, Kinder, Menschen mit Vorerkrankungen und jene, die in schlecht isolierten Wohnungen leben oder im Freien arbeiten, besonders hart. Hitze ist damit auch eine soziale, wirtschaftliche und demokratische Herausforderung. Sie zeigt, wie verletzlich unsere Gesellschaft ist – aber auch, wie viel wir gewinnen können, wenn wir entschlossen handeln.
POLITIQUE
POLITIQUE
* CANTON DE GE * La climatisation est-elle un droit? L’UDC veut faire sauter le verrou et Les Vert·e·s entrouvrent la porte
Face aux vagues de chaleur, la climatisation est devenue le sujet politique de l’été à Genève où son installation est strictement réglementée. Face-à-face entre le député UDC Michael Andersen et la présidente verte Maryam Yunus Ebener
POLITIQUE
* FRANCE * Le débat sur les feux vire au populisme
De plus en plus notable au fur et à mesure que les cruciales élections de 2027 approchent, la violence des critiques tranche avec le besoin d’unité que devrait provoquer ce genre de drame
POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * Les Suisses prennent plus que jamais l’avion: une initiative vise à faire financer les trains par les voyageurs aériens
Une ONG environnementale veut taxer chaque vol au départ de Suisse et redistribuer les recettes sous forme de bons pour des trajets en train.
POLITIQUE
* FRANCE * Lecornu veut plus de mesures d’adaptation au changement climatique
Le premier ministre français Sébastien Lecornu a chargé mercredi la ministre de la Transition écologique Monique Barbut de lui présenter de nouvelles mesures pour "accélérer" la mise en oeuvre du Plan national d'adaptation au changement climatique.
POLITIQUE
* TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Die Politik sucht nach Antworten
Wie gut ist die Schweiz auf Hitze und Dürre vorbereitet? Einschätzungen von Bundeshaus-Korrespondentin Ruth Wittwer.
POLITIQUE
* UK * Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of foreign policy
Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender
POLITIQUE
* UK * Burnham urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates…
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL. POLITIQUE
* USA * ‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake
Climate change might not be voters' top priority, but new polling suggests that emphasizing it may actually boost support for candidates.
POLITIQUE
* EU BACKLASH * The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world
The EU’s cap-and-trade system has long been considered the gold standard for market-based emissions-reduction policies, and it’s influenced similar efforts from California to South Korea.
POLITIQUE
* TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * «Müssen Kühe notschlachten»: Bauern fühlen sich von Präsident Ritter im Stich gelassen
Ein offener Brief kritisiert den Schweizerischen Bauernverband. Er lasse die Schweizer Bauern im Stich, indem er sich nicht um Klimaschutz schere.
JUSTICE CLIM.
JUSTICE CLIM.
The rush for critical minerals is repeating an ongoing history Indigenous communities know well
All land was Indigenous once. Now, over half of the world’s ‘green’ metal projects are on Indigenous territories, from lithium-driven ecosystem collapse in the Andes to more than 100 proposed lithium mines across the US.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* ENERGIEWENDE * Der Physik folgen, Kosten senken: die dänische Lektion
Dänemark steuert seine Energiewende pragmatisch und schaut auf das Gesamtsystem statt nur auf Einzeloptimierung. So wurden hohe Erneuerbaren-Anteile möglich – und nun sinken auch die Strompreise.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* GERMANY * Wind and solar power overtake fossil fuels for first time ever
Together, wind and solar power generated 225 TWh of electricity – accounting for 44% of the total in 2025 – with just 43% coming from fossil fuels.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* CHINA * What does the 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change?
China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* CHINA * China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway
Brutal price wars among manufacturers have caused solar panel prices to plummet, making renewable energy cheaper than ever.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* HEAT * Cooling a hotter world: El Niño meets strong growth in global electricity demand
Over the past five years, the world has experienced some of its hottest years on record, and meteorologists are warning that El Niño could drive a new series of extreme weather events in 2026 and 2027. This comes as the adoption of air conditioning around the world has already been accelerating. As extreme heat events become more frequent and widespread, perceptions of cooling are shifting. – A post by ScNat.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* HITZE | SCHWEIZ * Klimaanlagen: Herausforderung der Energiewende
Immer heissere Sommer treiben den Einsatz von Klimaanlagen in der Schweiz voran. Welche Folgen das für Energieverbrauch und Klima hat.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* HITZE | SCHWEIZ * Zunehmende Hitze erschwert Kühlung von Atomkraftwerken
Die wiederholten Hitzewellen offenbaren einen Schwachpunkt der Atomkraft: Sie ist zur Kühlung auf Wasser angewiesen.
