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RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * Le pari sur les compensations carbone ne porte pour l’heure que peu de fruits
La Suisse a longtemps été considérée comme un modèle en matière de compensation carbone. Mais cette stratégie est remise en question.
ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
Le «monde fascinant du pétrole»: comment l’industrie fossile freine l’action climatique aux COP et en Suisse
L’industrie fossile est critiquée pour sa présence aux COP. En Suisse, le secteur pétrolier a minimisé son impact sur le réchauffement climatique.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* HITZE * Hitzesommer 2026 war in Europa tödlichster bisher
Der Hitzesommer 2026 kostete nach Schätzung britischer Wissenschaftler in europäischen Städten etwa 50'000 Menschen das Leben – mehr als je zuvor.
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Die vielen Gewinner der Energiewende
Ukraine- und Iran-Krieg zeigen die Risiken fossiler Abhängigkeit. Eine Studie untersucht, welche Staaten durch den klimafreundlichen Umbau profitieren und welche verlieren.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About El Niño
It’s the hot weather word of the year, but what does it actually mean? We’ve got answers to all the most pressing El Niño questions.
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy?
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Antarctic Sea Ice Decline Is Triggering Global Ocean Changes
A key layer of water around Antarctica is getting saltier, potentially shifting storm tracks and accelerating sea-level rise, new research shows.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
1.5 Degrees C: Understanding World’s Critical Warming Threshold
Holding global warming to 1.5 degrees C has been the world's North Star for climate action — a critical benchmark against which policies are set and progress is measured. So what happens if we breach it?
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* LANCET LANCET COUNTDOWN OF HEALTH & CLIMATE * Tracking the Links between Climate and Health
Enter the latest Lancet Countdown evidence through five connected areas, a lead article on the key findings and indicator-level data.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Thwaites is a runaway climate disaster. New studies show how
Melt from the "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting even worse.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
Kohle, Öl und Gas: Es braucht einen koordinierten Ausstieg
Ärmere Förderländer brauchen mehr Zeit für den Ausstieg aus Kohle, Öl und Gas. Eine Studie zeigt mögliche Wege.
RECOMMANDÉ JUSTICE CLIM.
* OXFAM REPORT * How Climate Chaos Deepens Inequality and Enriches the Few
Billionaires and the super-rich are burning carbon at an extraordinary rate – the richest 0.1%, or 8 million people, have more emissions than the bottom 3.5 billion. The carbon pollution of the richest 1% is directly contributing to increased climate disasters such as floods, fires, droughts and food crises. Their yearly emissions will cause an estimated 1.9 million excess deaths from heat.
IMPACTS
IMPACTS
* RAPPORT LANCET CLIMAT & SANTÉ * Le réchauffement doit être déclaré « urgence sanitaire mondiale »
Le changement climatique a causé 3 millions de morts entre 2016 et 2023, affirme un rapport de référence. Ses auteurs appellent à déclarer une "urgence sanitaire mondiale" pour qu'il devienne la priorité des gouvernements.
IMPACTS
* LANCET-BERICHT GESUNDHEIT & KLIMA * Forschende fordern weltweite Gesundheitsnotlage
Die gesundheitsgefährdenden Folgen des Klimawandels haben laut einem Bericht im vergangenen Jahrzehnt klar zugenommen.
IMPACTS
* SCHWEIZ * Neuschnee erhöht Gefahr eines Gletscherabbruchs in Randa (VS)
Der Hängegletscher Ost am Weisshorn ist nach wie vor instabil. Der erste Neuschnee verschärfen das Risiko eines Eisabbruchs.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* HITZE * Hitzesommer 2026 war in Europa tödlichster bisher
Der Hitzesommer 2026 kostete nach Schätzung britischer Wissenschaftler in europäischen Städten etwa 50'000 Menschen das Leben – mehr als je zuvor.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About El Niño
It’s the hot weather word of the year, but what does it actually mean? We’ve got answers to all the most pressing El Niño questions.
IMPACTS
* HEAT * Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll
IMPACTS
Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Antarctic Sea Ice Decline Is Triggering Global Ocean Changes
A key layer of water around Antarctica is getting saltier, potentially shifting storm tracks and accelerating sea-level rise, new research shows.
IMPACTS POLITIQUE
* BRAZIL ELECTIONS * Lula Has Four More Years. Does the Amazon?
Lula has won a fourth term as President of Brazil. This week, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac ask how much of his forest agenda Lula can get past the most conservative Congress since the 1980s, and what to make of reports that Washington is floating Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General. – Podcast Outrage + Optimism · 44 min.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
1.5 Degrees C: Understanding World’s Critical Warming Threshold
Holding global warming to 1.5 degrees C has been the world's North Star for climate action — a critical benchmark against which policies are set and progress is measured. So what happens if we breach it?
IMPACTS
As Temperatures Climb, the Ocean Takes the Brunt
From scorching temperatures in South Africa to unprecedented heat waves in Europe, extreme heat is breaking records and transforming people’s lives across the world. While we feel this heat most immediately in our home and workplaces, the reality is that most of it actually ends up in the ocean.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
* LANCET LANCET COUNTDOWN OF HEALTH & CLIMATE * Tracking the Links between Climate and Health
Enter the latest Lancet Countdown evidence through five connected areas, a lead article on the key findings and indicator-level data.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Thwaites is a runaway climate disaster. New studies show how
Melt from the "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting even worse.
IMPACTS
Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change
A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.
CAUSES
CAUSES
Une baisse de seulement 6% des émissions d’ici à 2035, selon l’ONU
Les récents engagements pris par les nations en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) ne permettront qu'une baisse de 6% d'ici à 2035, a estimé l'ONU mardi. Le GIEC avait fixé à 60% cette réduction pour limiter le réchauffement à 1,5 degré.
ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
Le «monde fascinant du pétrole»: comment l’industrie fossile freine l’action climatique aux COP et en Suisse
L’industrie fossile est critiquée pour sa présence aux COP. En Suisse, le secteur pétrolier a minimisé son impact sur le réchauffement climatique.
