Climate change is inexorably leading to rising temperatures and longer, more intense droughts in many parts of the world. These global changes are locally exacerbated in urban environments by a phenomenon called the urban heat island. (more…)

While we would expect normal winter weather in our region in February, extreme climate events are showing their strength more and more often. A prime example is storm Nils, which hit southwest France in an uncharacteristically mild and rainy (more…)

Nature is not a luxury, but our most basic form of critical infrastructure. It is the cornerstone that keeps food on our tables, enables economies to function, and holds society together. But we are currently managing our planet with such (more…)

Between 1993 and 2022, extreme weather events globally claimed more than 765,000 lives and directly caused economic losses of nearly $4.2 trillion (adjusted for inflation). These alarming figures are the result of (more…)

To better understand climate change and sustainability, it is crucial to know 10 basic carbon terms. Carbon emissions indicate the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. To unify them into a single value, a metric is used CO2 equivalent (CO2e) a (more…)

Imagine standing on the threshold of an era where the past meets with unprecedented uncertainty. Strategic scenarios are not „divination from the orb“ or attempts to predict unpredictable shocks such as „black swans.“ They are (more…)

The soil beneath our feet holds enormous, yet often overlooked, potential for addressing the climate crisis. In its natural state, soil stores extraordinarily large amounts of carbon. As a result of the intensification of (more…)

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems characterized by the accumulation of partially decomposed organic material, i.e. peat. Although covering only 3 to 4 % of our planet's land surface, they hold almost one-third of the world's soil carbon. This huge amount of carbon (more…)

Forests are often referred to as the lungs of our planet, but their greatest climate treasure is hidden where we don't usually see it - underground. (more…)

When modern companies, governments, or non-governmental organizations try to seriously assess climate and natural risks today, they rarely cite the absolute lack of data as the first problem. In fact, it is (more…)

Climate change is causing measurable global damage, but at the international level, a quantitative definition and a precise framework for linking specific emissions to quantified financial losses and damages (Loss and Damage) have so far been lacking. A group of researchers (more…)

The Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents that regulates Earth's climate and includes the famous Gulf Stream, may be on the verge of collapse, according to scientific evidence. Although such an event has been thought for many years to be (more…)

The year 2024 went down in history as the warmest on record, following the record levels of greenhouse gases in 2023. These extremes have directly contributed to more frequent and destructive weather events around the world, from devastating hurricanes to droughts and floods. (more…)

Urban green spaces are a fundamental pillar for sustainable and healthy urban life. They provide key temperature regulation, reduce noise and air pollution, and significantly support the physical health and social well-being of residents. Despite these (more…)

Climate change is relentlessly increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events, which are already the leading cause of weather-related mortality. In the search for solutions, one of the most effective adaptation tools is often forgotten: (more…)

UNEP FI tool Climate Pathways Navigator enables financial institutions to align their portfolios with climate science. By providing detailed sector analysis and insights into trade-offs between sectors, this tool enables institutions to: (more…)

Climate change is no longer just a distant environmental issue of melting glaciers, but is increasingly emerging as a direct threat to public health, living standards and the psychological well-being of people around the world. Many young people (more…)

The year 2025 went down in history as the most destructive forest fire season in the European Union. Satellite analyses from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), which has been managed for a long time by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, (more…)

The public and many policymakers often believe that the catastrophic consequences of climate change will only occur with extreme global warming of 3°C or even 4°C. However, a groundbreaking new study refutes this assumption. It shows that even with so-called „moderate“ (more…)

The question of how many people our planet can actually support has long resonated in the fields of ecology and demography. The latest scientific analyses historical demographic data comes with a serious finding (more…)