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September 17, 2023, New York, New York, USA: Banners read Biden End Fossil Fuels Biden Fossil Fuels Kill Stop wildfires floods storms heatwaves Biden Declare a climate emergency A livable future for all of us For Humanity Landback Indigenous Environmental Network Led by Indigenous communities an estimated 75,000 people march through midtown Manhattan to the United Nations calling for President Biden to end to fossil fuels. The march precedes the upcoming UN Climate Ambition Summit. New York USA - ZUMAr174 20230917_znp_r174_151 Copyright: xGinaxMxRandazzox

UN summit: climate action pioneers show courage

At the UN Secretary-General's "Climate Ambition Summit", selected climate champions from nations, organizations and companies have the opportunity to explain their goals and successes. António Guterres aims to empower progressives against those who hinder progress. However, the green front lacks strength.

By Bernhard Pötter

September 8, 2023, New Delhi, Delhi, India: United Nations Anto³nio Guterres Secretary General reacts during a press conference, ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on September 8, 2023. New Delhi India - ZUMAj168 20230908_zip_j168_026 Copyright: xKabirxJhangianix

António Guterres: moral admonition, strategic scolding

The climate summit in New York once again shows that the climate crisis has become a priority for the UN Secretary-General during his term in office. The top diplomat has verbally radicalized himself. He adopts demands from the environmental movement, insults the fossil fuel industries, and refuses to let those who try to slow down climate efforts take the stage at the UN.

By Bernhard Pötter

Climate crisis in failed states: Humanitarian aid at its limit

The flood disaster in Libya is yet another example that clearly shows that the effects of climate change are exacerbated where government structures are weak or non-existent. This is where humanitarian aid is particularly difficult. It is up to politicians to tackle this – including through ambitious climate efforts.

By Redaktion Table

IAA Mobility 2023 in der Messe Riem vom 05.09.-10.09.2023 in Muenchen. Steffi LEMKE Bundesumweltministerin, Einzelbild,angeschnittenes Einzelmotiv,Portraet,Portrait,Porträt. *** IAA Mobility 2023 at Messe Riem from 05 09 10 2023 in Munich Steffi LEMKE Federal Minister for the Environment , single image,cropped single image,portrait,portrait,portrait

'Failing to act could become so costly that it could overwhelm the state'

The German "Climate Adaptation Week" aims to make it clear: The effects of the climate crisis are also clearly felt in Germany. In today's special interview, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke demands that authorities and planners anchor adaptation in everyday life. And she calls for a reorienting agricultural policy, which has worked "against nature for centuries."

By Bernhard Pötter