Around the world, women are putting their lives on the line to defend the climate

Since the adoption of the Paris Climate Accords in 2015, at least 108 women have been murdered after defending the environment from climate wrecking industries.

Gender

Großmutter – sind Männer Schuld an der Klimakrise?

Passend zum Weltfrauentag stellen wir uns in dieser Folge die Frage: Wie hängt das Patriarchat mit der Klimakrise zusammen? Haben männlich geprägte Verhaltensweisen die Zerstörung und Ausbeutung der Natur befeuert? Darüber spricht Luisa mit einer Frau, die sie in Sachen Umweltaktivismus sehr ge

Gender

Aissa Maiga "Marcher sur lʹeau"

Aissa Maiga est une actrice confirmée avec plus dʹune cinquantaine de films à son actif. Elle passe ici pour la deuxième fois derrière la caméra, afin de réaliser un documentaire important sur les peuples vivant dans le désert du Niger.

Afrika Film

* IPCC AR6 * US seeks to remove ‘losses and damages’ from scientific report on climate impacts

The US is pushing back against the use of the term “losses and damages” in a leading scientific report on climate impacts, sources close to the negotiations have told Climate Home News.

IPCC USA

* IPCC AR6 * "Der Klimawandel ist ein Gerechtigkeitsproblem"

Klimareporter°: Frau Otto, am Montag erscheint der zweite Teilbericht des sechsten IPCC-Sachstandsberichts. Worum geht es darin? Friederike Otto: Der erste Teil des neuen IPCC-Berichts hat gezeigt, wie sich durch den Einfluss des Menschen das Klima und damit auch Extremereignisse verändert haben.

IPCC soz. Gerechtigk.

Using land to tackle climate change could have ‘adverse impacts’ on global hunger

Relying heavily on land use to tackle climate change could slow the decline in global hunger, according to new research published in Nature Food.

naturbas. Lösungen

L'adaptation au changement climatique coûte cher aux pays africains

Le rapport publié samedi par le centre de réflexion Power Shift Africa, basé à Nairobi, se concentre sur sept pays, dont le Kenya, le Liberia et l'Ethiopie. Il étudie les dépenses mais aussi l'impact de ces catastrophes sur leur croissance.

Afrika

Eradicating ‘extreme poverty’ would raise global emissions by less than 1%

Lifting hundreds of millions of people out of “extreme poverty” – where they live on less than US$1.90 per day – would drive a global increase in emissions of less than 1%, according to new research.

Armut

World Bank and IMF are courting big oil in debt-laden Suriname

For a long time, Suriname’s economy has been concentrated on oil and mining. Now, the small middle-income nation in South America is facing a public debt crisis and has defaulted on its sovereign debt payments.

Amerikas foss. Energie

Norway underpaid Indonesia for forest protection results, study argues

Norway’s scheme to reduce emissions from deforestation in Indonesia made only a tiny dent in meeting the nation’s climate target – but the forest nation deserved to have been paid more for it, a study has found.

CO2-Kompens. Abholzung

Port in a storm: the trailblazing town welcoming climate refugees in Bangladesh

By the time the rising sun breaks through the morning mist over the Mongla River, the rhythmic chug of motors strapped to wooden canoes is already audible as thousands of workers are hurriedly ferried across the waterway.

Asien Migr. & Flucht

Climate-adaptation funds have not reached half of ‘most vulnerable’ nations, study finds

Many countries in Africa and those experiencing armed conflict are struggling to access money set aside to prepare them for climate change, according to new research.

Klimafinanzierung

Felix Lobrecht – was machen wir falsch?

Die Klimafrage ist eine soziale Frage. Menschen mit weniger Geld verbrauchen durchschnittlich weniger CO2, leiden aber am stärksten unter der Klimakrise und ungerechten politischen Maßnahmen dagegen. Die Folgen sind Ängste, Ablehnung und ein Gefühl der Ungerechtigkeit.

soz. Gerechtigk.

Gaza’s race against climate breakdown

Amid a deepening climate crisis, Palestinians in Gaza are fighting to salvage their land and livelihoods. But repeated bombardments and an unrelenting blockade are devastating efforts to build climate resilience. Ever-worsening shortages of water and electricity.

Konflikte

Here’s how to repay developing nations for colonialism – and fight the climate crisis

Activists pushing for global reparations for colonialism and slavery are often accused of asking for the politically impossible. At the international scale, however, reparations are more plausible than one might think.

