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IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Le changement climatique tue toujours plus en Europe et les risques sanitaires s’aggravent
La proportion de morts causées par le changement climatique ne cesse d'augmenter en Europe. Désormais, presque toutes les régions enregistrent une hausse des décès liés à la chaleur, alors que les menaces sanitaires s'aggravent, montre un rapport scientifique.
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Climate: Hope for Earth Day
The climate and environment team at The Times spend a lot of time documenting the myriad ways in which human activity is wreaking havoc on Earth’s ecosystems. But ahead of Earth Day tomorrow, we also wanted to highlight some of the many things that are going right in the push to slow global warming and protect the planet.
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Burning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, new research has shown.
RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE
* TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS * Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock
Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025
Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year
There is reason to expect that global temperatures will continue to increase over the remainder of the year, as a strong El Niño event is expected
IMPACTS
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
Le changement climatique tue toujours plus en Europe et les risques sanitaires s’aggravent
La proportion de morts causées par le changement climatique ne cesse d'augmenter en Europe. Désormais, presque toutes les régions enregistrent une hausse des décès liés à la chaleur, alors que les menaces sanitaires s'aggravent, montre un rapport scientifique.
IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ
State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year
There is reason to expect that global temperatures will continue to increase over the remainder of the year, as a strong El Niño event is expected
IMPACTS
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024
IMPACTS
Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown
Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughts
IMPACTS
In Island gibt es erstmals Stechmücken – die Folgen für die Arktis sind dramatisch
Die Insel ist nicht mehr mückenfrei. Die Blutsauger sind für Forscherinnen ein Indikator für massive Veränderungen in der Arktis – und haben Folgen für Rentiere und Vögel.
IMPACTS
Das Mittelmeer ist bereits jetzt viel zu warm – es drohen Auswirkungen bis in die Schweiz
Selbst heftige Winterstürme können das Mittelmeer nicht mehr nachhaltig abkühlen. Im Sommer könnte es deshalb erneut zu einer maritimen Hitzewelle kommen.
IMPACTS
* EUROPA * Bientôt des hivers plus froids en Europe?
Circulation océanique majeure dans l'Atlantique et régulateur du climat mondial, l'Amoc pourrait diminuer de moitié d'ici à 2100, selon une récente étude. S'il ralentit encore davantage, les conséquences pourraient être dévastatrices, avec des hivers plus froids en Europe du Nord et des sécheresses au Sahel.
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.
IMPACTS
* OVERSHOOT * Living in the overshoot age
Overshoot, the temporary crossing of climate targets before warming is reversed, has shifted from theoretical models to an urgent reality. Addressing this challenge requires effective strategies, global collaboration of different stakeholders and fair governance systems to manage the unprecedented risks.
IMPACTS
* ITALIEN * Wie lässt sich Venedig vor dem Untergang retten? Und zu welchem Preis?
Der steigende Meeresspiegel bedroht die Lagunenstadt. Forscher haben nun vier Massnahmen untersucht: Fluttore, Ringdeiche, ein Superdeich oder gar die Verlegung der Stadt. Kostenpunkt: bis zu 100 Milliarden Euro.
CAUSES
CAUSES
The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
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MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* SCHWEIZ * Basel-Stadt senkt Hürden für Klimaförderungsprojekte
250 Millionen Franken hat der Kanton Basel-Stadt an verschiedene Förderprojekte gezahlt. Das ist Teil der OECD-Steuerreform – ein Teil der Steuereinnahmen fliesst zurück an Unternehmen. Zu wenig gefördert worden seien allerdings Klimaprojekte, das soll sich nun ändern.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Climate: Hope for Earth Day
The climate and environment team at The Times spend a lot of time documenting the myriad ways in which human activity is wreaking havoc on Earth’s ecosystems. But ahead of Earth Day tomorrow, we also wanted to highlight some of the many things that are going right in the push to slow global warming and protect the planet.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Climate Readiness as a Driver of Urban Transformation
Cities today navigate a complex mix of pressures, including inequality, rapid growth, fiscal strain, infrastructure gaps, and mounting climate shocks. A World Resources Insitute analysis shows how climate initiatives can become entry points for broader urban transformations.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* CHINA * Inside One of China’s Greenest Cities
Shenzhen is implementing 113 near-zero carbon demonstration projects, an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy costs and expand parks and walkways. In the process, it's creating a blueprint for a modern green city.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* DEUTSCHLANG * Milliarden sollen Moore nass machen
Eine historische Trendwende bei der Wiedervernässung trockengelegter Moore soll ein neues Bundes-Förderprogramm bringen. Moore können so der Landwirtschaft erhalten bleiben und als regionale Wasserspeicher dienen, wirbt das Umweltministerium.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* SCHWEIZ * CO2-Abscheidung in Kehrichtverbrennungen
Die Schweiz hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, bis im Jahr 2050 netto keine Klimagase mehr auszustossen. In einigen Bereichen wie etwa der Kehrichtverbrennung lassen sich Klimagase nicht komplett vermeiden. Nun gibt es Pläne, das CO2 direkt aus dem Kamin zu holen, bevor es in die Luft gelangt.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* SCHWEIZ * Zwischen Nutzung und Naturraum
Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität sollen Holz und andere regenerative Baumaterialien emissionsintensive Baustoffe wo immer möglich ersetzen. Doch wie stark kann die Holzwirtschaft wachsen, bis die Wälder ihre Funktion als Kohlenstoffsenken und biodiverse Lebensräume verlieren? Zentral ist, wie wir Holz in unseren Ökobilanzen deklarieren.
