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Climate change is intensifying wildfires, especially in northern regions, says fire researcher Thomas Hickler. If the Paris climate targets were met, humanity could probably "still adapt quite well in fighting forest fires." But above the two-degree limit, things will become problematic.
By Alexandra Endres
At their summit, the five BRICS countries only talk about global warming in general terms and the familiar climate demands. Yet their strategies, conditions and goals are far more diverse than their common criticism of the developed countries would suggest.
By Bernhard Pötter
Canada is ravaged by the worst wildfires in its history. But the political fronts hardly change: The Conservatives continue to oppose carbon taxes, Liberals advocate climate action, and the population questions the sense of the measures. The damage threatens economic growth.
By Redaktion Table