Emergenza climatica: un problema globale

Urgence climatique : un défi mondial

Emergencia climática: un reto global

Climate Change: A Global Challenge

Zmiany klimatyczne na świecie

Klimakrise: Globale Herausforderung

COP 27 convenes as we learn that the last eight years were the hottest on record. Climate change is becoming ever more tangible.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century - a target set in 2015 - is proving difficult to achieve. There's no doubt that it will be a hot topic at the UN-sponsored COP28 climate talks taking place in the United Arab Emirates from November. Joining 197 other nations, the EU will undoubtedly play a central role. But has it kept to its promises?

COP28: What is the role of Europe?

The world's nations will gather in Dubai to discuss the challenges and goals in the fight against climate change.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Nickel, gold, iron, zinc, uranium... Beneath the pastures of Southern Greenland lies a host of natural resources. With global warming making them more easily accessible will Greenland choose to mine them? Or alternatively take advantage of a milder climate to develop the agricultural sector?

Greenland: Agriculture or Mining?

A crucial dilemma for Greenland: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

ARTE Reportage

It is a David versus Goliath story: Saúl Luciano LLiuya, a farmer in the Andes, is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions. When Saúl Luciano LLiuya learned that RWE is said to have emitted more CO2 than Peru since the country was founding, he had to take action.

Peru: Farmers Take On Big Business

It is a David versus Goliath story: a Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions. 

2022 was the hottest year on record as the effects of climate change becomes increasingly clear. With water resources becoming scarcer, how do we adapt to more severe drought?

Drought: How Do We Adapt?

The climate phenomenon El Niño is set to return in 2023, according to meteorologists. Natural disasters are on the horizon in a world already strained by global warming. Existing problems could worsen: a decline in grain production, price increases, and an increase in epidemics.

Meteorologists say 2023 will see the return of El Niño, and all the natural disasters that come along with it.

Should We be Afraid of El Niño?

Svalbard lies halfway between Norway and the North Pole and has more polar bears than human inhabitants. This starkly beautiful land is on the frontline of climate change with dramatic and visible changes over the last decade.

Svalbard: Fastest Warming Place on Earth

Svalbard lies halfway between Norway and the North Pole and has more polar bears than human inhabitants. This starkly beautiful land is on the frontline of climate change with dramatic and visible changes over the last decade making it the fastest warming place on earth.

To raise awareness about the climate emergency, activists are resorting to increasingly spectacular forms of protest. What motivates these young people to take such actions? And how far are they prepared to go?

Vandalism or Raising Awareness?

To raise awareness about the climate emergency, activists are resorting to increasingly spectacular forms of protest. 

Re: Climate Radicals

The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report estimates that to stay within a global warming threshold of 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025. But how do country compare in the green rankings? The answer is complicated.

Are Some Countries Greener?

How do country compare in the green rankings? The answer is complicated.

Mapping the World

In this episode, we discover with the journalist Pierre Girard how cows can make the activity of a farm more respectful of nature and how sheep can improve cereal harvests. These unusual methods could offer a solution to agriculture's carbon emissions problem.

Climate-Killer Cows

In this episode, we discover with the journalist Pierre Girard how cows can make the activity of a farm more respectful of nature.

Roots

Among the nine federated states that make up the Brazilian Amazon, Rondônia has lost the most forest: a surface area the size of New York has been wiped up the map, up 50% from the year before.

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is accelerating

Brazil: Impunity in the Amazon

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Hydrogen is touted as the solution to move away from gas and oil. This promoted alternative, touted as a sustainable energy source, is making headlines as it can be used to power buses and heating systems. But where will all this hydrogen come from? And how environmentally friendly is this solution?

Hydrogen Power: Miracle or Pipe Dream?

Hydrogen is considered the oil of the future. An increasing number of cities are attempting to inject it into their gas networks.

Agree to Disagree!

Humanity is dependent on electricity. Power outages have been rare for us so far, but our electricity system is being transformed: renewable energies are intended to replace the fossil fuels that have reliably supplied us. Additionally, the risks of natural disasters and cyberattacks are increasing. At the same time, our electricity demand is growing tremendously.

The Grid Under Strain

Power outages have been rare for us so far, but our electricity system is being transformed.

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Με τον πόλεμο στην Ουκρανία και τη διακοπή ανεφοδιασμού φυσικού αερίου από τη Ρωσία, η Γερμανία εισάγει υγρό φυσικό αέριο από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και τον Περσικό Κόλπο. Όμως, τα πετρελαιοφόρα χρειάζονται χώρους ελλιμενισμού. Ένας τέτοιος χώρος πρέπει να κατασκευαστεί στο νησί Ρούγκεν, έναν φυσικό παράδεισο που ζει από τον τουρισμό.

Ένας τερματικός σταθμός υγρού φυσικού αερίου πρέπει να κατασκευαστεί σε ένα δημοφιλές για τους Γερμανούς νησί της Βαλτικής. Στο Ρούγκεν, κάτοικοι και οργανώσεις προστασίας του περιβάλλοντος κινητοποιούνται ενάντια σε αυτό το σχέδιο.

Διαμαρτυρία ενάντια στην κατασκευή τερματικού σταθμού υγρού φυσικού αερίου στο Ρ

In France’s coal-producing regions, locals had come to turns with the closure of the coal industry. But since the energy crisis this winter, coal power-plants are reopening as France burns fossils fuels again to the keep the lights on.

With the energy crisis this winter, France has decided to start burn fossils fuels again to the keep the lights on.

Re: French Coal Comeback

To deal with climate change. We need to find new, clean, energy sources. But where will they come from?

The Energy of Tomorrow

In June, July and August in Germany a 9-euro ticket has been introduced which is valid for nearly all public transport in Germany. Could measures like this be more common in the fight against climate change?

Climate Change: Shift to Rail?

Mapping the World Essentials

Transport is a major contributor to climate change. How can we travel and trade differently in the future?

Transport of Tomorrow

With drought and population increase, deforestation is a real problem in Senegal. The NGO Nebeday aims to plant at least 1.5 million trees in 2022 with the help of local village children.

Reforesting Senegal

In Senegal the NGO Nebeday aims to plant at least 1.5 million trees in 2022, with the help of local village children.

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. As heat waves become more frequent, the harmful effects on humans and the environment are ever more apparent.

Heatwaves in Spring

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. 

In August 2019 the Siberian forests were ablaze. Record high temperatures, low rainfall and windy conditions led to enormous wildfires across the sparsely region choking towns and destroying livelihoods. Other areas were hit by severe floods raising awareness of the region's vulnerability to climate change.

Russia: Fire and Floods in Siberia

In August 2019 the Siberian forests were ablaze. Record high temperatures, low rainfall and windy conditions led to enormous wildfires across the sparsely region choking towns and destroying livelihoods. Other areas have been hit by severe floods.

Bangladesh is on the frontline of climate change, a low-lying nation affected by both coastal and river flooding. Predictions for 2050 are alarming: Two thirds of the country could be underwater, making refugees of 40 million people.

Bangladesh: Keeping Head Above Water

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

California: Fighting Fire with Fire

Since 2018, the Vosges forest has been dealing with drought and heat waves due to climate change. Forest fires are going to increase in frequency and intensity, and firefighters are getting ready.

France: The Vosges Forest Under Threat

The Vosges forest is in for more frequent and intense wild fires because of climate change, and the region is bracing itself

How can we adapt to a drier and hotter planet?

Drought and Heatwaves

In a highly detailed interview, renowned French philosopher and political scientist Bruno Latour sets out his thoughts on the climate crisis as well as his own philosophy.  