CAUSES
Was Aufrüstung in Europa für das Klima bedeutet
Waffensysteme und ihre Produktion, aber auch Kasernen und Armeefahrzeuge verbrauchen Energie und Ressourcen und emittieren Treibhausgase. Die wenigen Zahlen, die es dazu gibt, sind hoch. Fürs Klima ist die Aufrüstung aber nicht nur deshalb ein Problem.
CAUSES
Heizen mit Holz: gut oder schlecht fürs Klima?
Die Tage werden wieder kürzer, die Heizsaison hat begonnen: Dass der Mensch eine warme Wohnung braucht, steht außer Frage. Heizen mit Holz wird bisweilen als mögliche Lösung genannt, um dieses Grundbedürfnis mit Klimaschutz zu verbinden. Aber ist es das wirklich? Den Stand der Forschung erklärt unser neuester F&A-Artikel im Ressort „Was nützt?“
CAUSES
Charbon : la flambée du gaz relance la consommation mondiale
Malgré son impact climatique, le charbon connaît un regain d'intérêt dans plusieurs pays. La hausse des prix du gaz, provoquée par la guerre au Moyen-Orient, pousse certaines économies à privilégier ce combustible meilleur marché. Cette tendance pourrait compromettre les efforts de transition énergétique.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * Le pari sur les compensations carbone ne porte pour l’heure que peu de fruits
La Suisse a longtemps été considérée comme un modèle en matière de compensation carbone. Mais cette stratégie est remise en question.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* CHALEUR & SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * Le CF lance des mesures pour limiter les risques lors des canicules
Une série de mesures doit mieux préparer la Suisse au changement climatique. Le Conseil fédéral a adopté une stratégie d'adaptation et un plan d'action en ce sens mercredi. Le texte porte sur la période 2026-2031.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. SCIENCES
* SUISSE * LʹEPFL lance un calculateur CO₂ pour réduire lʹempreinte carbone de ses laboratoires
Entre serveurs informatiques, voyages en avion des scientifiques, équipements de recherche et matériel à usage unique, un laboratoire consomme entre 3 et 10 fois plus d’énergie qu’un bureau classique. Pour aider les scientifiques à mieux comprendre et réduire l’impact environnemental de leurs activités, l’EPFL lance un calculateur CO₂ sur mesure et en libre accès.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
EU-Kommission will Europa besser gegen Klimaschäden wappnen
Neue Massnahmen sollen helfen, Dürren, Überschwemmungen, Waldbrände und andere Folgen des Klimawandels früher zu erkennen
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Röstis Hitzeplan stösst von links bis rechts auf Kritik
92 Seiten, 56 Massnahmen – aber kaum verbindliche Vorgaben: Der neue Aktionsplan des Bundesrats enttäuscht Politiker quer durch alle Lager.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
African Cities Use Nature to Fight Floods and Climate Change
Four African cities show how nature-based solutions can fight flooding, reduce heat and support livelihoods in a changing climate.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* COP31 * Antalya AI Pledge Must Turn Climate Ambition into Accountability
The COP31 Presidency has released the Antalya Artificial Intelligence Pledge. The voluntary pledge aims to harness AI’s potential to advance climate action while addressing the environmental impacts of its growing energy and water demands.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* CHALEUR & SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * Le Conseil fédéral approuve la nouvelle stratégie d’adaptation
Le Conseil fédéral a examiné en détail des questions liées à la canicule et à la sécheresse. Il a adopté la stratégie et le plan d’action « Adaptation aux changements climatiques en Suisse », qui fixe des objectifs et définissent des mesures importantes visant à limiter les risques liés aux changements climatiques en Suisse.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Bundesrat genehmigt Anpassungsstrategie und Massnahmen
Der Bundesrat hat sich mit Hitze und Trockenheit und mit Massnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel auseinandergesetzt und die Strategie und den Aktionsplan zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel verabschiedet. Dieser gibt die Ziele vor und hält wichtige Massnahmen fest, um die Risiken des Klimawandels zu begrenzen.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Bundesrat plant Klima-Anpassungsstrategie
Kompetenzzentrum gegen Hitzerisiken, neue Hitzekarten und Ausbau der Trockenheitsplattform: Das plant der Bundesrat.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Advice from a climate therapist: Touch grass. (No, really.)
Caring about nature can feel hollow when we lead a life disconnected from it. Therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to build moments of connection.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
Kohle, Öl und Gas: Es braucht einen koordinierten Ausstieg
Ärmere Förderländer brauchen mehr Zeit für den Ausstieg aus Kohle, Öl und Gas. Eine Studie zeigt mögliche Wege.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* LANCET COUNTDOWN OF HEALTH & CLIMATE * Un rapport demande l’urgence sanitaire
Le changement climatique doit être déclaré "urgence sanitaire mondiale" pour devenir la priorité des gouvernements, afin de financer l'adaptation des systèmes de santé et des économies, après avoir causé 3 millions de morts entre 2016 et 2023, affirme un rapport de référence.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Exportkreditagenturen wenden sich von fossilen Brennstoffen ab
Aber bislang nicht die Schweiz – wird sie zur Spielverderberin?
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Both Canada and the US roll back climate policies
The Climate Action Tracker has just published what it views as two extremely disappointing country analyses: the US ("Critically insufficient"), and Canada ("Highly insufficient"), as both governments roll back climate policies.
POLITIQUE
POLITIQUE
* US MIDTERMS * Why aren’t Democrats talking about climate?
Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea?
JUSTICE CLIM. POLITIQUE
COP31 : la Suisse doit tenir ses promesses
La COP31 débutera le 9 novembre à Antalya. Cet été, la Suisse a clairement pu constater à quel point elle dépend d’une coopération mondiale, afin d’éviter à l’avenir des épisodes de chaleur et de sécheresse encore plus extrêmes. Pour qu’une telle coopération mondiale porte ses fruits, la Suisse, en tant que pays le plus riche du monde, doit y apporter sa juste contribution.
