Several national governments have announced their intention to phase out use of coal. A total of 72.8 gigawatts of coal power capacity is located in countries which have announced they will phase out coal by
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Climate change causes record-high ocean temperatures in 2019 again
2019 was the third year in a row to set a new record in ocean temperatures. The heating of the oceans is highly concerning, as it shows even more clearly than the air temperatures how
The power of language in fighting the climate crisis
This is the second part of a series emphasizing the impact of language in the fight against the climate crisis and environmental breakdown. The European Wilderness Society has been aware of the importance of appropiate
2019 – a year characterized by climate emergency
The Oxford English Dictionary has just awarded its word of the year: climate emergency. The rise of this term has been explosive throughout 2019. By September, it was 100 times more commonly used than a
Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are announcing Germany as the third most climate change affected country in 2018. The results of
EU Parliament declares climate emergency
On the 28th of November, the European Parliament officially declared the climate emergency in Europe. With 429 votes for and only 225 against, the Parliament accepted this symbolic resolution. One week earlier, European Union delegates
Youth is calling for climate action!
Our latest Erasmus project: Youth Green Conference 2019 finalized last October, but follow-up activities are still continuing. One of them is an article, written by the Ukrainian participant: Natalia Savko. This article was translated into
Oil companies under pressure
To keep the world’s average temperature below two degrees, the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016. To achieve this goal, a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 20% is targeted. Another important part is the
The future of polar seas under climate change
The poles are one of the most rapidly heating areas of the Earth due to climate change. With increasingly warmer waters and lower ice cover, ecosystems are en route to massive changes. This will also
Climate change predicted to cause severe sea level rise
A new study, published in Nature Communications, analysed the sea level rises and predicted future ones. Due to climate change, the sea level rose by 11-16 cm in the 20th century, but by the end
Chinook salmon die-off as a consequence of climate change
The numbers of Chinook Salmon have dropped drastically in the recent years. In Columbia, US, 17 million salmon used to return each year, but now the number is reduced to just one million. Salmon are
The German National Forest Summit – Rescue For The Forest?
In the end of September 2019 the German National Forest Summit took place in Berlin. In that summit, different stakeholders discussed the activities for saving the German forest in the future. However, the opinions on
Youth biggest fear is environmental degradation
Based on the motto “A generation pipe up” a new Study filtered out interesting and hopeful trends according young generation and environment. This study is tasking independent scientists to explore the moods, perspectives and expectations
Slovenia is rapidly losing its last glaciers due to climate change
This year is another sad year for the only two glaciers in Slovenia, again becoming smaller and smaller. In fact, as both of them are smaller than 25 ha, they are technically glacierets rather than
Global climate strike – Join us!
What started off as a one-man strike soon became a global movement. Millions of people follow the call of Greta Thunberg in protesting on the climate crisis. In the last months, people from all over
Species can’t acclimatise to climate change fast enough
Recently a new meta-study was published where they looked into common species and how they are coping with the heat. Unfortunately the news isn’t good as species cannot acclimatise to climate change fast enough. Typically
Is restoring forests the best way to tackle climate change?
Recently, a study in journal Science was published that shows that the best solution for climate change is planting trees. By doing so, trees absorb the excess CO2 that we released into the atmosphere. Therefore,