DROIT & LITIGE
DROIT & LITIGE
* IGH-GUTACHTEN * Klima-Recht und Klima-Diplomatie können sich sinnvoll ergänzen
Vor einem Jahr stellte der Internationale Gerichtshof fest: Staaten sind völkerrechtlich verpflichtet, das Klima zu schützen. Das kann Klimadiplomatie aber nicht ersetzen.
RECOMMANDÉ DROIT & LITIGE
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct
MITIGATION & ADAPT. DROIT & LITIGE
The case for making polluters pay has moved into the mainstream
With fossil fuel firms set to report huge profits off the back of the Iran war amid heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, public debate is asking who should pay for the damage?
DROIT & LITIGE
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’
With a wrongful death suit among scores of cases creeping toward trial, oil executives might have to defend themselves to a jury soon.
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Republicans are trying to give big oil immunity for causing climate chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. Now, as the links become clearer, oil and gas lobbyists are scrambling to shield the industry from a wave of lawsuits and state laws seeking to hold profiteers accountable.
DROIT & LITIGE
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight
In the TotalEnergies case, the company acknowledged that its own activities result in emissions that pose risks to the environment.
SCIENCES
SCIENCES
Menacées par Trump, les données de la NASA sauvées en Suisse
Des scientifiques de Zurich ont transféré vers un superordinateur d'immenses quantités de données publiques de la NASA sur le climat et l'environnement. L'idée est de les mettre à l'abri et d'entraîner des modèles d'intelligence artificielle, dans un contexte de profondes coupes budgétaires aux États-Unis.
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL.
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL. POLITIQUE
* USA * ‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake
Climate change might not be voters' top priority, but new polling suggests that emphasizing it may actually boost support for candidates.
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL.
Ein Schnappschuss vom Weltuntergang
Ein Foto aus dem Südwesten Frankreichs hängt wie eine Ikone über diesem Hitzesommer. Man kann über seine Kontraste diskutieren. Oder über seine schmerzliche Botschaft.
ANTI-CLIMAT
ANTI-CLIMAT
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire
ANTI-CLIMAT
« Do we have the appetite? » – Shell’s fear of Niger Delta clean-up costs revealed
Before it passed on responsibility by selling off assets in Nigeria, internal documents show Shell's concerns about dealing with oil spills from its pipelines
ANTI-CLIMAT
ExxonMobil Uses Corporate Arbitration System to Challenge Climate Solution It Promotes
The oil giant has filed a notice of dispute under an energy treaty about the European Union’s carbon capture and storage requirements.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Warum wächst der »Klimawandelskeptizismus«?
Warum wächst der »Klimawandelskeptizismus«? Oder sollte man nicht besser fragen, warum progressive Lösungen der Bewohnbarkeitskrise trotz allen Wissens um die Notwendigkeit einfach zu wenig Anklang finden? Weil sie keine Befreiung von unseren Leiden versprechen, meint Ulrich Schachtschneider.
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Republicans are trying to give big oil immunity for causing climate chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. Now, as the links become clearer, oil and gas lobbyists are scrambling to shield the industry from a wave of lawsuits and state laws seeking to hold profiteers accountable.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* HEAT * Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution
Scientists tell Carbon Brief that the framing of heatwaves being “caused” by declining air pollution is “wrong”.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Die NZZ schwurbelt: Mehr Anpassung, weniger Illusionen nach der Hitzewelle
Der NZZ-Redaktor versucht, Folgerungen aus der Hitze für die Klimapolitik zu ziehen. Wir verlinken seinen Kommentar als Anschauungsbeispiel für Klimaverwirrung eines Journalisten, der die Klimaerhitzung nicht leugnet – und doch nicht richtig wahrhaben will. Sein Hauptargument: Wir erreichen unsere Klimaziele eh nicht (was korrekt ist), also sollten wir es gar nicht mehr versuchen (was zynisch ist).