JUSTICE CLIM. POLITIQUE
COP31: Die Schweiz muss die eigenen Versprechen erfüllen
Am 9. November startet in Antalya die COP31. Die Schweiz hat diesen Sommer eindrücklich erfahren, wie dringend sie auf die weltweite Zusammenarbeit angewiesen ist, um künftig noch extremere Hitze und Trockenheit zu vermeiden. Eine erfolgreiche globale Zusammenarbeit erfordert, dass die Schweiz als reichstes Land der Welt ihren fairen Beitrag dazu leistet.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * Le pari sur les compensations carbone ne porte pour l’heure que peu de fruits
La Suisse a longtemps été considérée comme un modèle en matière de compensation carbone. Mais cette stratégie est remise en question.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* CHALEUR & SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * Le CF lance des mesures pour limiter les risques lors des canicules
Une série de mesures doit mieux préparer la Suisse au changement climatique. Le Conseil fédéral a adopté une stratégie d'adaptation et un plan d'action en ce sens mercredi. Le texte porte sur la période 2026-2031.
POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * La droite demande une baisse du prix de l’essence – Dispute
De nombreux suisse profitent de faire le plein de carburant dans le Vorarlberg. Le litre y coûte trente centimes de moins grâce à une baisse des taxes. En Suisse, l'UDC réclame également une baisse. La gauche répond que ça arroserait d'abord les gros rouleurs et le Conseil fédéral que le prix doit refléter la rareté.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
EU-Kommission will Europa besser gegen Klimaschäden wappnen
Neue Massnahmen sollen helfen, Dürren, Überschwemmungen, Waldbrände und andere Folgen des Klimawandels früher zu erkennen
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy?
POLITIQUE
* COP31 * National climate plans now promise half the emission cuts expected by UN
The US exit from the Paris Agreement and weak new pledges leave 2035 emissions just 6% below 2019 levels, against 12% projected last year
POLITIQUE
* US MIDTERMS * Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages
Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action.
IMPACTS POLITIQUE
* BRAZIL ELECTIONS * Lula Has Four More Years. Does the Amazon?
Lula has won a fourth term as President of Brazil. This week, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac ask how much of his forest agenda Lula can get past the most conservative Congress since the 1980s, and what to make of reports that Washington is floating Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General. – Podcast Outrage + Optimism · 44 min.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Röstis Hitzeplan stösst von links bis rechts auf Kritik
92 Seiten, 56 Massnahmen – aber kaum verbindliche Vorgaben: Der neue Aktionsplan des Bundesrats enttäuscht Politiker quer durch alle Lager.
POLITIQUE
* COP31 | SCHWEIZ * »Aber hoffnungsvoll bin ich geblieben«
Die Schweiz sieht sich gern als Klimaschutzvorbild. Warum sie es nicht ist, es aber werden könnte: ein Gespräch mit dem WWF-Klimaexperten Patrick Hofstetter
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* CHALEUR & SÉCHERESSE | SUISSE * Le Conseil fédéral approuve la nouvelle stratégie d’adaptation
Le Conseil fédéral a examiné en détail des questions liées à la canicule et à la sécheresse. Il a adopté la stratégie et le plan d’action « Adaptation aux changements climatiques en Suisse », qui fixe des objectifs et définissent des mesures importantes visant à limiter les risques liés aux changements climatiques en Suisse.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Bundesrat genehmigt Anpassungsstrategie und Massnahmen
Der Bundesrat hat sich mit Hitze und Trockenheit und mit Massnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel auseinandergesetzt und die Strategie und den Aktionsplan zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel verabschiedet. Dieser gibt die Ziele vor und hält wichtige Massnahmen fest, um die Risiken des Klimawandels zu begrenzen.
MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
* HITZE & TROCKENHEIT | SCHWEIZ * Bundesrat plant Klima-Anpassungsstrategie
Kompetenzzentrum gegen Hitzerisiken, neue Hitzekarten und Ausbau der Trockenheitsplattform: Das plant der Bundesrat.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE
Kohle, Öl und Gas: Es braucht einen koordinierten Ausstieg
Ärmere Förderländer brauchen mehr Zeit für den Ausstieg aus Kohle, Öl und Gas. Eine Studie zeigt mögliche Wege.
POLITIQUE
* SCHWEIZ * Bund prüft Tempo 80 auf Autobahnen gegen drohenden Treibstoff-Mangel
Die Versorgungslage sei bereits angespannt. Bei älteren Zeitgenossen werden Erinnerungen an die Erdölkrise 1973 wach.
POLITIQUE
* SUISSE * Le Conseil fédéral se prononce sur un ajustement carbone aux frontières pour les importations de ciment
Le Conseil fédéral a adopté son avis sur l’initiative parlementaire « Établir les bases d’un mécanisme d’ajustement des émissions de carbone aux frontières ». Ce système vise à compenser les différences de coûts liés au CO2 dans la production de ciment entre la Suisse et les pays tiers dont la politique climatique est moins ambitieuse. – La journaliste Alexandra Tiefenbacher explique ce que cela signifie ici sur LinkedIn (en allemand).
POLITIQUE
* SCHWEIZ * Der Bundesrat nimmt Stellung zum CO2-Grenzausgleich für Zementimporte
Der Bundesrat hat am 21. Oktober 2026 seine Stellungnahme zur parlamentarischen Initiative «Grundlagen für ein CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem schaffen» verabschiedet. Mit diesem System sollen Unterschiede in den CO2-Kosten der Zementproduktion zwischen der Schweiz und Drittstaaten mit weniger ambitionierter Klimapolitik ausgeglichen werden. – Eine Einordnung bietet Alexandra Tiefenbacher hier auf LinkedIn.
JUSTICE CLIM.
