“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…
Climate change hits farmers Harvesting is ‘becoming more and more like a lottery game’ 08/28/2023, 7:24 p.m This year’s grain harvest is below the long-term average. But in view of the freak weather one can be satisfied, said Minister Özdemir. In the meantime, however, the department head has no good news for consumers on the…
Climate in coalition “difficult” Lindner expects “very quick” agreement on basic child security 08/27/2023, 7:42 p.m The finance minister and the family minister have been arguing about basic child security for weeks now. In the “summer interview” with ZDF, Christian Lindner does not want to set a specific date. However, he expects the conflict to…
The Building Energy Act (GEG) not only includes heat pumps, but also energetic renovations. But the development is the same after the heated discussions in spring: the renovation rate is currently less than one percent – and is continuing to decline. “At this rate, we would need 100 years for the entire inventory. A bit…
The Congolese president, candidate for re-election on December 20, at the African Union summit in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 16, 2023. SIMON MAINA / AFP The pre-election period in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is marked by ” repression “. In its press release published on Tuesday 22 August, the international human rights organization…
Did she act out of “distress of conscience”? Trial against climate activist Carla Hinrichs suspended 08/24/2023 2:52 p.m For the second time, a trial has started against the spokeswoman for the last generation, Carla Hinrichs, in the district court in Berlin. The last time, the judge sentenced her to a fine of 600 euros. Now…
Members of Greenpeace demonstrate against industry and fossil fuels on August 22, 2023 in La Défense, near Paris (AFP/Alain JOCARD) A few months before the COP28 in Dubai, at the beginning of December, pressure is increasing on the oil giants, accused by environmental NGOs of gradually abandoning their decarbonization objectives to please their shareholders or…
Contents Meteorologists are increasingly attacked when they make climate change an issue. How does so much fuel get into the weather broadcasts? The guests in the “Club” discuss this. In the past, if you wanted to have a nice chat, you talked about the weather. “You could hold on to that,” says NZZ journalist Claudia…
Members of Greenpeace demonstrate against industry and fossil fuels on August 22, 2023 in La Défense, near Paris (AFP/Alain JOCARD) Greenpeace accuses European gas and oil companies of “doing nothing” for the energy transition and of “not respecting their climate commitments at all”, calling on governments to force them to stop their fossil fuel production…
Contents An IG in Cham has been promoting millet since 2013. It is still rare in fields. This could change with climate change. The small, yellow balls have it all. Millet is a source of iron and protein, contains magnesium and provides vitamins. In terms of nutrition, the grain is in the same league as…