CULTURE & EDUC.
IMPACTS CULTURE & EDUC.
Le patrimoine de l’Unesco menacé par le climat et les guerres
Forteresses médiévales au Sud-Liban, site archéologique en Crimée, lac Baïkal, parcs naturels au Soudan du Sud... Face à la multiplication des conflits et des menaces environnementales, plusieurs sites devraient rejoindre cette année la liste du patrimoine mondial en péril de l'UNESCO.
CULTURE & EDUC.
‘No nature poems, please’: On how we (don’t) talk about nature
It seemed an odd request for a poetry magazine. What stuck with me most, though, was the very notion of a “nature poem.” What is such a thing? How in this age of collapse and dislocation do we define it? How were these editors defining it?
big oil & gas
RECOMMANDÉ DROIT & LITIGE
It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct
ANTI-CLIMAT
« Do we have the appetite? » – Shell’s fear of Niger Delta clean-up costs revealed
Before it passed on responsibility by selling off assets in Nigeria, internal documents show Shell's concerns about dealing with oil spills from its pipelines
ANTI-CLIMAT
ExxonMobil Uses Corporate Arbitration System to Challenge Climate Solution It Promotes
The oil giant has filed a notice of dispute under an energy treaty about the European Union’s carbon capture and storage requirements.
DROIT & LITIGE
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters ‘panic mode’
With a wrongful death suit among scores of cases creeping toward trial, oil executives might have to defend themselves to a jury soon.
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Republicans are trying to give big oil immunity for causing climate chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. Now, as the links become clearer, oil and gas lobbyists are scrambling to shield the industry from a wave of lawsuits and state laws seeking to hold profiteers accountable.
DROIT & LITIGE
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight
In the TotalEnergies case, the company acknowledged that its own activities result in emissions that pose risks to the environment.
CAUSES
* IRAN WAR * Fossil fuel executives cash in
Top U.S. oil and gas executives have sold hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of stock in their own companies since the Iran war triggered a supply crunch that sent energy prices soaring, according to a new analysis shared with The New York Times.
RECOMMANDÉ DROIT & LITIGE
Cette décision d’un tribunal français fera très mal à Total
Totalenergies devra désormais intégrer dans ses comptes les émissions de CO2 générées par ses clients.
RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy
New research shows major lenders are accelerating their investment in Big Oil as the industry turns toward plastics and petrochemicals.
ANTI-CLIMAT
« You’re paying the bills, buddy. »
Princeton, BP, and a sad but extremely revealing chapter in the climate fight, by Bill McKibben
DROIT & LITIGE
Greenpeace’s Dutch Anti-SLAPP Case Against Oil Pipeline Giant Advances
But a $345 million U.S. verdict against the environmental group hangs over the case.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Oil spill: How fossil fuel interests are seeping into the voluntary carbon market rulebook
Despite belonging to the highly polluting fossil fuel sector, major oil and gas companies are not only among the largest buyers of carbon credits, they are also heavily invested in seeking to shape the voluntary carbon market. This report zooms in this outsized role.
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase
This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.
POLITIQUE
* 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."
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
New Zealand Moves to Ban Tort Liability for GHG Emissions and Climate Damage
The move comes as the American Petroleum Institute and Republicans in Congress push legislation in the U.S. to shield the oil and gas industry from climate accountability.
CAUSES
* IRAN WAR * Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say
Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the industry and slow clean-energy transition
CAUSES
‘Keystone Light’: These Wyoming oil tycoons are reviving the controversial pipeline
The Trump administration is rushing to approve a 650-mile pipeline to bring oil from Canada’s tar sands into the U.S.
ACTIVISME DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Greenpeace Suffers Another Blow in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant
In an unusual move, a North Dakota court said Greenpeace International shouldn’t be allowed to pursue a lawsuit in Europe, where it is based, against the company.