JUSTICE CLIM. POLITIQUE
COP31 : la Suisse doit tenir ses promesses
La COP31 débutera le 9 novembre à Antalya. Cet été, la Suisse a clairement pu constater à quel point elle dépend d’une coopération mondiale, afin d’éviter à l’avenir des épisodes de chaleur et de sécheresse encore plus extrêmes. Pour qu’une telle coopération mondiale porte ses fruits, la Suisse, en tant que pays le plus riche du monde, doit y apporter sa juste contribution.
JUSTICE CLIM. POLITIQUE
COP31: Die Schweiz muss die eigenen Versprechen erfüllen
Am 9. November startet in Antalya die COP31. Die Schweiz hat diesen Sommer eindrücklich erfahren, wie dringend sie auf die weltweite Zusammenarbeit angewiesen ist, um künftig noch extremere Hitze und Trockenheit zu vermeiden. Eine erfolgreiche globale Zusammenarbeit erfordert, dass die Schweiz als reichstes Land der Welt ihren fairen Beitrag dazu leistet.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* RAPPORT OXFAM * Les jets privés sont de gros contributeurs aux émissions de CO2
Les jets privés génèrent des émissions de CO2 relativement importantes, selon une analyse de l'organisation Oxfam. L'année dernière, ils ont ainsi émis au total 16 millions de tonnes de dioxyde de carbone à l'échelle mondiale.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* OXFAM-BERICHT * Reiche werden mit Fossilen immer reicher
Die Erderwärmung schreitet nahezu ungebremst fort, weil gerade auch die Reichen ihre umweltbelastenden Konsum- und Investitionsmuster fortsetzen, kritisiert die Entwicklungsorganisation Oxfam. So geben Milliardäre das meiste Geld noch immer für fossile Investionen aus.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* OXFAM REPORT * Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis
Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action
JUSTICE CLIM.
UK relied on £2bn of ‘questionable accounting’ to hit its climate-aid goal
The UK has beaten its target to provide £11.6bn of climate aid to developing countries by 2026 – but only…
JUSTICE CLIM.
* COP31 * Africa wants adaptation finance on COP31 agenda, raising risk of a fight
The African Group wants dedicated space on tripling adaptation finance, the Green Climate Fund and trade, setting up a possible clash
JUSTICE CLIM.
* COP31 * Why COP31 needs to start talking about just transition finance
Funding that helps workers and communities navigate the clean energy switch remains overlooked, splintered and poorly tracked - a blindspot that could undermine climate goals
RECOMMANDÉ JUSTICE CLIM.
* OXFAM REPORT * How Climate Chaos Deepens Inequality and Enriches the Few
Billionaires and the super-rich are burning carbon at an extraordinary rate – the richest 0.1%, or 8 million people, have more emissions than the bottom 3.5 billion. The carbon pollution of the richest 1% is directly contributing to increased climate disasters such as floods, fires, droughts and food crises. Their yearly emissions will cause an estimated 1.9 million excess deaths from heat.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* OXFAM-BERICHT * Superreiche verursachen 16 Millionen Tonnen CO2 mit Privatjets
Privatjets treiben die CO2-Emissionen hoch. Nur Superreiche benutzen sie – und tragen übermässig zur Klimaerwärmung bei.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* KANTON ZH * Zürcher «Fördertopf» für E-Auto-Ladestationen ist bereits aufgebraucht
Mit den 50 Millionen Franken aus Steuergeldern wurden über 114'000 Parkplätze im Kanton Zürich fürs elektrische Laden vorbereitet. Über 8000 Gesuche gingen ein.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Comment l’électrification de la mobilité réduit la crise des énergies fossiles
« Chaque voiture électrique en circulation réduit l’exposition à la volatilité des marchés pétroliers », affirme Euam Graham dans un rapport publié par le think tank Ember.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Kann ein Umstieg auf grünen Stahl international gelingen?
In Ländern ohne CO2-Emissionshandel für Grundstoffindustrien kann über eine wettbewerbsneutrale Abgabe auf Stahl die Transformation zu grünem Stahl angeschoben werden, sagt Karsten Neuhoff vom DIW Berlin. Der Klimaforscher plädiert zugleich für eine Reform des EU-Grenzausgleichsmechanismus CBAM.
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Die vielen Gewinner der Energiewende
Ukraine- und Iran-Krieg zeigen die Risiken fossiler Abhängigkeit. Eine Studie untersucht, welche Staaten durch den klimafreundlichen Umbau profitieren und welche verlieren.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* CHINA * China’s clean-tech exports in 2026 to avoid as much CO2 as Brazil emits in a year
China’s exports in 2026 of clean-energy technologies, such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles, are on track to cut…
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The SunZia wind farm is a marvel. Why did it take 20 years to build?
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* USA * Trump bekommt Benzin nicht billiger – jetzt droht der nächste Preisschock
Durch die Strasse von Hormus fliesst mehr Öl wie vor dem Krieg – Benzin und Diesel bleiben teuer. Ein anderer Durchbruch gelingt.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Brandenburg baut das weltweit höchste Windrad
Die innovative Konstruktion aus Gitterstahl ragt fast so hoch in die Luft wie der Fernsehturm in Berlin. Im November geht sie in Betrieb. Die Hoffnungen auf einen Durchbruch der Onshore-Windkraft sind gross, die Kosten aber auch.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Bern baut alte Öltanks zu Wärmespeichern um.
Früher speicherten sie fossile Energie, künftig Wasser fürs Fernwärmenetz. Wie alte Öltanks zu neuem Leben erwachen.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Solarstrom vom Acker könnte Win-Win sein
Agri-Photovoltaik gilt als Win-Win-Lösung: Solaranlagen auf Äckern oder über Plantagen liefern Strom und können gleichzeitig die landwirtschaftlichen Erträge steigern. Das Potenzial in der Schweiz ist gross, wird bisher aber kaum genutzt. Warum das so ist, zeigt ein Besuch einer solchen Anlage.
ÉCONOMIE
ÉCONOMIE
The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act?