Klimafinanzierung Kolonialismus

Daniel Speich-Chassé: «L’histoire est important, surtout lorsque les choses changent.»

Daniel Speich-Chassé, né en 1969, est professeur d'histoire globale à l'Université de Lucerne et membre du conseil scientifique de l'Initiative pour les glaciers, pour laquelle il est l'un des tout premiers contributeurs depuis 2016.

Kolonialismus Geschichte

Amitav Ghosh: European colonialism helped create a planet in crisis

Amitav Ghosh can clearly remember his first interaction with the climate crisis.

Kolonialismus Geschichte

Typhoon Rai’s trail of destruction in the Philippines reignites loss and damage calls

Devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in the Philippines has reignited calls for loss and damage support, separate to humanitarian aid, to help disaster-struck communities recover and rebuild.

Klimafinanzierung

Inspired by King’s Words, Experts Say the Fight for Climate Justice Anywhere is a Fight for Climate Justice Everywhere

Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. Credit: Central Press/Getty Images

glob. Klimagerechtigk.

Les réfugiés climatiques du Somaliland

Le Somaliland, ou plus exactement la République du Somaliland est une ancienne colonie britannique qui se trouve tout à l'Est, dans la Corne de l'Afrique. Pour aller au Somaliland, il faut évidemment prendre l’avion et faire escale en Éthiopie pendant quelques heures.

Afrika Migr. & Flucht

Global warming will make undocumented migration into US ‘increasingly dangerous’

The already perilous desert crossing from Mexico to the US will become more dangerous as the climate warms, new research says.

Amerikas Migr. & Flucht USA

The father of environmental justice, on whether we’re all doomed

Robert Bullard joined Vox Conversations to discuss the global struggle to keep this world safe to live in, and how racism gets in the way. Robert Bullard has been trying to explain to us for more than 40 years that the word “racism” isn’t so easily defined.

USA

Bruno Latour : « L’écologie, c’est la nouvelle lutte des classes »

EntretienAfin de remédier à l’impuissance politique face au réchauffement climatique et de remobiliser une écologie qui oscille souvent entre la moralisation et l’ennui, le philosophe et sociologue repense la notion de conflit social.

Philosophie

‘2.4C is a death sentence’: Vanessa Nakate’s fight for the forgotten countries of the climate crisis

In February 2020, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Vanessa Nakate had her point made for her in the most vivid and “frustrating and heartbreaking” way. The Ugandan climate crisis activist, who turned 25 last month, had gone to Switzerland to introduce some perspective to its cosy consensus.

Afrika

Billions for Climate Protection Fuel New Debate: Who Deserves It Most

The $1 trillion infrastructure law funds programs that tend to favor wealthy, white communities — a test for Biden’s pledge to defend the most vulnerable against climate change.

USA

What Privilege Means in the Climate Crisis Fight

No longer insulated from the climate crisis, the Global North has the power to lead the charge against the pollution it has long enabled. Ms. Rackete is an ecologist and activist.

Geschlechtergräben beim Klimawandel: Wie soll die Klimakommunikation mit ihnen umgehen?

Der Klimawandel trifft Frauen unverhältnismäßig stark, weil er bestehende Ungleichheiten verstärkt.

Klimakommunik. Gender

‘Your generation got us in this mess’: children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents

What do you do when your family has deep ties to the oil and gas industry, yet all agree that burning fossil fuels is accelerating the climate crisis? For one family, the fossil fuel industry’s role in stoking the climate emergency is more than just a dinner table debate. It’s their legacy.

foss. Energie

Ärmere Länder in der Schulden- und Klimafalle

Es ist das Gegenteil des Verursacherprinzips: Die reichen Industrieländer befördern die Klimaerhitzung, die Folgen tragen vor allem die Länder des Globalen Südens. Diese landen in einem finanziellen Teufelskreis.

Klimafinanzierung

African nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26

African nations accepted a “moral commitment” that the US will deliver increased finance for developing countries to cope with intensifying climate impacts in exchange for backing the Cop26 deal in Glasgow.

Afrika Klimafinanzierung COP26 USA

Another Challenge for Conservation Efforts: Gender Inequity

When women lead in conservation, indicators of success often go up — yet they are routinely excluded. Could a group of local leaders in the Philippines provide a model? This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions, which looks at efforts around the world to make a difference.