ÉCONOMIE
* IRAN WAR PROFITEERS * Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’
The oil giant’s earnings in the first three months of the year were more than double the previous quarter’s and follow similarly strong results of European rivals.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* IRANKRIEG | BIG OIL * 14 Milliarden Dollar Extra-Gewinne
Ölkonzerne profitieren von der Krise, rechnet die Hilfsorganisation Oxfam anlässlich der Energiewende-Konferenz in Kolumbien vor. Entwicklungsländer leiden bereits unter Öl- und Gas-Knappheiten, können aber meist keine Energiewende finanzieren.
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills
Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate
DROIT & LITIGE
* 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.
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Environmental Groups Sue to Block BP’s Plan to Drill in Deep Gulf Waters
Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* IRAN WAR * Strait of Hormuz May Not Return to Normal, Whether It’s Open or Closed
The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* GUERRE c. IRAN * Pour les négociants en matières premières, la fermeture du détroit d’Ormuz augure de bons profits
Le sommet annuel des matières premières s’est tenu cette semaine à Lausanne. Six grandes thématiques, presque toutes liées à la guerre contre l’Iran, marquent le secteur cette année
CAUSES
* IRAN WAR | EXCESS PROFITS * $30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
ANTI-CLIMAT ACTIVISME
* USA * Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.
CAUSES
* 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-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * ‘A surrender to special interests’: alarm as Utah shields fossil-fuel companies
New legislation comes amid push from big oil, as critics warn polluters’ profits prioritized over Americans’ health
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* IRAN WAR | EXCESS PROFITS * The biggest emitters are reaping the rewards
Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Republicans Seek Protections for Oil Giants Against Climate Lawsuits
Utah passed a law to insulate oil companies against efforts to make them pay for their role in global warming. A nationwide version is in the works.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* IRAN WAR | EXCESS PROFITS * Chevron’s CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iran
America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis – just not their role in it
The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Maryland Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Climate Suit Against Big Oil
The decision represents a setback to other local governments around the country that have sued oil companies to recoup the mounting costs of climate change.
ANTI-CLIMAT
How fossil fuel ads manipulate us
On today’s podcast, we watch and analyze fossil fuel ads.
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
As Trump’s attacks on science escalate, Big Oil moves to avoid legal accountability
A case being heard in the US Supreme Court is pivotal to a longtime push by fossil fuel firms to prevent state courts considering the industry's role in the climate crisis
ANTI-CLIMAT
Big Oil has moved on from ‘greenwashing.’ Here’s the new playbook.
Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting their climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* IRAN WAR * The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting.
Fighting in the Middle East had limted the flow of oil and gas, bringing higher bills for consumers and windfalls for fossil fuel companies.
ANTI-CLIMAT
How fossil fuel interests are seeping into the voluntary carbon market rulebook
Oil and gas interests pollute the carbon crediting rulebook and invest heavily in a marketplace flush with low-quality carbon credits. A new Carbon Market Watch report demonstrates how some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies use their oversized leverage to influence major decision-making bodies in the voluntary carbon market.
CAUSES
* 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
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists
But the case against the California attorney general, prompted by his lawsuit over Exxon’s plastic recycling program, can proceed in Texas federal court.
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit
The case could have significant bearing on a range of other lawsuits brought against the fossil fuel industry by cities and states across the country.
ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
Actually, I do know how to do this
In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public.
CAUSES
Staatliche Fossilkonzerne heizen dem Klima ein
17 der 20 weltgrößten CO2-Emittenten unter den Konzernen werden von Regierungen kontrolliert. Dadurch entsteht ein hoher politischer Druck auf den UN-Klimakonferenzen.
POLITIQUE
* 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
ÉCONOMIE
BP prévient d’une charge de plusieurs milliards de dollars
Le géant pétrolier britannique BP, en plein rétropédalage sur son ambitieuse stratégie climatique, a prévenu mercredi que ses résultats seraient plombés par une charge de plusieurs milliards de dollars. Des dépréciations liées à la transition énergétique.
ACTIVISME
* FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE * Ein Einknicken vor der fossilen Lobby und ihrer Regierung wird es nicht geben
Trotz frustrierender Klimapolitik und eskalierender Klimakrise muss die Klimabewegung lernen, damit umzugehen und weiter für eine gerechte Zukunft einzustehen, schreiben Nele Evers und Carla Reemtsma
DROIT & LITIGE
* 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.
