Energy, Climate, Environment

The present study, authored by scientists from different backgrounds, makes the eloquent case for such a reflection, pause, and reassessment. The publication is recommended to any reader concerned about our oceans' future.

Sustainable transport and mobility are key to tackle the climate crisis and to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal. However, transport today accounts for nearly 30 percent of the CO₂ emissions within the European Union. How can the EU reduce its transport and mobility emissions while connecting citizens, creating green jobs and leading the innovation in the sector?

The plastic pollution crisis is a significant and growing threat to the Earth’s climate. Greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle threaten the ability of the global community to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C.

The present report investigates the early, ongoing, and often surprising role of the fossil fuel industry in developing, patenting, and promoting key geoengineering technologies. 

80% der Bevölkerung in Lateinamerika leben in städtischen Gebieten, die ein hohes Maß an sozialer Ungleichheit und räumlicher Trennung aufweisen. In der vierten Ausgabe von Perspectivas beschreiben und analysieren lateinamerikanische Autorinnen und Autoren die verschiedenen Aspekte von Mobilität und die Herausforderungen einer Verkehrswende in Lateinamerika.

Why the focus on insurance to address loss and damage is a distraction from real solutions.

Climate change mitigation scenarios are important instruments for developing pathways towards a climate-friendly world. This short study shows that neither the use of CDR technologies is as indispensable as shown in the scenarios, nor is an overshoot unavoidable.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial is feasible. This publication is a civil society response to the challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5°C while also paving the way for climate justice.