On October, 24th the “The World in 2050: Imagining and Creating Just Climate Futures” conference started. It will be lasting three weeks. What ...
Bosch’s ICT ambitions in the smart city and other sectors
Bosch, a German supplier of engine components, started a business segment, called “beyond mobility”. It includes initiatives aimed at ...
Resilience lessons from hurricane Matthew
While the whole devastating impact of hurricane Matthew on farmers’ livelihoods, the environment and public health is not entirely clear yet, it can be ...
More global power capacity generated by renewables than coal
According to an International Energy Agency report renewables accounted for more of the increase in global power capacity generating than coal last year. ...
Companies’ climate change plans still to ineffective
More and more companies aim to cut emissions and take actions but there still is a long way to go. Their plans for cutting emissions comply only to a ...
China’s efforts to cut pollution of shipping industry at risk
There has been much international reporting on the high levels of pollution in China. The Chinese government took a ground-breaking policy initiative to ...
Could climate change be a cause for a financial crisis?
Paul Fisher, the former deputy head of the regulatory department of the Bank of England, said that climate change can be a risk for financial instability ...
Hands-on initiatives for more urban resilience
The Rockefeller Foundation started the 100 Resilient Cities project to enhance the resilience of cities against natural hazards. Melbourne and Sydney are ...
New CO2 emission record reached in 2015
The global averaged CO2 level reached 400 parts per million in 2015 which is a significant milestone when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas. This ...
Streit über Klimaschutzplan 2050 in der Bundesregierung
In der großen Koalition ist ein Streit zwischen SPD und Union über den Klimaschutzplan 2050 ausgebrochen. Im Kern streiten beide Fraktionen darüber, ...
