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 ...
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, ...
Tougher EU regulations for automakers
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt calls for a revision of EU law and tougher EU regulations to prevent automakers violating emission limits. ...
USA: First carbon tax ever
Washington initiative 732, originally started as a grassroot campaign, could make sure that the first ever created carbon-tax would be implemented in the ...
Habitat III – A resumé
The United Nations’ third Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) has come to an end. 30.000 representatives attended the ...
Actual commitment to realize the New Urban Agenda
Despite low turnouts of heads of state and top-end experts at Habitat III, which some see as a sign of low political commitment, there is a great belief by ...
Paris Climate Deal ratified in Indonesia
On Wednesday the Indonesian parliament ratified the Paris agreement. All ten parties approved it. Indonesia is a major coal producer and deforestation of ...
VW: Umrüstung erfolgt zu langsam
Die Umrüstung der manipulierten Dieselautos von VW sollte ursprünglich 2016 abgeschlossen sein. Bisher wurde allerdings nur ein ganz kleiner Teil der ...
Habitat III: Mayors demand more power
Mayors demand autonomous power and direct access to funds and financial institutions for cities. The demand for reform was launched on the first day of ...
