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27.06.26 - 14:30
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Brutal Heat Wave Scorches Europe, Raising Climate Inflation Concerns (Bloomberg)
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Europe has been experiencing a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures soaring to historic highs, particularly in France where temperatures were above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Bloomberg News Weather & Climate Reporter Joe Wertz and Climate Reporter Emma Court are on Bloomberg This Weekend to warn that such extreme heat events are likely to become more frequent globally, potentially driving up costs and contributing to what is being termed 'climate inflation,' placing additional financial burdens on consumers. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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27.06.26 - 13:24
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′A sad inevitability′: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat? (The Guardian)
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Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impactOn Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter's nursery – less than 50 miles from the weather station that was the first this week to break the UK June temperature record – asking parents to collect children early because the school buildings were getting unbearably hot.Similar scenes were repeated across Europe this week as the continent swelters through its most severe and widespread heatwave on record – an oppressive force made hotter by carbon pollution and less bearable by repeated failures to prepare for it. France experienced its hottest day and night on record, while the UK and Switzerland both broke their heat records for a June day. Continue reading......
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26.06.26 - 14:18
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Aktuelle Hitzewelle ohne Klimawandel ′praktisch unmöglich′ (DPA-AFX)
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LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Die aktuelle Hitzewelle in West- und Mitteleuropa wäre in diesem Ausmaß ohne den Effekt des Klimawandels Forschern zufolge nahezu ausgeschlossen. Sowohl die aktuellen Tageshöchsttemperaturen als auch die Nachttemperaturen wären zu dieser ......
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26.06.26 - 07:48
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City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case (The Guardian)
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French capital hails 'landmark decision' against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas productsA Paris court has ruled that the French oil company TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans to address them in a high-stakes case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris.The ruling on Thursday is a partial victory for climate change NGOs seeking to apply France's 2017 corporate duty of vigilance law to the climate crisis. However, the court stopped short of ordering specific measures such as limiting overseas exploration and production or setting binding emissions reduction targets. Continue reading......
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26.06.26 - 05:42
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Pressestimme: ′Neue Presse′ zur Klimapolitik (DPA-AFX)
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COBURG (dpa-AFX) - "Neue Presse" zur Klimapolitik:"Es wird Dämme und Schwammstädte brauchen, Hochwasser- und Hitzeschutz, mehr Forschung zu Tropenkrankheiten. Manche Folgen einer 1,8-Grad-Celsius-Erhitzung lassen sich womöglich nicht mehr rückgängig machen, ......
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25.06.26 - 15:48
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Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds (The Guardian)
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LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world, from the US and UK to Chile to Ireland, a report has found.In an analysis of about 3,600 climate-related lawsuits filed since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics (LSE) found a growing number of cases challenging the energy sources, water consumption and air pollution of datacentres, all of which have related climate implications. Continue reading......
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