POLITIQUE
POLITIQUE
* ITALIEN * Ideen gegen die Energiekrise: Drosselt Italien bald die Klimaanlagen?
Energie ist in Italien enorm teuer geworden, auch weil das Land stark vom Gas abhängig ist. Nun diskutiert das Land über mehr Homeoffice bis zu Temperaturgrenzen in Innenräumen.
POLITIQUE
* IRAN WAR * EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis
Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ support
POLITIQUE
* USA * Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects
The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects
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* TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS * Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock
Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters
POLITIQUE
* TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS * Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’
Around 50 nations will gather in Colombia to debate ways to “transition away” from fossil fuels, in the face of worsening climate change and high oil prices. A preliminary scientific “synthesis report” includes recommendations such as “halting all new fossil fuel expansion”.
POLITIQUE
What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy
Hungary has played a disproportionate role in EU climate and energy policy in recent years, by repeatedly vetoing climate action and by delaying the phaseout of Russian fossil-fuel imports.
POLITIQUE
* IRANKRIEG | EU * Mehr Homeoffice, billigere ÖPNV-Tickets, günstigere Wärmepumpen
Die EU-Kommission reagiert mit Vorschlägen zum Energiesparen auf die Teuerung infolge des Iran-Kriegs. In Deutschland gibt es deutliche Mehrheiten für die Fortsetzung der Energiewende als Weg aus der Krise.
POLITIQUE
* TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS * La Colombie accueille la première rencontre internationale pour sortir des énergies fossiles
Dans un contexte de crise énergétique mondiale, la première conférence internationale pour diminuer la dépendance globale au pétrole, au charbon et au gaz se tiendra du 24 au 29 avril dans la ville caribéenne de Santa Marta. La Colombie se rêve en championne de la lutte contre le changement climatique, mais la réalité n’est pas toujours aussi verte
POLITIQUE
* SCHWEIZ * Flugticketabgabe: Klimaschutz-Chance oder Risiko für die Schweiz?
Flugreisen schaden dem Klima – doch die Passagierzahlen steigen. Die Flugticketabgabe sorgt darum für Diskussionen
JUSTICE CLIM.
JUSTICE CLIM.
Justice climatique, des citoyens contre leurs Etats
Face au réchauffement climatique et à l'inaction des gouvernements, des citoyens de plus en plus nombreux décident de traduire leurs États devant les tribunaux. Les Aînées pour le climat Suisse font ainsi recours contre une décision du Tribunal fédéral devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme. Un tournant historique pour la justice climatique.
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.
JUSTICE CLIM.
* IRAN WAR * A Protracted US–Iran War Could Strain Climate Finance From Wealthy Countries to Developing Nations
As rising oil prices make the case for renewables, experts say the World Bank and IMF must accelerate the shift to solar and wind. And it has raised fresh questions about climate-finance obligations, already under strain from donor-country budget cuts
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* DEUTSCHLAND * Die Geschäftsmodelle der Bürgerenergie werden vielfältiger und innovativer
Die Bürgerenergie setzt sich für Resilienz und eine demokratische Kultur ein, sagen Lydia Takit und Harald Uphoff vom Bündnis Bürgerenergie. Die aktuellen Pläne des Wirtschaftsministeriums seien ein umfassender Angriff darauf.