The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder, says Fiona Harvey, an environment editor at the Guardian
DROIT & LITIGE
DROIT & LITIGE
Canada: quinze jeunes s’attaquent à l’État pour inaction climatique
Quinze jeunes vont tenter de faire condamner l'État canadien pour inaction climatique dans un procès sans précédent dans le pays. Celui-ci s'ouvre lundi devant une cour fédérale de Vancouver (ouest).
DROIT & LITIGE
Climate change rarely goes on trial. This one could be a landmark
Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.
DROIT & LITIGE
Fünfzehn junge Menschen klagen Kanada wegen Klimapolitik an
Fünfzehn junge Menschen wollen den kanadischen Staat wegen unzureichender Klimapolitik vor Gericht bringen.
SCIENCES
MITIGATION & ADAPT. SCIENCES
* SUISSE * LʹEPFL lance un calculateur CO₂ pour réduire lʹempreinte carbone de ses laboratoires
Entre serveurs informatiques, voyages en avion des scientifiques, équipements de recherche et matériel à usage unique, un laboratoire consomme entre 3 et 10 fois plus d’énergie qu’un bureau classique. Pour aider les scientifiques à mieux comprendre et réduire l’impact environnemental de leurs activités, l’EPFL lance un calculateur CO₂ sur mesure et en libre accès.
SCIENCES
Warum handeln wir nicht, Reto Knutti? – Sternstunde Philosophie
Hitzesommer, ausgetrocknete Seen und Flüsse, Gletschersterben – und gerade hat die UNO eine Erwärmung um 2.8 Grad prognostiziert. Dennoch sorgt das Thema oft nur für Achselzucken. Können wir uns diese Nonchalance leisten? Und auf wessen Kosten? Ein Gespräch mit Klimawissenschaftler Reto Knutti.
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL.
MÉDIA & OPINION PUBL.
* SCHWEIZ * Trotz Rekordpreisen: Warum Schweizerinnen und Schweizer nicht aufs Auto verzichten
81 Prozent fahren trotz Rekordpreisen gleich viel Auto – eine neue Umfrage zeigt, warum Krisen die Schweiz kaum zum Umdenken bringen.
ANTI-CLIMAT
ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES
Le «monde fascinant du pétrole»: comment l’industrie fossile freine l’action climatique aux COP et en Suisse
L’industrie fossile est critiquée pour sa présence aux COP. En Suisse, le secteur pétrolier a minimisé son impact sur le réchauffement climatique.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* USA * Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules
Critics warn of climate danger as president in Texas claims change will save companies and consumers billions
ANTI-CLIMAT
* USA * How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
ANTI-CLIMAT
Ecological Vengeance
Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! By George Monbiot
ANTI-CLIMAT
Why smart people believe the myth that natural gas is clean
Listen now (34 mins) | How the gas industry turned a half-truth into one of the most successful PR campaigns in fossil fuel history.
CULTURE & EDUC.
CULTURE & EDUC.
* BERN * Spiel mit Apokalypse und Paradies auf der Theaterbühne
Der deutsche Theaterregisseur Tilmann Köhler bringt unter dem Titel "Ewige Sonne" bei den Bühnen Bern ein Gedankenexperiment auf die Bühne. Der Westschweizer Autor C.F. Ramuz hat ihm dafür mit zwei Romanen Pate gestanden.
CULTURE & EDUC.
Un futur sympa est-il encore possible? Après la déferlante des dystopies, la revanche des utopies
Hyper-contrôle, effondrement, apocalypse: nos imaginaires sont saturés de futurs catastrophiques qui affectent majoritairement les jeunes. Face à l’angoisse, de nouveaux récits défendent l’espoir. L’écologue Anne-Caroline Prévot analyse la manière dont la fiction peut modifier notre rapport à la nature
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MITIGATION & ADAPT.
As Extreme Wildfires Threaten Forests, Indigenous Leadership Offers Solutions
Wildfires disproportionately affect Indigenous and local community lands. Indigenous fire management can curb wildfires and prevent forest cover loss.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
Indigenous peoples are confronting mounting threats even as inadequate funding and scant legal recognition limit their ability to respond.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* USA * Tribes of the Klamath Basin show us how to heal a river
With the tenacity of salmon swimming home, Un-dam the Klamath is liberating their river before our eyes.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* DROUGHT | ADAPTATION * Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
Half a billion people draw on generations of knowledge to thrive on rangelands. Protecting their way of life could help us all.
IMPACTS JUSTICE CLIM.
* WILDFIRES * Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations
Thousands have been displaced as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency aid, and evacuation decisions.
IMPACTS
Permafrost thaw is transforming northern communities
In the rapidly warming Arctic, permafrost thaw is transforming the landscape in unpredictable and challenging ways
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.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Finding faith in the ecological
Bridging sustainability with ecological being in a Mapuche community in Argentina
JUSTICE CLIM.
Kuper aus Europa gefährdet Lebensgrundlage der Sami
Für die Energiewende braucht es mineralische Rohstoffe. Die EU möchte diese Rohstoffe gern in Europa abbauen und verarbeiten, um unabhängiger zu werden von China. Kupfer, Eisen und seltene Erden finden sich vor allem in Nordeuropa, auf dem Gebiet der indigenen Sami.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods
Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques is boosting food security and increasing family incomes in the Lake Atitlán region Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques are boosting food security and increasing family incomes
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds
Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of Indigenous stewardship.
ACTIVISME
UN officials urge Russia to free Indigenous climate advocate
Daria Egereva and her colleague have been jailed for six months. A growing chorus of voices wants them released at a court hearing Thursday.
JUSTICE CLIM.
‘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
JUSTICE CLIM. TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* NORWAY * Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Problem: Reindeer
In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
A national climate assessment finds that exclusion from decision-making has increased Indigenous vulnerability to floods, storms, and erosion.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the expense of Indigenous rights
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining is advancing without tribal consent.
JUSTICE CLIM.
UN carbon market will likely fail to protect marginalised communities
A tool that aims to promote and safeguard sustainable development under the UN carbon market offers indigenous peoples and local communities little protection against projects which infringe on their land or violate their human rights.
