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UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: U.N. reports are not widely read.

I love a good summertime headline. In German, this time of year is called Sauregurkenzeit, which translates to “pickle time.” Starting strong with a UN report about how no one reads UN reports.

www.reuters.com/world/un-rep...

Wie praktisch: CDU-Mann Spahn verhilft CDU-Unternehmer Gotthardt zu Millionen von Beitragszahlern – der wiederum spendet an die CDU und finanziert das rechte Hetzportal "Nius", das für eine CDU-AfD-Koalition wirbt, in der Spahn wahrscheinlich eine Schlüsselrolle spielen würde.

The US has left the chat.
The EU has entered the chat.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
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The growing Brics divide between carbon nations and electrostates Energy systems can shape political institutions and make some nations more vulnerable to trade wars than others

www.ft.com/content/5cbd...

Neue IRENA-Bilanz: Der beschleunigte Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energie kostet die Konzerne 467 Milliarden Euro Asien, Afrika und Südamerika profitieren am meisten vom fossilfreien Strom: Die internationale Erneuerbaren-Agentur IRENA spricht von riesigen Kostenvorteilen für viele Länder.

www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...

I’m in New York for UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ special address on climate. He has a hopeful story amidst the chaos and loss of climate disaster. Stick with me to follow his speech, and check out the report his comments are based on!

www.un.org/en/climatech...

‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign

More on Slapp suits issued by ENI www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Italy’s Supreme Court verdict serves a blow to oil company ENI, a victory for people and planet - Greenpeace International In a landmark decision, Italy’s highest court ruled that Italian judges can hear climate change lawsuits to protect people’s human rights.

This is good news. www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

embarrassing myself

Coastal erosion threatening Ireland's ancient forts Climate change is threatening the remains of hundreds of ancient forts dotted around Ireland's coasts, which are vulnerable to coastal erosion.

www.rte.ie/news/munster...

Klimawandel - Hälfte aller Bewohner von Tuvalu hat bereits Einwanderung nach Australien beantragt In dem vom Klimawandel besonders bedrohten Südsee-Staat Tuvalu hat innerhalb weniger Wochen die Hälfte der Bevölkerung die Einwanderung nach Australien beantragt.

www.deutschlandfunk.de/haelfte-alle...

a chart showing Tesla's falling share of EVs in large European countries

Tesla's market share in 15 European countries with growing EV adoption - has been falling since Q2 2023 but the cliff plummet from late 2024 is WILD

eu-evs.com/marketShare/...

(caveat: Q3 2025 should be discounted bc it's very partial, no option to hide it in chart)

Umweltmedizinerin: "Klimaschutz ist Gesundheitsschutz" "Durch den Klimawandel wird der Kranke noch kränker und der Gesunde entwickelt neue Erkrankungen", sagt Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann. Prävention sei enorm wichtig.

Wenn unser Planet nicht gesund ist, macht das auch etwas mit der menschlichen Gesundheit. Wie menschliche Körper insbesondere unter den Folgen der Klimakrise leiden, erklärt Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann hier:
www.deutschlandfunk.de/klimawandel-...

EU hits Moscow with fresh sanctions aimed at Russia’s energy industry Measures include ban on using Nord Stream gas pipelines and a reduction in G7 price cap on Russian oil

The EU is launching new sanctions that hit Russia’s energy sector. Looks like Hungary and Slovakia signed on at the eleventh hour.

US and EU firms strike major gas deal as trade talks hit crunch time BRUSSELS — One of Europe’s largest energy companies has signed a multi-decade agreement to buy American natural gas, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on the continent to boost imports to avoid …

Well, this is bad news.

www.politico.eu/article/us-a...

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

table.media/esg/thema-de...

"Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me."

Srebrenica oder How to get away with Genocide Am 11. Juli 1995 eroberten bosnisch-serbische Truppen unter dem Oberkommando von Ratko Mladić die bis dahin von Bosniaken gehaltene ostbosnische Enklave Srebrenica. 37.000 Menschen hatten dort einer e...

Heute jährt sich der Beginn des Genozids von Srebrenica zum 30ten Mal.

Vor 5 Jahren haben wir (anlässlich des damaligen Jahrestages) diese Episode aufgenommen. Wir glauben, dass sie immer noch aktuell ist...

A motion that would have curtailed the far right's influence over the target has just failed, with the center-right European People's Party voting against. Story coming soon

Climate change tripled recent heat deaths in Europe, scientists say Global warming caused an additional 1,500 deaths in 12 cities during last week’s heat wave, an analysis found.

www.politico.eu/article/clim...

Today's OBR report goes big on costs & benefits of climate action. Costs of net zero are much less than previous thought; costs of inaction are much greater.

Main point: slow action is about 2x as expensive as fast action (2.5% GDP vs 1.2%)

obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...

Der Interamerikanische Gerichtshof für #Menschenrechte sagt: Staaten müssen #Klima und Natur schützen – und diese Pflicht steht über anderen Rechtsvorgaben.

Fachleute erwarten, dass weitere Gerichte das Gutachten aufgreifen, dass es Umweltaktivist*innen ebenso stärkt wie Klimadiplomat*innen.

Hot air: the most extreme heatwaves are accelerating the fastest Tropical regions where heatwaves are already common will be hardest hit by this trend.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Meldung "Landrat: Gohrischheide so gut wie abgebrannt"

GANZ NORMALER SOMMER.

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YouTube video by d le 03 Maritime - People, The Vehicles

A palate cleanser for your timeline ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4_Z...

Unesco warns majority of World Heritage sites at risk from drought or flooding Almost three-quarters of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites are under threat from drought or flooding as a result of global warming, the United Nations cultural agency said this week.

Global warming is threatening almost three-quarters of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites with drought or flooding. www.rfi.fr/en/environme...