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Burning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, new research has shown.
RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025
Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* USA * Growth of Renewable Energy in the US
Data shows that 90% of new energy capacity added in the U.S. last year came from clean sources, but fossil fuels are also growing.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains
‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktank
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
Rohstoffknappheit: Warum haben wir nichts gelernt?
Als 1973 das Öl knapp wurde, stand der Westen unter Schock. 50 Jahre später streitet Deutschland über Tankstellenpreise.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* EU * Le renouvelable offre sa revanche aux pays du Sud de l’Europe
Alors que les prix des énergies fossiles flambent, la facture s’avère moins salée en Espagne et au Portugal, deux pays en avance dans le déploiement des énergies renouvelables.
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
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Face à la dévorante industrie du bâtiment, peu de secteurs comme l’architecture détiennent un pouvoir aussi décisif sur notre avenir collectif
Un bâtiment sur deux dont le monde aura besoin d’ici à 2050 n’existe pas encore! Une occasion historique de repenser l’architecture en puisant dans le «design intentionnel», ces savoirs constructifs ancestraux qui ménagent l’avenir, écrit l'architecte Mariam Issoufou, à l’occasion du Sommet sur les bâtiments et la construction durables à Lausanne
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Wertvoller Rohstoff: Wie viel Erdöl verbraucht die Schweiz pro Kopf? Was wird daraus hergestellt?
Der Konflikt im Nahen Osten treibt den Preis des Rohstoffs in die Höhe. Fragen und Antworten zum schwarzen Gold.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* SCHWEIZ * Nationalratskommission will Bau neuer AKW wieder zulassen
Eine knappe Mehrheit der zuständigen Kommission spricht sich für entsprechende Anpassungen im Kernenergiegesetz aus.
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
* IRAN WAR * Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices
Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching
TECH. & ÉNERGIE
Massnahmen gegen Energiekrise: Billiges Benzin für alle? Das macht alles nur noch schlimmer
Weltweit greifen Staaten zu Tankrabatten und Preisdeckeln, die schon 2022 kaum halfen. Fachleute warnen: Die populären Massnahmen schaden.
ÉCONOMIE
ÉCONOMIE
* SCHWEIZ * Investitionen: Schweizer Banken könnten mehr tun für Klimaschutz
Zu Klimaschutz drängen oder sich zurückziehen? Nicht alle Schweizer Banken nutzen ihre Finanzanlagen genügend.
DROIT & LITIGE
DROIT & LITIGE
Wenn die Flut politisch wird
Das Hochwasser 2022 hat in Pakistan ganze Regionen verwüstet. Eine neue Bewegung will mit einer Klage in Deutschland einen Präzedenzfall schaffen. Ein Bericht aus Karatschi.
SCIENCES
SCIENCES
Deep-diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice
Ten years ago, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists now blame a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.
SCIENCES
* JAPAN * Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
ANTI-CLIMAT
ANTI-CLIMAT
* USA * Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for ‘defense readiness’
President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production
ANTI-CLIMAT
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”
CULTURE & EDUC.
CULTURE & EDUC.
The Vienna Climate Biennale Contrasts Chaos with Hope
In a world marked by ecological, social and political crises, the art festival aims to get people talking, thinking and ready to imagine a better world.
CULTURE & EDUC.
Olafur Eliasson Uses Art and Sound to Raise Climate Awareness in Utah
The Danish Icelandic artist reflects on his childhood and how it influenced and empowered his art.
LIVRES
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.
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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.
RECOMMANDÉ CULTURE & EDUC. MITIGATION & ADAPT.
The Environmental Wisdom Encoded in Endangered Languages
As many Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing, scientists and communities are joining forces to preserve the traditional ecological knowledge they harbor. Scientists had no idea whether the black-naped pheasant pigeon still existed.
POLITIQUE
* COP28 | REACTIONS * Indigenous people and climate justice groups say Cop28 was ‘business as usual’
As the leaders of the developed world hailed the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels as historic, Indigenous people, frontline communities and climate justice groups rebuked the deal as unfair, inequitable and business as usual.