Asien Gender

Wie reiche Staaten die Entwicklungs­länder (mit tiefem Bedauern) im Stich lassen

Donnerstagabend, vergangene Woche in Glasgow. Die Minister und Delegierten sehen nach 12 Tagen Klima­konferenz aus wie Party­gänger, die in der Früh nach Hause torkeln: Augen­ringe, zerknitterte Hemden, zerzaustes Haar. Die Spuren von zähen Verhandlungen. Und noch ist es nicht vorbei.

Klimafinanzierung COP26

Ernährungssouveränität nährt die Klimagerechtigkeit. Der Übergang ist jetzt!

Dieses Jahr wird als klimachaotischstes Jahr in die Geschichte eingehen.

Landw. & Ernähr. COP26

The rich injustice of COP26

“We will never know when the tide raises and swallows our homes. Our cultures, our languages and our traditions will be taken by the ocean.” —Unnamed activist from Papua New Guinea at COP26, U.N. news service, 11/8/21.

COP26

Pouvons-nous être capables « d’empathie climatique » ?

Loin des yeux du monde, les Malgaches subissent la première famine officiellement due au réchauffement. À Glasgow pour la COP26, leur ministre de l’Environnement tente de faire entendre leur souffrance et de mettre en garde : ailleurs, « d’autres pourraient vivre » la même chose.

Afrika COP26 Hunger Psychol. & psych. Gesundh.

Make extreme wealth extinct: it’s the only way to avoid climate breakdown

Most of our dysfunctions are caused by pandering to the rich.

COP26

“We have been cheated again”: Why developing nations feel silenced at Cop26

Countries in the Global South that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are angry. They came to the climate summit in Glasgow in good faith.

Klimafinanzierung COP26

How Wealth Inequality Fuels the Climate Emergency: George Monbiot, Scientist Kevin Anderson on COP26

The United States and China made a surprise announcement on Wednesday at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow on a joint pledge to reduce methane emissions and slow deforestation. The United States is the largest historical emitter of carbon emissions, while China has been the largest emitter in recen

COP26

African CSOs describe COP26 as ‘most exclusive’ climate negotiations since Paris Agreement

Civil society and grassroots organisations from Africa have described the climate negotiations in Glasgow which on Saturday, November 13, 2021, as the “most exclusive” COP since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016.

COP26

Finanzplatz Schweiz bedroht Kinderleben

«UNO mahnt Schweiz: klimaschädlicher Finanzplatz wird Kinder töten» titelte die «Klimaallianz Schweiz» am 17. Oktober in einer Pressemitteilung. Das ist zwar zugespitzt, ganz falsch ist es nicht. Das Bild, das bei solchen Titeln entsteht, ist natürlich nicht zutreffend.

Schweiz

‘A death sentence’: Indigenous climate activists denounce Cop26 deal

Indigenous communities facing an upsurge in land grabs, water shortages and human rights violations as a result of the Cop26 deal have accused world leaders of sacrificing them in order to postpone meaningful climate action and shield corporate profits.

COP26 Indigene

Rich countries still don’t want to pay their climate change tab

More money is on the table at the Glasgow climate conference, but it’s not enough. Climate change has a central injustice: The parts of the world that contribute the least to global warming stand to suffer the most as temperatures climb.

Klimafinanzierung COP26

Indigenous Women in Peru Seek to Turn the Tables on Big Oil, Asserting ‘Rights of Nature’ to Fight Epic Spills

Aerial scenes from the Northern Amazon from the town of Iqitos to the Amazon oil town of Trompederos, Peru, June 11, 2007. Credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Amerikas Indigene

"Kleine Elite gönnt sich Freifahrtschein"

Luxusgüter wie Megayachten, Privatjets und private Raumfahrt sind Ausdruck der extremen Ungleichheit auf der Welt und gehen zudem mit einem extrem hohen Treibhausgas-Ausstoß einher. (Foto: Pexels/​Pixabay) Der britische Milliardär Richard Branson hat es getan, Amazon-Gründer Jeff Bezos auch.

Lifestyle

"So gibt es keine Klimagerechtigkeit"

Nicht nur die Einhaltung der Klimaziele wurde bei der Klimademo in Glasgow zur Halbzeit der COP 26 gefordert ... Am Morgen des 6. November ist das Wetter richtig schottisch, wie man es sich vorstellt. Es ist nass, windig, kalt. Nicht so richtiges Demonstrationswetter.

COP26

To keep 1.5C alive, the super rich must change their high carbon lifestyles

As week one of Cop26 draws to a close, governments are grappling with how to keep the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement alive. To do so they must find a way to credibly close the gap between projected emissions in 2030, and the level scientists say is needed.

Lifestyle