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A vulnerable world

The spread of the coronavirus is confronting the world with enormous challenges. The same has been true for years for the climate crisis. The first outlines of what lies ahead for the global South and development cooperation can vaguely be seen.

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Moving from water problems to water solutions in a climate-challenged world

Why climate finance may be ‘displacing’ lifesaving aid

Why is climate scepticism so successful in the United States?

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Auf dem Trockenen - Einer Millionenstadt geht das Wasser aus

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Climate Get the Big Picture

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Six graphics that explain climate change

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Zehn Milliarden : das Ausmass der Klimakrise / Stephen Emmott

Klima : eine neue Perspektive / Charles Eisenstein ; aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Jürgen Hornschuh, Eike Richter und Nikola Winter

Wann hören wir auf, uns etwas vorzumachen? : Gestehen wir uns ein, dass wir die Klimakatastrophe nicht verhindern können / Jonathan Franzen

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Political article

A vulnerable world

The spread of the coronavirus is confronting the world with enormous challenges. The same has been true for years for the climate crisis. The first outlines of what lies ahead for the global South and development cooperation can vaguely be seen.

Political article

Climate costs cannot be spirited away abroad

Switzerland wants to offset its much too large per capita carbon footprint abroad. That is morally questionable, economically short-sighted and as little sustainable as the often advocated large-scale afforestation in the South.

Klimagerechtigkeit

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Fairness, a moral imperative

Climate justice – a term blazing a trail. But what exactly does it mean? The underlying principle was already formulated in 1992, but was never implemented by the rich countries. Switzerland, too, is under pressure to fulfil its commitments.

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