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Solar, batteries and heat pumps led the green charge in 2023

Global issuesDecember 21, 2023
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Reports & Analysis

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China is reducing its CO2 emissions

China is reducing its CO2 emissions

China emits the most CO2, but is also the world champion of solar energy. Are those two compatible?
ChinaDecember 13, 202304:21 min
UN-Klimakonferenz in Dubai 2023 | COP 28 | Protest mit Luisa Neubauer

COP28: Oil & gas lobby blamed for soft line on fossil fuels

COP28: Oil & gas lobby blamed for soft line on fossil fuels

Some campaigners are blaming corporate lobbyists for undermining a push for a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels.
Global issuesDecember 12, 202302:36 min
People walk at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai

COP28: Consensus on fossil fuel phaseout proves elusive

COP28: Consensus on fossil fuel phaseout proves elusive

With time running out at the UN climate summit, delegates are struggling to reach a key agreement on fossil fuels.
Global issuesDecember 11, 202302:28 min
Weltklimakonferenz der Vereinten Nationen (COP28) in Dubai

COP28 protesters demand end of fossil fuels, Gaza war

COP28 protesters demand end of fossil fuels, Gaza war

Activists have called a day of protest at the climate summit in Dubai.
Global issuesDecember 9, 202301:58 min
A woman walks on a bridge during fires in Renaico, Chile.

COP28: What difference do 1.5 degrees make?

COP28: What difference do 1.5 degrees make?

A look at what happens if the global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Global issuesDecember 8, 202302:44 min
A man wades through a flood street

Witnesses describe climate change in Africa

Witnesses describe climate change in Africa

DW asked people from Africa how their lives have changed as the climate has altered because of global heating.
AfricaDecember 7, 2023
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Extreme weather

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Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves, extreme weather is on the rise due to climate change. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

A view of members of Dresden's fire department walking next to a wall of sandbags erected near the bank of the Elbe river

Parts of Europe hit by severe flooding

Parts of Europe hit by severe flooding

Rivers have burst their banks in many areas, flooding homes and prompting evacuations.
EuropeDecember 28, 202301:53 min
Aerial shot of the "Serengeti Park" safari park and zoo in Hodenhagen, Lower Saxony, with vast portions of its grounds submerged beneath floodwaters. December 28, 2023.

Germany: Flooded safari park relocates smaller animals

Germany: Flooded safari park relocates smaller animals

More than 200 monkeys and other smaller mammals have been relocated in the badly flooded facility in northern Germany.
December 28, 2023
A young child stands ankle deep in water and looks out across a flooded area

Germany: Christmas flood still threatens homes

Germany: Christmas flood still threatens homes

In some areas in Germany floodwaters have started to subside, but elsewhere the risk to houses remains.
GermanyDecember 28, 202318 images
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Saving biodiversity: Crucial for environmental protection

Saving biodiversity and protecting endangered species - crucial elements for environmental protection.
December 28, 202326:06 min
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A person lies in the shade holding a fan and a phone

Climate change witnesses describe evolving weather impacts

DW asked people around the world how their lives have been impacted by global heating.
December 7, 2023
Steam rises from four nuclear plant cool towers

Is nuclear energy the way to achieve climate goals?

A declaration to triple capacity at UN climate talks suggests a nuclear revival. Not everyone agrees.
December 6, 2023
A woman holds an orange sign saying: public money for a green economy

Loss and damage: Who pays for climate change?

Climate financing: which funds are the most promising, what do they actually cover, and why is it all so contentious?
Global issuesDecember 1, 2023