9. Apr 2025 | Climate Change, General
The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released its latest report Turning Over a New Leaf. This edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks series not only asks what needs to change, but more importantly how true,...
4. Apr 2025 | Allgemein, Climate Change
On April 29, 2025, the online workshop „Klimawandel und Menschen mit Behinderung: Herausforderungen, Lösungen und ways forward“ (Climate Change and People with Disabilities: Challenges, Solutions, and Ways Forward) will take place. People with disabilities are not...
3. Apr 2025 | Climate Change, COP, General
The latest newsletter from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ features an exciting podcast in which Reimund Schwarze, climate economist at UFZ and board member of the DKKV, provides an analysis of the UN Climate Conference COP29 held in November 2024...
25. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, Climate Change
The World Water Day on March 22, 2025, focused on protecting glaciers. These gigantic ice masses store around 70 percent of the world’s fresh water and play a crucial role in the climate. However, climate change is causing them to melt rapidly – with...
19. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, Climate Change
The emissions data for Germany in 2024 show a significant undershoot of the allowed CO2-equivalent limit of 693.4 million tons. However, despite this positive development, Germany risks missing its climate targets for 2030 under the EU Climate Protection Regulation...
14. Mar 2025 | Allgemein, Climate Change
Air quality measures in Germany have shown early success: In 2024, the entire set of limits in the European Air Quality Directive was met for the first time. Fine particulate matter levels have remained below the standards for the seventh consecutive year, and the...
