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Whether it's building a bridge, tapping natural resources, harvesting renewable resources or tackling climate change, no other issue has pitted government, business, citizens and scientists against each other as much as the environment.

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Troubling Addiction The World Is Failing To Rid Itself of Coal

It is the most CO2 intensive of all fuels and yet consumption of it is rising dramatically, regardless of the climate crisis. We’re burning coal like there is no tomorrow. Why is it proving so difficult to phase out?

The World Is Failing To Rid Itself of Coal - David Maurice Smith / Agence VU / laif

Mining the Planet to Death The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies

The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability. Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure the resources needed to produce wind turbines and solar cells. Are there alternatives?

The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies - [M]: Hedi Xandt; SABarton / Getty Images / DER SPIEGEL

Key Issues at Climate Conference How the Worst Can (Maybe) Still Be Averted

The Glasgow climate summit could be the key to limiting the damage of climate change, but its success will depend on the host country’s ability to bring guest nations together – and on the willingness of China and the U.S. to overcome their deepening rivalry. An Analysis by Susanne Götze

How the Worst Can (Maybe) Still Be Averted - Friedrich Stark / epd

Green Party Co-Leader Annalena Baerbock on Coalition Talks "The Government Currently Being Formed Is Finally Going to Act"

Germany is still in the process of putting together a government following the September election. Green Party co-leader Annalena Baerbock speaks to DER SPIEGEL about progress on climate policy, the challenges of a three-party coalition and why German autobahns are not getting a speed limit. Interview Conducted by Valerie Höhne, Martin Knobbe und Jonas Schaible

"The Government Currently Being Formed Is Finally Going to Act" - Peter Rigaud / DER SPIEGEL

A Biology Student Versus Beijing The Triumph of Environmental Activism in China

A planned dam in China's Red River Valley would have destroyed the habitat of an endangered bird. But a 31-year-old biology student stood up to the authorities and managed to block the project. How did he do it? By Georg Fahrion in Yunnan

The Triumph of Environmental Activism in China - Gilles Sabrie / DER SPIEGEL

Artificial Intelligence How High-Tech Tools Are Helping Combat Climate Change

AI is helping researchers, urban planners, activists and even companies prevent damage to the climate. Algorithms can be used to detect forest destruction, reduce emissions – or even eavesdrop on animals in the ocean. By Sonja Peteranderl

How High-Tech Tools Are Helping Combat Climate Change - MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP

Extreme Weather in Greenland “The Frequency of Such Events Is without Precedent”

For the first time on record, it recently rained at the highest point in Greenland. Glaciologist Andreas Peter Ahlstrøm explains why it happened – and how dangerous it could be for the rest of the world. Interview Conducted By Christoph Seidler

“The Frequency of Such Events Is without Precedent” - Christoph Seidler / DER SPIEGEL

Summer of Anxiety Have We Finally Broken the Climate?

Heat domes in Canada, flooding in Germany, droughts in Africa and Central Asia: This summer has seen some worrying weather. How closely is it tied to climate change? Scientists around the world are trying to find out. By Francesco Collini, Johann Grolle und Thomas Milz

Have We Finally Broken the Climate? - Georgios Lefkou Papapetrou / AFP

The Great Green Wall Warding Off Desertification in Africa

Africa is suffering from increasing heat and droughts, even though the continent itself plays a very small role in causing climate change. Environmentalists are working on a massive project that will see the planting of a green belt leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. By Fritz Schaap

Warding Off Desertification in Africa - Stefan Kleinowitz / DER SPIEGEL

Germany’s New Climate Reality A Country Races to Prepare for the Unavoidable

Floods, storms, forest fires – events that used to be extreme have become the new normal. Now German officials are building dikes, underground storage tanks and green roofs to avert disaster. Will it be enough?

A Country Races to Prepare for the Unavoidable - Kollektiv25

Quiet Energy Revolution Germany's Stricter New Emissions Goals Present Huge Challenge

Germany's high court ruled in April that the government had to do more in the fight against global warming. The tough new emissions targets will be difficult to meet.

Germany's Stricter New Emissions Goals Present Huge Challenge - Paul Langrock

A Brutal Fight against Poaching The Modern-Day Bounty Hunters of South Africa

The fight against rhino poachers in South Africa is a lucrative business. Well-armed units patrol the parks and reserves – and have been accused of murdering innocent people. By Fritz Schaap

The Modern-Day Bounty Hunters of South Africa - Brent Stirton / Getty Images

Climate Change Heat Stroke

Humanity is continuing to crank up the heat in our atmosphere – with catastrophic consequences. How warm will it get? What does it mean for Germany and the world? And what can we still do about it? Von Olaf Heuser und Christoph Seidler

Heat Stroke - Matt Dutcher / Getty Images

Climate Change Thinning Crown

Forests filter gigantic amounts of CO₂ from the air, store water, provide shade and stop desertification. Yet logging and clear-cutting continues. What can we do to save our trees?

Thinning Crown - Guillaume Seguin / Getty Images

Climate Change The Great Thaw

Glaciers are shrinking, permafrost is thawing out and the Arctic could soon be completely free of ice: Do we still have time to save the ice on our planet? We take stock from the North Pole to the South Pole. Von Bernhard Riedmann

The Great Thaw - Mint Images / Getty Images

Climate Change The World's Oceans in Distress

Our oceans provide more than just a home to a vast array of species – they also sequester unfathomable amounts of CO₂. But sea levels are also rising, posing a threat to coastal cities. What role do the oceans play in the growing climate crisis? Von Marco Kasang

The World's Oceans in Distress - Shuttershock

The Future of Electric Tesla Joins the Race for the Next-Gen Battery

China, Japan and South Korea have long been in the lead when it comes to car battery technology. With new technologies and better production methods, Tesla now wants to change that. Germany is falling behind. By Philip Bethge

Tesla Joins the Race for the Next-Gen Battery - Benjamin Spillman / The Reno Gazette-Journal / AP / picture alliance / AP

Corona Plastic Boom The Myth of German Recycling

The coronavirus has triggered an uptick in the use of plastic, with consumers turning to disposable cutlery and home deliveries. But Germany's recycling system, already facing problems, has proven unable to cope. By Nils Klawitter

The Myth of German Recycling - Reinhard Hunger

Bolsonaro's Vendetta Assault on the Rainforest Continues in the Shadow of the Pandemic

As the country suffers under the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented attack on the Amazon is taking place in Brazil. President Bolsonaro is actively promoting slash-and-burn agriculture that threatens to destroy the region and further harm the climate. By Marian Blasberg

Assault on the Rainforest Continues in the Shadow of the Pandemic - Victor Moriyama / The New York Times / REDUXPICTURES / laif

The Great Bluff Congo May Have Fabricated an Oil Find to Leverage Foreign Aid

After the Republic of Congo announced the discovery of a vast oil field in the rain forest, Western countries rushed to provide development aid in exchange for protecting the environment. Reporting now indicates that the oil reserves may not exist. By Sven Becker und Fritz Schaap

Congo May Have Fabricated an Oil Find to Leverage Foreign Aid - Leonard Pongo / DER SPIEGEL

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