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Responding to a global crisis - the coronavirus pandemic and the climate emergency
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Dr Kim Coetzee
Governments around the world are doubling down on containing the COVID-19 pandemic, showing what a response to a global crisis – also the climate crisis - can and should look like: government action informed by science, individual behavioural change enabling the transformation, and leaving no one behind while focusing on protecting the most vulnerable.
(This article is also available in German)
Why climate scenarios need to better incorporate ‘adaptive capacity’
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Not even the bare minimum: unpacking Germany's 2030 climate package
Dr Robert Brecha, Bill Hare, Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
On 20 September, the German government released its long-awaited climate package. It is nowhere near ambitious enough to meet the objective of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Carbon tax in schools: a laboratory for change
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Over two million school kids from 135 countries have participated in the climate strikes this year. The "Fridays for future" movement, initiated by climate activist Greta Thunberg, has boosted discussions on which policy tools can have a tangible effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One of these tools is putting a price on carbon.
(Also available in German)
Centred on science – how the IPCC can guide mitigation action
Prof Dr Michiel Schaeffer, Dr Robert Brecha, Bill Hare