There is a delay of about 30 years between “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions and actual global warming (see following graph 1), GHG emissions are still raising, and global warming is already accelerating (see following graph 2) – the “1.5°C limit” has always been merely a very rough estimate for the “corridor of life” or…
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2026 UN “June Climate Meeting” shows strong demand and interest for first global referendum on ‘climate action’
Over 140 country delegations, thousands of civil society representatives, and more than nine thousand registrations marked this year’s “June Climate Meeting” (SB64) in Bonn, organised by “United Nations Climate Change” (UNFCCC). The “United Nations Climate Change” body follows an annual cycle of conferences that culminates in the “Climate Change Conference…
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2026 “C3S General Assembly” confirms accelerating global warming due to system dynamics
The 9th “Copernicus Climate Change Service General Assembly” – organised by the “European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts” (ECMWF) in collaboration with “HungaroMet” (met.hu) and the “Hungarian Meteorological Service” – was held within the well designed “Bálna Honvédelmi Központ” (balnabudapest.hu) in the heart of Budapest, Hungary, from June 3-5, 2026. The “Copernicus…
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“World Environment Day” 2026: Building global democracy for climate action
As the world observes World Environment Day 2026 (every year on June 5), humanity is no longer discussing global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity as a distant environmental concern. It has become an immediate reality shaping economies, public health, migration, food systems, and political stability across continents….
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“The Santa Marta Conference” shows significant demand for transition towards global democracy
The 1st international conference on “Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels” — also called “The Santa Marta Conference” — was held from April 24-29, 2026 in Santa Marta, Colombia. The conference was co-organised by Colombia and the Netherlands and brought together mostly officials, climate researchers & advocates, and finance professionals from 56 countries to…
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Warming planet, Fewer people — IDGR research maps the demographic cost of political inaction
The political decisions made in the next few decades on fossil fuels, the industrial meat production system, and reforestation will not just determine how hot the planet gets, they will determine how many people it can support, and under what conditions. Not in some distant future, but within the lifetimes…
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The 2026 “IEA Ministerial Meeting” and the rising need for a global democracy
The highly respected “International Energy Agency” (IEA) held its most important “Ministerial Meeting”, which takes place every two years, in Paris on February 18 and 19, gathering energy ministers, leaders and decision makers from the most important energy corporations. The meeting was held with the aim of “taking stock of…
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Après moi, le déluge
The “Trump administration” from the “United States of America” (USA) again acknowledges global warming with its politics towards “Greenland” and its interest in dominating the arctic region (cf. Baumann, K. 2025/04/29: “Trump administration acknowledges global warming“). The “Trump administration” expects melting ice shields due to global warming and thus sees…
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Global warming is out of “human control”. What comes next?
With full recognition of the work carried out by millions of committed leaders, scientists, and institutions – among them the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Energy Agency – one conclusion is now unavoidable. After 30 years of “UN Climate Change…
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Why Africa’s Realities on Climate Change demand Global Action
Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces the harshest consequences of climate change. While advocacy for global mitigation is important, Africa cannot wait passively for others to act. Africa’s Climate Realities Are Urgent Climate change is a global challenge, but its consequences are felt by some…