Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier

The climate crisis, Donald Trump told the UN last month, is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. With these words the US president rejected the international scientific consensus and evidence that we can all check daily with a...

Researchers see striking parallels between past and present climate debates

THIS CONTENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY University of Oslo - read more Do you feel that climate engagement is pointless? A story from the 18th century may offer hope. A man praying on his knees for better weather. (Painting from 1771. Unknown artist....

How important is environmental awareness in management and organizations?

“We clearly need more managers to understand how the Earth’s ecological systems work.” A recent study by the Stockholm Resilience Centre shows that seven out of nine planetary boundaries are now breached. These include climate change, biosphere...

Trump pushes back on EU attempt to force its climate rules on US companies here

A massive climate power grab by the European Union against American companies is being heavily resisted by President Trump. EU legislation requires compliance with draconian and expensive EU climate rules for the entire supply chain of products...

German environment minister urges EU to extend industry emissions trading beyond 2039

Germany’s environment minister Carsten Schneider has called for issuing CO2 allowances in the EU’s emissions trading system (EU ETS 1) beyond 2039. "According to the current plan, the allocation of certificates will end in 2039; that is too soon,"...

Climate Cult Fantasy and Duplicity Precede COP30

Cheeky claims about causes and solutions for an illusory climate crisis must be challenged The 30th Conference Of Parties on climate change (COP30) will promote its climate, energy and economic fantasies and demands November 10–21 in Belém,...

EU, Germany Launch German–Nigerian Flare4Value Project To Curb Gas Flaring

The European Union (EU) and the German Embassy in Abuja have launched the German–Nigerian Flare4Value Project under the EU Green Diplomacy Week, aimed at tackling gas flaring and promoting sustainable energy development in Nigeria. The initiative...

Climate planning

Pakistan has suffered three major floods in just fifteen years. In 2010, the Indus overflowed and left a fifth of the country underwater. In 2022, large parts of the country drowned again, displacing millions and causing billions in damage.And...

U.S. soldiers test 3D printed Widowmaker grenade dropper on PDW C100 drone in Germany

U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division tested a 3D printed munition dropper called Widowmaker, mounted on a PDW C100 drone, during Combined Resolve 26 1 in Germany. The system represents a new frontier in soldier-driven innovation,...

COP30 must act: new Greenpeace poll shows nine in 10 people want forest protection to fight climate change 

Brasília, Brazil, Greenpeace Brazil has projected messages to country delegates at the Pre-COP in Brasilia calling for urgent action to end forest destruction as a new Greenpeace International’s poll showed nine out of 10 people surveyed want...

Spain on Fire: The Cost of Polarisation

With human-driven climate disasters growing in both frequency and intensity, taking decisive steps towards climate adaptation is crucial – but politics has failed to rise to the occasion. Spain, which saw the worst of the wildfires that tore...

EU launches climate and energy initiative in Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) has launched the expanded Team Europe Initiative on Climate and Energy in Bangladesh, aiming to strengthen climate mitigation—especially in the energy sector—and climate adaptation, officials said. EU Ambassador Michael...

Report identifies how three visionaries leverage project management to fight climate change

TIME Studios and Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s foremost authority for project professionals, have teamed up to co-produce a new documentary series called The Solutionaries, highlighting three innovators driving scalable...

German Embassy-JoyNews Climate Talks: Stakeholders renew calls for gov’t to revive Ghana’s railway system

Across Africa, road transport continues to dominate both freight and passenger movement, despite the existence of a more cost-efficient and sustainable alternative which is the railway. Rail transport is particularly well-suited for bulk goods,...

Hungary Still has Much to Offer Germany – EY Partner Ésik Says

One stream involves continued FDI, the most recent example of which was the opening of the BMW plant at Debrecen on Sep. 26. The other strand has been unease about slowing sales globally. But there are signs the pessimism over the latter may be...

Mega-floods caused by global warming pose rising risk to elderly, study finds

Whatever your politics, alternative facts aren't a thing and climate change is happening along the trajectory of the worst-case scenario. In fact, climate change caused by humans has been predicted for a century now, yet as a species we seem...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Critics of mainstream climate science and allies of the fossil fuel industry are taking aim at a prominent expert who’s helping coordinate the next United Nations review of global climate research, arguing that her work aims to bolster...

Climate litigation on the rise in India amid growing environmental concerns: UN Report

In Asia, Indonesia topped the list with 15 cases, followed by India (14), Pakistan (6), and China (5). Globally, the United States leads with 1,986 climate-related cases, followed by Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and...

Germany leading the way for climate justice

We appreciate Germany’s record-setting contribution of €11.8 billion to global climate finance in 2024. With every passing day, climate-vulnerable nations like ours face existential threats from the adverse effects of climate change, be it rising...

How data gaps deepen climate injustice in the Himalayas

A Himalayan glacial lake. Image from Pexels. This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development...