JUSTICE CLIM.
War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.
LIVRES
What does the future hold for the thawing Arctic?
Two experts unpack how trends in climate and geopolitics might unfold to shape the far north.
IMPACTS
Rusting Rivers: Alarm Grows Over Uptick in Acidic Arctic Waters
Climate change has thawed permafrost and increased rainfall in the Far North, producing sulfuric acid that is turning rivers and lakes yellow or rusty orange. Scientists are scrambling to parse the impacts on wildlife, fish, and the drinking water of Indigenous communities.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* RUSSIA * ‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars
The UN’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.
A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate change.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Landmark deal to share Chile’s lithium windfall fractures Indigenous communities
A pioneering accord meant to give Indigenous communities more of a say over lithium mining has left people in the Atacama desert divided like never before
DROIT & LITIGE
* DEEP SEA MINING * Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks
Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.
ACTIVISME DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Existenz von Greenpeace in Gefahr
Die Umweltorganisation soll in den USA 345 Millionen Dollar Schadenersatz an einen Erdölkonzern zahlen, weil sie vor zehn Jahren die Proteste der Sioux gegen die Dakota Access Pipeline unterstützt hat.
ACTIVISME DROIT & LITIGE
* USA * Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict v. Greenpeace in Pipeline Suit
Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group’s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
DROIT & LITIGE
Expanded Arctic Drilling Faces a Wave of Lawsuits
The Trump administration is opening subsistence habitat critical to Alaska Native hunters to oil drilling. Indigenous groups say the move violates a previous agreement.
CULTURE & EDUC.
Beginning the Year With Ancestral Wisdom
As billions around the world mark the beginning of a new year, many are pausing to ask the same questions: what do we carry forward, and what do we leave behind, as we cross from the old into the new? Podcast Outrage + Optimism (41 Min.)
JUSTICE CLIM.
Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland
As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* COP30 * UN accused of crackdown on Indigenous people – as it happened
As the summit entered its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes
IMPACTS
‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island. Podcast
The Guardian reporter Leyland Cecco recounts a recent trip to Qikiqtaruk off the coast of Canada’s Yukon territory, where he saw first hand how indigenous groups and scientists are reckoning with an ecosystem collapsing into the sea.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* AMAZONAS * Die Mär vom unberührten Dschungel
Für viele ist der Amazonas ein Sehnsuchtsort: Wilde Natur, bewohnt von zerstreut lebenden indigenen Völkern. Doch an vielen, auch einigermassen intakten Orten des Amazonas ist die Lage anders. Auf Marajo etwa, der grössten Flussinsel im Mündungsgebiet des Amazonas.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil
This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* COP30 * Big plans to save the rainforest: indigenous activists say it’s not enough.
"We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Indigene in Belém: «Die Antwort sind wir»
Noch nie nahmen so viele Indigene an einer Weltklimakonferenz teil. Sie fordern mehr Mitbestimmung, Respekt und Geld.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* COP30 * ‘We are not here for theater’: Can the ‘most Indigenous COP’ live up to the hype?
Brazil’s push to spotlight Indigenous voices at COP30 could redefine what inclusion looks like — or expose how shallow it’s been.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* COP30 | BRÉSIL * Le combat des Indiens Mura en Amazonie: «Que font ceux qui sont responsables de la protection de notre planète?»
Dans l’Etat d’Amazonas, au sud de Manaus, les Indiens Mura se battent pour maintenir un mode de vie traditionnel dans un environnement toujours plus menacé. Organisateur cette année de la COP30 sur le climat, le Brésil veut mettre l’accent sur la protection des forêts tropicales
CAUSES
* COP30 | BRASILIEN* Wie Mercuria den brasilianischen Wald zu Geld machen will
Das Genfer Handelshaus Mercuria setzt alles daran, um an der Klimakonferenz COP30 in Belém mit seinen Klimaprojekten zu glänzen. Public Eye konnte den Geheimvertrag zwischen Mercuria und dem brasilianischen Bundesstaat Tocantins einsehen.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Secretário-geral da ONU: vozes indígenas ‘são indispensáveis’ para evitar a catástrofe climática
Em sua única entrevista à imprensa antes da COP30 e a primeira exclusiva feita por um jornalista indígena da Floresta, António Guterres disse a SUMAÚMA que a humanidade precisa mudar de rumo ou enfrentará 'consequências devastadoras'
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* BRAZIL * Angels of Backlands: How Traditional Knowledge is Saving Forgotten Lands
The Caatinga’s story isn’t one of survival in a dryland ecosystem – it’s a lesson of looking for the hidden patterns, finding alliances, and being patient. Well, and about fate of course. Because, if a forgotten biome can regrow from dust, what else might be possible?
JUSTICE CLIM.
* SCHWEDEN * Konflikt um Rohstoffe: «Wir werden immer weiter erdrückt»
In Nordschweden sollen seltene Erden für Europas Energiewende abgebaut werden. Das bedroht die letzte Rentierroute der indigenen Sami – und damit mehr als ein Stück Land.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
What would an Indigenous Law of the Sea look like?
From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Yasuní: Horizons and Interstices in Social Imagination
Yasuní has become an emblematic place and moment where the multiple crises of our time converge: climatic, ecological, economic, and political. It is a historical knot that concentrates the global contradictions between extractivism and sustainability, between capital expansion and the defense of life.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
There Are No Simple Solutions
We're living through a crisis of colonialism. Imagine if we rolled up our sleeves instead of pointed our fingers? – Jessica Hernandez is an indigenous climate scientist and author of Growing Papaya Trees. Her work reveals that the roots of our planetary crisis lies in the violence of colonialism and neo-colonialism.
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Securing Indigenous Land Rights Is Key to Climate and Nature Goals
This year’s UN Climate Summit (COP30), to be held in Brazil in November, presents a pivotal opportunity for governments to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities as the frontline stewards of the world’s forests.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* ICJ OPINION * Can the ICJ opinion bring climate justice for Indigenous peoples?
