Blog: Business as usual for fossil fuels as polar ice melt bodes more climate chaos in 2022
This December brought some stark reminders of the events that made this year one I will not forget – and
Read moreThis December brought some stark reminders of the events that made this year one I will not forget – and
Read moreMy expectations for COP26 were not high. What we needed to come out of it was huge. But at the
Read moreWill Glasgow’s COP26 be remembered like Copenhagen (disaster) or Paris (breakthrough)? Is the climate glass half empty or half full?
Read moreWith the final countdown running for the UN climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow, the mood is shifting between desperate hope
Read moreWe are fine and glad to live up a hill, but in shock, with the region around us devastated by
Read moreI was working through my Twitter feed, fretting about the incredible temperatures in the high north and researching my next
Read moreThe bi-annual Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20th attracted a lot of media interest – not least
Read moreIn Germany, where I live, the country’s highest court, the Federal Constitutional Court, – unnoticed by much of the international
Read moreThe United Nations Environment Programme is calling for bold action to “make peace with nature” by cutting greenhouse gases and
Read moreFebruary 27th is International Polar Bear Day. In the rapidly warming Arctic climate, sea ice is declining at record rates, destroying
Read moreAs I started work on this post, on December 23rd the thermometer here in north-western Germany showed 14° Celsius. I’ve
Read moreOn November 23, Germany’s public service broadcaster ARD dedicated its prime viewing time after the evening news to the Arctic,
Read moreImagine you head for the North Pole to test your brand-new giant, state-of-the-art icebreaker – and you can’t find any
Read moreRapid emissions cuts could still ensure their long-term survival. Otherwise, some Arctic regions seem set to lose polar bears by
Read moreIn the remote, high Arctic region of north-eastern Greenland, at 74° North, a scattered group of blue and white buildings
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