POLITIQUE
* COP28 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES * Indigenous Leaders Urge COP28 Negotiators to Focus on Preventing Loss and Damage and Drastically Reducing Emissions
Climate change imperils Indigenous ecosystems, food security, knowledge bases and ways of life, leaders say, making rapid action to reduce emissions a “matter of life and death.”
DROIT & LITIGE
Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop
The Education of Judith Kimerling: An American lawyer’s epic struggle to stop expanding oil operations harming Indigenous peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon. Part one.
DROIT & LITIGE
Spanning Two Worlds, Judith Kimerling Explores Ecuador’s Rainforest and the Rule of Law That Might Save Those Who Live There
The Education of Judith Kimerling: An American lawyer’s epic struggle to stop expanding oil operations harming Indigenous peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon. Part two.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark
Couto is a quilombola, an Afro-Brazilian descendent of escaped slaves, many of whom established homes in the most forested parts of the Amazon. She grew up in a community called São João, aware that it was inextricably linked to the river and trees. Then the carbon offset developers arrived.
JUSTICE CLIM.
«Die Regierung will einfach alle rausschmeissen»
Vertrieben im Namen des Klimas: Wo reiche Staaten ihre CO₂-Emissionen kompensieren wollen, geschieht dies nicht selten auf Kosten der lokalen Bevölkerung. Die kenianische Aktivistin und Anthropologin Milka Chepkorir fordert eine Umkehr.
DROIT & LITIGE
Aufstand gegen fragwürdige CO2-Zertifikate
Retten wir die Erde, nicht den Kapitalismus! In etwa so lässt sich zusammenfassen, was der damalige bolivianische Präsident Evo Morales der Weltgemeinschaft am Uno-Klimagipfel 2010 im mexikanischen Badeort Cancún zurief.
RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Der Wald ist ein Wissensspeicher
Auch der Weltklimarat anerkennt mittlerweile: Von indigenen Gemeinschaften lässt sich lernen, wie ein nachhaltiger Umgang mit natürlichen Ressourcen möglich wird. Und im Amazonasbecken erprobt eine «Pluriversität» einen radikalen Ansatz.
DROIT & LITIGE
Höchstes Gericht in Brasilien – Brasilien: Mehr Gerechtigkeit für die indigene Bevölkerung
Ein Gesetz, das Indigenen verbieten wollte, weitere Ansprüche auf die Rückgabe von Land zu erheben, ist ungültig. Gerichtsentscheid zugunsten der indigenen Bevölkerung: Das oberste Gericht Brasiliens hat nach monatelangen Beratungen ein umstrittenes Gesetz für ungültig erklärt.
POLITIQUE
“They will not stop until our ancestral lands are one infertile wasteland » – Indigenous leader calls for communities to abandon « corrupt » UN
An indigenous leader has called for indigenous people around the world to abandon the United Nations and create the United Indigenous Nations.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* INDIGENOUS PEOPLES * After Decades Of Oil Drilling, Indigenous Waorani Group Fights New Industry Expansions In Ecuador
After 50 years of expanding oil operations in its Amazonian region, Ecuador will close the door on crude extraction in three oil fields that are home to Indigenous communities, including one of the country’s uncontacted groups.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* INDIGENOUS PEOPLES * He Tracks Elusive Amazon Tribes, but Only From the Shadows
Jair Candor had been searching the Amazon rainforest for three days when he heard their voices.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
* INDIGENOUS PEOPLES * How Indigenous Techniques Saved a Community From Wildfire
The wildfire was blazing a clear path toward a Canadian lakeside tourist spot in British Columbia with a population of 222,000 people. The fire advanced on the city of Kelowna for 19 days — consuming 976 hectares, or about 2,400 acres — of forest.
ÉCONOMIE
Zuger Rohstoffgruppe beutet Indigene aus
Red. Das Folgende ist die Zusammenfassung einer Recherche der Menschenrechtsorganisation Public Eye. Der Regenwald von Borneo bekam nach der Holz- und Palmölindustrie einen neuen Feind: die Kohlekonzerne.
CAUSES
The Untold Stories of the Amazon | Heriberto Araujo
“Maria Joel was a normal housewife with four underage children whose husband was murdered. She held her husband in her arms while he was dying. She had two choices.
MITIGATION & ADAPT.
Biden Administration Bans Drilling Around Native American Cultural Site
The Biden administration took action on Friday to block new oil and gas leasing on federal land around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, one of the nation’s oldest and most culturally significant Native American sites.