News podcast: Where the 60 billion euros for the climate will come from now
The traffic light government wanted to put 60 billion euros into the so-called climate and transformation fund. This should serve to support the project Federal Government in the fight against climate change, such as the improvement of the rail infrastructure or energy-efficient renovation of buildings. According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, the […]
Our Video Columnist Calls Out Lazy Excuses: Misconceptions in Climate Policy
Our video columnist Ueli Schmezer addresses lazy excuses and major misconceptions in climate policy. What is your opinion? In his new column, Ueli Schmezer talks about the climate crisis. – Nau.ch Ad the essentials in brief Ueli Schmezer is launching the second episode of the new video format “Auf den Punkt” on Nau.ch. Schmezer comments […]
Habeck aims to increase funding for rainforest conservation.
The Vice Chancellor praised the political will of the new Brazilian government to stop deforestation. He also addresses the skepticism about the Mercosur free trade agreement. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has announced more financial aid from Germany to protect the rainforest. During a visit to a village in the Amazon rainforest near […]
Angle: Abnormal weather on melting icebergs, climate change learned through games | Reuters
LONDON (14th Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The icebergs have melted and the continents have shrunk to a handful of islands. The survivors try to rebuild the “floodplain”. On December 14, the iceberg melted and the continent was reduced to a handful of islands. The photo is a polar bear. Taken in Greenland in September 2016. […]
Focus: Mainland, Lost Soil Climate Change Threatens Global Agricultural Production | Reuters
WINNIPEG, CANADA/NAIROBI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – West-central United States. Springs in the Corn Belt, where maize is the main crop, are usually dusty and dry. But this spring, the area was flooded. In China, meanwhile, farmland in the Yangtze River Basin has dried up. In both countries, farmers are fighting a losing battle to save the soil […]
Angle: Increased migration due to climate change, support for rich countries essential to global response | Reuters
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Marshall Islands climate change correspondent Tina Stege lives on an atoll 2 meters above sea level and close to the sea. With “the ocean visible on both sides of the island almost everywhere,” there is no escape from sea level rise. Climate change is warming oceans and […]
Corner: floods in Pakistan, complications in reconstruction push residences and careers | Reuters
CHALSADA, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Basis) – At the end of August, the booming Swat River in the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reworked and rushed into the village of Naeem Ullah, 40, speeding to Ula. 14 households of the lord and his family members had been swept absent. In Pakistan, months of rain and […]
Is there a fuel offer with Canada?
Is there a gasoline offer with Canada? Exactly where is Germany heading in conditions of strength and climate plan? Study on a webpage Scholz and Habeck journey to Canada with a significant-rating organization delegation. From the backdrop of the power disaster, these are exports of normal fuel and hydrogen. Because Canada cannot and ought to […]
Greenhouse gasoline emissions as ahead of the pandemic: local weather defense
Gases hazardous to the climate will have to be reduced. In Austria, nevertheless, emissions have elevated by 11% and are very well over the pre-coronavirus amount. According to the statistical agency Eurostat, in the to start with quarter of this yr (January-March), the EU emitted 1,029 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse […]
Biden’s disappointing carbon footprint
New York At the weekend, Joe Biden had hinted at his plan in secrecy. He will use all “executive” options to prevent his climate policy from failing. Now it becomes clear what exactly he meant by that: Apparently the US President is about to declare a climate emergency. After China, the United States is the […]