The landmark ruling by the world's top court says national climate policies must protect Indigenous and minority rights - but to be effective, it needs to be enforced by states
DROIT & LITIGE
The Colorado River Is This Tribe’s ‘Lifeblood,’ Now They Want To Give It the Same Legal Rights as a Person
The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first.
CULTURE & EDUC.
Knowing and Being. How we create knowledge is as important as the knowledge itself
This is the message of this week’s guest, Aboriginal scholar and author, Tyson Yunkaporta. In his explanation of the importance of learning through living, and living with learning, Tyson points to the how the discourse around decolonisation has granted expertise based on identity rather than experience. He highlights how indigenous thinking is fundamentally consensus building, mirroring the Western scientific method, and warns that neoliberal thinking has infected what should have been a radical transformation, creating individuals who consider themselves fully contained “little corporations”.
POLITIQUE
Brazil set to weaken environmental controls despite Lula’s efforts
Lula da Silva partially vetoed a "devastation bill" passed by Congress, but Brazil still allowed weakened environmental controls
POLITIQUE
* COP30 * Brasiliens Indigene legen ihren eigenen Klimaschutzplan vor
Die Urvölker gelten als Schlüssel im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel. Anlässlich des Tags der indigenen Völker fordern sie ein Mitspracherecht beim nächsten Weltklimagipfel in Belém.
IMPACTS
How rising seas are threatening the crucial art of weaving in Samoa
Weaving is central to cultural life in Samoa but climate change is disrupting conditions needed for plants used to make the intricate mats
ACTIVISME
* USA * Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors – and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
UNESCO appoints Indigenous co-chairs to protect languages and knowledge amid climate crisis
"A single word like 'X̱maay' contains generations of climate knowledge, laws, and cultural practices."
IMPACTS
Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
With over 40,000 people evacuated and infrastructure overwhelmed, Indigenous leaders say climate change is hitting their homelands hardest.
ANTI-CLIMAT
* TRUMP * This Alaska Native village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts.
Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the traditional Alutiiq community swap costly, polluting diesel for cheaper, clean power.
CAUSES
* USA * The US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them.
The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.
LIVRES MITIGATION & ADAPT.
‘There’s a lot we can’t undo’: how an author’s visit to ancestral home prompted a wave of eco anxiety
Alice Mah’s book explores cultural and ecological loss through the lens of a trip to south China
CAUSES
Deforestation and illegal evictions threaten Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples
New report says the government ignores local and international laws that protect Indigenous rights.
CULTURE & EDUC.
What Pope Leo means for global climate action and colonialism
Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?
JUSTICE CLIM.
Indigenous land disputes cloud Kenya’s carbon market ambitions
Two of Kenya’s biggest carbon credit projects are mired in controversy, clouding the country’s hopes of raising climate finance from the offset market
RECOMMANDÉ JUSTICE CLIM.
Voices of the Amazon: Chumpi Washikiat
The Achuar people first came into contact with the outside world sixty years ago. Since then, they have mostly been left in peace, able to take what they want from the modern world and leave the rest. That’s changing now. Their territory is under threat by careerist politicians within their own community, by other indigenous nations whose populations have exponentially increased thanks to contact with fossil fuels, and by industry who, every year, is figuring out how to penetrate even deeper into the forest.
JUSTICE CLIM.
How the renewable bonanza is impacting Colombia’s largest indigenous population
For years, colonists extracted coal from the Wayuu people's territory. Now it's been marked as the heart of Colombia's energy transition
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Des critiques contre l’un des plus grands projets de protection des forêts au monde à Bornéo
Sur l'île de Bornéo, en Asie du Sud-Est, un immense projet de compensation des émissions de CO2 est en place depuis plus de dix ans. Vantée par les initiants, la protection de la forêt tropicale est toutefois très lacunaire et le projet suscite la colère des populations locales.
DROIT & LITIGE
Warum Rechte der Natur?
Mit der ecuadorianischen Verfassung ist die Natur als Rechtssubjekt anerkannt worden.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Azmapu: eine indigene Weltsicht
Das Küme mogen oder «Buen Vivir» gibt wieder, wie die Völker ihre gesellschaftliche Verbindung mit der Erde, mit dem Itxofill mogen, der Biodiversität, auffassen.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Hope in Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take the Long View
Representatives from three tribes discuss how their communities have learned to endure by celebrating connections.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* 2024 * Seven Quiet Breakthroughs for Climate & Nature in 2024 You Might Have Missed
Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year. Here are seven quiet wins that may have gone under your radar in 2024.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* IPBES * Report highlights Indigenous & local knowledge as key to ‘transformative change’
Indigenous and local knowledge systems’ ability to nurture human-nature interconnection can play an important role in creating the type of transformative change needed to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, according to a new report published Dec. 16 by the U.N.’s biodiversity policy panel.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
9 stories that prove not all hope is lost for climate progress
During the hottest year ever, these moments provided a silver lining.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Indigenous Knowledge Is Key to Better Ocean Management
Communities like the Makahs, Yakamas and Puyallup lived in harmony with the rivers and coasts of the U.S. Pacific Northwest for generations. They revered the salmon, relying on it for food, livelihoods and cultural traditions. Waterways and salmon populations thrived — and so did native communities. But beginning in the mid-1800s, everything changed.
IMPACTS
Canada’s Gas Brings Indigenous People New Money, and Old Worries
New export terminals along the rugged Pacific coastline have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship.
ACTIVISME POLITIQUE
* TRUMP * ‘Straight in harm’s way’: can Trump open up Alaska’s 19m-acre refuge for drilling?
Native leaders ready for a fight as Trump calls ANWR, one of the last truly wild places on Earth, the US’s ‘biggest oil farm’
POLITIQUE
* UN PLASTIC SUMMIT * Indigenous peoples snubbed at plastic pollution summit
“This entire process has been a violation,” said one Indigenous representative who engaged in protest at the summit.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Tribal lands were stolen. What happens when those ancestral territories are returned?
