Frank Jordans

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Police officers stand next to the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine at the Luetzerath village near Erkelenz, Germany, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Photo by The Associated Press/Michael Probst

German coal mine standoff pits laws against climate

The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country's continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law.

News, Politics | January 11th 2023

Luisa Neubauer, climate activist, on the edge of the quarry at the Garzweiler II open pit mine in Luetzerath, Germany, on Jan. 8, 2023. Luetzerath is to be mined for the expansion of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

Climate activists defend village from coal mine

Climate activists pledged on Sunday, January 8, 2023, to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine that has become a battleground between the government and environmental campaigners.

News, Politics | January 9th 2023

Climate activists shout slogans during a protest in front of the ministry for economy and climate in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany likely missed climate target, angry activists say

Data published on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, by a respected environmental think tank indicates Germany likely missed its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions again last year, despite a big effort by the new government to expand the renewable energy use.

News | January 5th 2023

Photo by Thijs ter Haar/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

EU reaches climate deal on emissions trading, social hardship fund

European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal on Sunday, December 18, 2022, on key elements of the 27-nation bloc's green deal, reforming the EU's trading system for greenhouse gas emissions and creating a new hardship fund for those hardest-hit by measures to curb climate change.

News, Politics | December 19th 2022

Samela Satere Mawe, center, Indigenous Leadership from the Brazilian Amazon, waits for the arrival of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, on Nov. 17, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Lines in the sand need redrawing for countries to reach climate deal

As international climate talks in the Egyptian desert go into their final days, negotiators are trying to move key countries’ lines in the sand on multiple issues, including compensation for climate disasters, phasing down all fossil fuel use and additional financial help for poor nations.

News, Politics | November 17th 2022

Attendees walk at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit at sunset on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

US, China climate envoys to 'meet later' for discussions at UN summit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, he'll be in talks with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks underway in Egypt, in the latest sign of improving relations between the world's top two polluters after a meeting between the two nations' leaders Monday.

News, Politics | November 15th 2022

Demonstrators hold a globe during the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 10, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

UN climate are half over and key issues remain unresolved

It's half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still working on draft agreements before ministers arrive next week to push for a substantial deal to fight climate change.

News, Politics | November 14th 2022

Demonstrators march in front of the Brandenburg Gate, background, during a demonstration against nuclear power in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, May 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown. Here's why.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country's three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. The move marks another hiccup in the country's long-running plan to end the use of atomic energy.

News, Politics | October 18th 2022

The river Rhine is pictured with low water in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The low water levels are threatening Germany's industry as more and more ships are unable to traverse the key waterway. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Rhine River level could fall too low to transport crucial goods

Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days, German officials said on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, making it increasingly difficult to transport goods — including coal and gasoline — as drought and an energy crisis grip Europe.

News | August 11th 2022

Two men cool themselves with water from a public sprinkler on a hot and sunny day in Barcelona, Spain, on Sat., July 16, 2022. Many European countries are facing exceptional heat this month also attributed to climate change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Berlin hosts heart-to-heart talks on climate

With the world reeling from the economic fallout of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, senior officials from 40 countries met on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Berlin for heart−to−heart talks on how to stay focused on fighting climate change and addressing its impact.

News, Politics | July 18th 2022