POLITIQUE
* 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.
POLITIQUE
* 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…
DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits Against Oil Companies
The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.
POLITIQUE
* 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.
POLITIQUE
* USA | VENEZUELA INVASION * Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments
Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.
POLITIQUE
* 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.
POLITIQUE
* 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.
POLITIQUE
* US ASSAULT ON VENEZUELA * Trump Long Wanted to ‘Take the Oil.’ He Says He’ll Do It in Venezuela.
The White House had pointed to drug trafficking and migration as reasons to crack down on Nicolás Maduro. But oil emerged as central to President Trump.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* USA * The Oilman Who Pushed Trump to Go All In on Fossil Fuels
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 | Kommentar * Nachbrenner für den Klimagipfel
Fossile Hardliner verhinderten auf der COP 30 in Belém den Fahrplan zum Ausstieg aus Kohle, Öl und Gas. Nun warnt UN-Menschenrechtschef Türk vor einem Ökozid.
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
CAUSES
* TRUMP * Trump Vowed Fewer Regulations and Lots More Oil. He’s Delivered on One.
The president’s energy strategy is projected to generate more pollution, but so far production has not risen significantly and price drops have been modest, analysts say.
JUSTICE CLIM.
*COP30 | Interview * « La crise climatique demeure un enjeu que nous devons aborder à l’échelle mondiale »
Les conclusions décevantes de la dernière COP poussent à s’interroger sur le modèle même de ces grandes rencontres internationales. Le point avec Delia Berner, analyste en politique climatique internationale, ainsi qu’avec une autre membre de la délégation suisse, représentante de la société civile.
CAUSES
Aramco believes AI can help double oil-well productivity, hydrocarbons here to stay
President and CEO Amin Nasser said Aramco was now realising gains after investing tens of billions of dollars in computing and hiring thousands of data scientists.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Luisa Neubauer: Zwischen Meilensteinen und fossiler Vormacht
Die Gründe zur Hoffnung liegen im Zwischenraum. Dort, wo nicht alles verloren ist, nur weil nicht alles gewonnen wurde, meint Luisa Neubauer.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 | RESULTATE * COP 30 endet mit Ergebnis von COP 28
Beim Klimagipfel in Belém scheiterte ein Fahrplan zum Ausstieg aus Kohle, Öl und Gas an Erdölstaaten und musste mit einem Verfahrenstrick gerettet werden.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 | OBSTRUCTION * Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way
The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope, says End Climate Silence founding director Genevieve Guenther
DROIT & LITIGE
TotalEnergies au tribunal pour s’expliquer, première en Belgique
Un agriculteur belge soutenu par trois ONG attaque TotalEnergies mercredi devant la justice civile en Belgique, pour faire reconnaître la responsabilité du géant pétrolier français dans les pertes agricoles liées à la multiplication des événements météorologiques.
ÉCONOMIE
Entre bulle de l’IA et importance du gaz, les majors pétrolières sont en pleines manœuvres
Le brouillard règne sur les prévisions de consommation mondiale d’or noir. Dans ce contexte, il ne manque plus que l’économie subisse un krach pour voir les cartes pétrolières entièrement rebrassées, explique le géo-économiste Laurent Horvath
ANTI-CLIMAT
* COP30 | SAUDIARABIEN * Öko-Bremser und -Vorreiter
Saudi-Arabien betreibt eine widersprüchliche Energiepolitik: Öl für die Welt, Sonne und Wind für zu Hause. Beides folgt aber durchaus ähnlichen Zielen.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
The company that won a huge verdict against Greenpeace earlier this year has asked a North Dakota court to block a countersuit in the Netherlands.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* COP30 | SAUDI ARABIA * Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
CAUSES
ConocoPhillips Wants to Explore for Oil in an Arctic Wilderness
The oil company is proposing exploratory drilling and seismic testing beyond the borders of its Willow project, in areas home to caribou and other wildlife that provide sustenance for Alaska Natives.
ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ
Documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate
In The White House Effect, now available on Netflix, archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisis
DROIT & LITIGE
* FRANCE * Oil firm TotalEnergies made misleading green statements, court rules
French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality
ANTI-CLIMAT
* USA * Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights.
ANTI-CLIMAT MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL.
* SUISSE | AVENERGY * Comment le lobby pétrolier sabote la transition énergétique
La politique climatique suisse mise avant tout sur des compensations discutables à l'étranger. Comment en est-on arrivé là ? L’explication cachée a pour nom Avenergy Suisse, comme le révèle notre enquête sur ses méthodes problématiques.
CAUSES
Ahead of COP30, Brazil grants Petrobras a licence to drill for oil in Amazon region
Brazil has authorised Petrobras to explore for oil off the Amazon coast, a move campaigners say undermines global climate goals
ANTI-CLIMAT
* TRUMP * New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
ANTI-CLIMAT
How Bill Gates is playing both sides of the climate crisis
Think Bill Gates is fixing the climate crisis? Not if you follow the money. While he funds green innovation and talks about cutting emissions, Gates also invests in dirty industries such as coal, oil and private jets
POLITIQUE
Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil-fuel industry influence
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation, says step taken on ‘behalf of everybody’
ANTI-CLIMAT
Exxon Urges Europe to Repeal Rules to Make Companies Track Climate Pollution
Its chief executive called the E.U. regulations one part of a “very misguided effort to kill oil.” His words followed comments by Trump administration officials criticizing Europe’s climate policies.
POLITIQUE
US senator calls on big oil to disclose lobbying that led Trump to axe key climate rule
Senate committee investigates suspected push that led administration to overturn EPA’s endangerment finding
RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C
The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the IEA
DROIT & LITIGE
Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed
Citing laws more commonly used against organized crime, the lawsuit argued that fossil fuel companies were responsible for devastating hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.
CAUSES
Klimakrise ade: Jedes Jahr wird noch mehr Öl und Gas verbrannt
Die Spitze des weltweiten Öl- und Gas-Verbrauchs ist noch längst nicht erreicht. Chevron-CEO Mike Wirth setzt weiter auf Fossiles.
RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
* USA * Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds
Figure calculated by Oil Change International has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* BEFORE COP30 * ‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production
Tzeporah Berman’s campaign group believes Cop30 will help its initiative to phase out oil, coal and gas take shape
JUSTICE CLIM.
UN experts accuse top oil firms of rights violations over Nigerian asset sales
Divestments were made without paying hefty clean-up bills or compensating communities in the pollution-scarred Niger Delta, UN working group says
CAUSES
Falscher Ölwechsel
Die Zeit, in der sich Ölkonzerne grün gaben und ihre Ökostromprojekte vorzeigten, ist vorbei. Drill, baby, drill darf aber nicht das letzte Wort sein.
CAUSES
Abkehr von Erneuerbaren: Energiekonzern findet grösstes Öl- und Gasgebiet seit 1999
Die Entdeckung könnte eine wichtige Rolle in den Plänen von BP spielen, die Rohölproduktion wieder zu steigern und den Fokus von erneuerbaren Energien zurück auf die Erdölförderung zu verlegen.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Sur le changement climatique, des décennies d’un déni qui ne doit rien au hasard
Malgré des alertes lancées dès les années 1960, les Etats peinent toujours à prendre des mesures pour contrer les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Pas étonnant, quand on considère tout ce qui a été mis en œuvre par les lobbys des énergies fossiles pour décrédibiliser la science
CAUSES ÉCONOMIE
He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil
A former Microsoft project manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.
DROIT & LITIGE
UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying
Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms
CAUSES
Is There A Future Without Oil & Gas?
Former Shell CEO Ben van Beurden joins Cleaning Up Podcast
ANTI-CLIMAT DROIT & LITIGE
Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech
The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.
ACTIVISME
Youth-led Sunrise Movement to launch campaign to ‘villainize big oil’ and force climate action
With climate policies under siege by the Trump, young climate activists are intensifying their campaign
DROIT & LITIGE
* 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.
DROIT & LITIGE
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
Experts said it is the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming.
DROIT & LITIGE
* 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.