The Land Back movement is long-overdue justice. It’s also a climate solution.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
In an era of environmental crises, women closest to the destruction must be heard
My mother showed me the importance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant women in protecting the natural world. Yet they continue to face barriers and discrimination in their work
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Colonial solutions to climate change aren’t working
What Indigenous knowledge could mean in the fight to curb global warming. Hi, I’m Paige Vega, Vox’s climate editor.
DROIT & LITIGE
Bolivia Has National Rights of Nature Laws. Why Haven’t They Been Enforced?
This is the worst year on record for Amazon forest loss in the country, fueled by slash-and-burn agriculture and climate change. It's putting Indigenous peoples' lives and culture at risk.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Changing With Our Climate
Introducing a limited-run series exploring Indigenous solutions to extreme weather rooted in history — and the future. In recent years, there’s been a growing appreciation for Indigenous land stewardship and traditional knowledge.
SCIENCES
How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics
The factoid about biodiversity and Indigenous peoples spread around the world, but scientists say bad data can undermine the very causes it claims to support
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
We’re in a deadly cycle of mega fires. The way out is to burn more.
How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
The UN can set a new course on “critical” transition minerals
A high-level panel is working to define principles for responsible mining, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September
ACTIVISME DROIT & LITIGE
* ENERGY TRANSFER V. GREENPEACE * Greenpeace Tries a Novel Tactic in Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline
The environmental group, which is being sued by the pipeline company in North Dakota, threatened to use new European rules to try to limit potential damages.
LIVRES
An Indigenous Author Offers Ancestral Answers to Today’s Environmental Crises
Ailton Krenak was a child when his family was forced to leave their land in Brazil. Now, as a writer, he advocates for a path forward that looks to nature and inherited wisdom.
POLITIQUE
* USA | ELECTIONS * Tim Walz’s green resume has an oily stain
Indigenous water protectors say Walz broke his promise to stop a massive tar sands pipeline from passing through their protected land.
ACTIVISME
«Der Amazonas ist unser Leben»
Die indigenen Völker im Amazonasgebiet erheben ihre Stimme immer lauter. Doch solange andere in der Ölförderung Profit wittern, hat Umweltaktivismus einen hohen Preis. Eine Begegnung mit der ecuadorianischen Vorkämpferin Nemonte Nenquimo.
RECOMMANDÉ JUSTICE CLIM.
Study offers new policy tool for considering ‘Indigenous climate justice’
Addressing climate justice calls for a “fundamental, decolonial constitutional change”, according to a new study published in Climate Policy.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Indigenous peoples give fresh impetus to fight against climate crisis
Around the world, Indigenous peoples are using ancestral knowledge to adapt to extreme weather events and protect ecosystems
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
What 6 degrees of warming means for a community built on ice
Alaska is warming far faster than most of the world. For Indigenous people on the front lines, adaptation can be surprisingly simple.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Dieses Öl bleibt im Boden
Mächtige Konzerne wollten an das Öl unter ihrem Stammesgebiet. Ecuadors Regierung witterte Profit. Doch die Widerstandskraft der Indigenen war stärker. Erinnerungen der Aktivistin Nemonte Nenquimo.
CULTURE & EDUC.
Climate Change is Fueling the Loss of Indigenous Languages That Could Be Crucial to Combating It
Climate-related migration and seasonal changes are forcing Indigenous peoples to leave their native regions—and leave behind the languages tied to them.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Indigenous peoples give fresh impetus to fight against climate crisis
Around the world, Indigenous peoples are using ancestral knowledge to adapt to extreme weather events and protect ecosystems
ÉCONOMIE
* FINANCIAL MARKETS * Investor Nuns’ Shareholder Resolutions Aim to Stop Wall Street Financing of Fossil Fuel Development on Indigenous Lands
Faith-based climate advocates’ transparency efforts are more than a “Hail Mary.”
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Indigenous lands feel cruel bite of green energy transition
Mining companies have been offered a path to sustainability but few are taking it – Indigenous people need to be at the table demanding change
JUSTICE CLIM.
Loggers have ‘grabbed’ around 1m hectares of Indigenous land in DRC
Logging companies have “acquired” roughly 1m hectares of Indigenous peoples’ territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000, according to a new study.
JUSTICE CLIM. TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Energiepolitik in Norwegen: Rentiere fressen kein Geld
Ein Windpark verstösst gegen Indigenenrechte, darf aber stehen bleiben. Doch die Aktivist:innen, die dagegen protestierten, stehen nun vor Gericht. Das hat auch mit der Zürcher Gesellschaft Energy Infrastructure Partners und der Berner BKW zu tun.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Zyklon weht Europas Wissen weg
Klimaanpassung darf nicht nur aus eurozentrischer Sicht erfolgen, heißt es in einem Fachartikel zu indigenem und lokalem Wissen. Die Wissenschaftler:innen untersuchten vier Fallbeispiele aus Südostasien.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Indonesia turns traditional Indigenous land into nickel industrial zone
Indonesia supplies the EV industry with critical battery materials but the sector’s rapid expansion is infringing the rights of Indigenous peoples
ACTIVISME
Trial of Land Defenders Fighting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline is Put on Hold as Canadian Police Come Under Scrutiny for Excessive Force
The defense for three activists from First Nations argues abuse of process by security forces around the pipeline construction site, as the U.N. and Amnesty International allege excessive force, surveillance and criminalization of land defenders.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’
The first time, they came at 2am and without a warrant. Rosa* was alone. She was gagged, her eyes covered, and her hands bound with a cable tie. It was the night after widespread protests against sweeping changes to the constitution in Jujuy, a northern Argentine province.
CAUSES
* AMAZON * Brazil’s Congress Weakens Protection of Indigenous Lands, Defying Lula
Brazilian officials served up an array of plans and figures at the recent COP28 climate summit in Dubai, presenting itself as a world leader, on track to protect its forests and the people who live there.