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IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ

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.

RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.

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 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

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals

IMPACTS RECOMMANDÉ

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 RECOMMANDÉ

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

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

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024

IMPACTS

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughts

IMPACTS

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

Selbst heftige Winterstürme können das Mittelmeer nicht mehr nachhaltig abkühlen. Im Sommer könnte es deshalb erneut zu einer maritimen Hitzewelle kommen.

IMPACTS

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

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, 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

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

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.

RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.

These are 8 of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ support

POLITIQUE

The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects

RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

POLITIQUE

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

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

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

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

Flugreisen schaden dem Klima – doch die Passagierzahlen steigen. Die Flugticketabgabe sorgt darum für Diskussionen

JUSTICE CLIM.

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.

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.

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

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 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

Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

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

Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world's largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktank

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Als 1973 das Öl knapp wurde, stand der Westen unter Schock. 50 Jahre später streitet Deutschland über Tankstellenpreise.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

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

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

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

Der Konflikt im Nahen Osten treibt den Preis des Rohstoffs in die Höhe. Fragen und Antworten zum schwarzen Gold.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Eine knappe Mehrheit der zuständigen Kommission spricht sich für entsprechende Anpassungen im Kernenergiegesetz aus.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Weltweit greifen Staaten zu Tankrabatten und Preisdeckeln, die schon 2022 kaum halfen. Fachleute warnen: Die populären Massnahmen schaden.

ÉCONOMIE

Zu Klimaschutz drängen oder sich zurückziehen? Nicht alle Schweizer Banken nutzen ihre Finanzanlagen genügend.

DROIT & LITIGE

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

Ten years ago, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists now blame a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.

SCIENCES

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

President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production

ANTI-CLIMAT

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.

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.

The Danish Icelandic artist reflects on his childhood and how it influenced and empowered his art.

LIVRES

Two experts unpack how trends in climate and geopolitics might unfold to shape the far north.

JUSTICE CLIM.

New forum should challenge a system that leaves Global South nations without fiscal breathing space to navigate climate disasters

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

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

JUSTICE CLIM.

Offiziell helfen die Industrieländer beim Klimaschutz. Tatsächlich verschärfen sie die Krise für viele Entwicklungsländer, weil ihre Hilfen meist Kredite sind.

JUSTICE CLIM.

The structural traps keeping them in debt

JUSTICE CLIM.

Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change – governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral

JUSTICE CLIM.

More creditors are agreeing to suspend debt payments in the wake of weather disasters, but experts say greater financial relief will be needed

JUSTICE CLIM. MITIGATION & ADAPT.

So-called “debt-for-nature swaps” have regained prominence in recent years as part of efforts to raise finance for conservation efforts across biodiverse developing countries.

JUSTICE CLIM.

The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF are a chance to transform outstanding debts for fossil fuel projects into grants for renewable energy systems

JUSTICE CLIM.

The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF are a chance to transform outstanding debts for fossil fuel projects into grants for renewable energy systems

JUSTICE CLIM.

World Bank and IMF urged to back plan at Spring Meetings.

JUSTICE CLIM.

Schulden sind ein Machtinstrument, mit dem reiche Länder sich billige Arbeitskräfte und Ressourcen sichern, sagt Dianah Mugalizi. Die Koordinatorin der Bewegung Debt for Climate in Kenia fordert eine Schuldenstreichung, ähnlich wie für Deutschland nach dem Krieg.

JUSTICE CLIM.

As host of the G20 summit last weekend, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi was right to highlight the importance of debt relief. But he and other G20 leaders could have done more to recognise how economic reliance on fossil fuels has made debt crises worse.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

The West African nation is preparing to import LNG under a long-term agreement with Shell which critics say Ghana doesn’t need and can’t afford. In the past, his earnings have been sufficient to provide for his family. But Gakpo is now struggling to make ends meet.

Poor countries will be able to pause their debt repayments if hit by climate disaster, under plans announced by the World Bank at the finance summit in Paris.

Portugal has signed an agreement to swap Cape Verde’s debt for investments in an environmental and climate fund that is being established by the archipelago nation off West Africa’s coast, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday.

Der fossile Kapitalismus lasse sich eher von den Rändern her bezwingen, sagt der argentinische Aktivist Esteban Servat. Mit der Initiative «Debt for Climate» glaubt er, einen wirksamen Hebel gefunden zu haben.

TURNEFFE ATOLL, Belize — Belize faced an economic meltdown. The pandemic had sent it into its worst ever recession, putting the government on the brink of bankruptcy. For Belize, that meant its oceans, endangered mangroves and vulnerable coral reefs.

IMPACTS

NAWABSHAH, Pakistan — The young woman waded into the waist-deep floodwater that covered her farmland, scouring shriveled stalks of cotton for the few surviving white blooms. Every step she took in the warm water was precarious: Her feet sank into the soft earth. Snakes glided past her.

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A member of the A'i Cofan community guard walks across the Aguarico River in Ecuador's Amazon, where indigenous groups were granted power to block mining projects after a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court, in Sinangoe, Ecuador March 5, 2022. Picture taken March 5, 2022.

ACTIVISME

This could be how the fight against climate breakdown reaches critical mass. It has proved too easy to stop people uniting around the crucial issues of our time.

ÉCONOMIE

For a long time, Suriname’s economy has been concentrated on oil and mining. Now, the small middle-income nation in South America is facing a public debt crisis and has defaulted on its sovereign debt payments.

JUSTICE CLIM.

Die Bewegung "Debt for Climate" ruft zu Protesten anlässlich der Weltbank-IWF-Tagung auf. Ohne eine Streichung der Schulden der ärmsten Länder werde es keine globale Energiewende geben.