In order to meet Germany’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, we need to change our mobility habits radically. But that doesn’t mean we have to completely do without cars. Why so many people still find that difficult – and how alternatives can become more attractive.
Countless species of microorganisms, plants, and animals create a unique biodiversity on our planet. They also play a key role in ensuring a stable climate and the functioning of vital natural cycles. Increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions are causing major changes in ecosystems and biodiversity. How can climate protection and nature conservation be thought of as two sides of the same coin?
Peatlands store large amounts of carbon and thus keep greenhouse gases out of the air – if they aren’t drained as they have been in Germany. But the draining can be reversed by rewetting the peatlands and using them differently. It’s as big a challenge as phasing out coal, experts say. But it’s worth the effort, as our new fact sheet shows.
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In 2021, record temperatures of nearly 50 degrees were reached in Canada. Asia and Europe saw extraordinary rainfall and deadly floods. Parts of Africa and South America experienced droughts. In light of climate change, the question is: How extreme will such extreme weather events be in the future?
Climate change is a problem both for the environment and for human health. In a warmer world, heat, extreme weather events, allergies, and germs threaten to wreak havoc on our physical and mental well-being. The more we protect our climate and prepare for those consequences of climate change that are already unavoidable, the more we protect ourselves as well.
The third part of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR 6), published on April 4, 2022, shows: We still have a chance to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. To do so, we need to halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. With immediate and deep changes, this is possible.
Take a stroll through the fields or forests and you run the risk of bringing some unwanted companions back home. As a consequence of climate change, ticks are becoming active earlier and staying active longer throughout the year. When a tick is infected with a virus or with bacteria such as borrelia, the encounter has the potential to become a very uncomfortable one. Learn more in our factsheet.
In the new Working Group II contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report, climate scientists assess the current state of knowledge about mitigation options to climate change. Here you will find background information the Sixth Assessment Report, on the IPCC, and expert analyse.
