Contents At the first African climate meeting, the states emphasize their potential and demand fair conditions on the markets. What is it about? The first climate summit of African countries took place in Nairobi in Kenya on Wednesday. Heads of state as well as representatives of the United Nations, governments from other regions of the…
For the first time, African leaders are meeting to negotiate a common strategy to solve the climate crisis. The Africans are demanding a radical restructuring of the international financial system. “We made history today in Nairobi,” said Kenya’s President William Ruto, who hosted the negotiations at the first Africa Climate Summit. “This week we African…
Climate Policy Survey Almost half of Germans are disappointed with Habeck’s work 09/05/2023 10:09 am Less than a quarter of Germans believe that the federal government is doing enough to protect the climate. At the same time, more than three quarters find that the coalition takes too little account of people’s financial possibilities. Minister of…
Experts evaluate traffic light coalition German climate policy receives grade “insufficient” 9/5/2023 3:22 am listen to the article This audio version was artificially generated. More Info | send feedback Instead of switching to emergency mode, the federal government got caught up in party politics: In the latest country report, the international NewClimat Institute gave Germany…
The nuclear power plants are shut down and Germany has to beg its neighbors for electricity. This representation has persisted since the nuclear phase-out in the spring. But that’s wrong. “There are no electricity beggars,” says Bruno Burger. The energy expert from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and operator of Energy chartwhy:…
Published on 08/30/2023 at 3:41 p.m. BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Economic sentiment in the euro zone deteriorated in August, continuing the steady decline seen since the start of the year, data released by the European Commission showed on Wednesday. The European Commission’s monthly economic sentiment index fell…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Economic sentiment in the euro zone deteriorated in August, continuing the steady decline seen since the start of the year, data released by the European Commission showed on Wednesday. The European Commission’s monthly economic sentiment index fell to 93.3 in August from 93.5 in July. Optimism in the industry deteriorated from -9.3…
“We lack the income” Scholz puts off citizens with climate money 08/30/2023, 3:30 p.m In order to compensate for rising CO2 prices, the traffic light promises citizens climate money. The chancellor concedes, however, that we will have to wait a while. Technically, the administration is not that far and the abolition of the EEG surcharge…
Por the first time, a climate conference – the COP28, which will be held in Dubai from November 30 – will examine the role of world trade in global warming. Opponents of free trade argue that the long-neglected environmental costs far outweigh the trade benefits. France thus opposed, in 2020, the signing of a free…
“Idalia is now a hurricane. It is expected to rapidly intensify to become an extremely dangerous major hurricane before making landfall on Wednesday,” the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest published bulletin. at 0900 GMT. A “major hurricane” is a classification reserved for those that exceed category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale,…
Climate targets drive growth Federal subsidies almost doubled since 2021 08/29/2023, 7:24 p.m The federal government’s new subsidy report contains explosives for the traffic light: According to Finance Minister Lindner, the rate of state aid has increased from 37 to 67 billion euros since 2021. Most of the perks are related to the climate and…
Von der Leyen is enthusiastic Hoekstra is supposed to organize Europe’s climate policy 08/29/2023, 6:50 p.m Since Frans Timmermans wants to become prime minister in the Netherlands, he vacates his post as the EU’s climate protection commissioner. President von der Leyen already has a successor in mind: Wopke Hoekstra. He is motivated and has a…
