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- After a major heat wave, critics say leaders need to do more for climate change adaption. Policymakers disagree on who's responsible to prepare Germany for extreme temperatures ― the federal government or municipalities.
- At least 1,028 people died during Spain's recent heat wave as the country endured its hottest January-to-June period on record. Scientists said the extreme heat across Europe was driven by climate change.
- Germans have won a fight to keep a coal mine out of an ancient forest. In the US, the Trump administration is opening protected lands for drilling and development.
- Following a major heat wave, critics say the government needs to do more to adapt to climate change. What can policymakers do to ensure the country is better prepared for extreme temperatures in the future?
- In the wake of the heat wave, critics say the government needs to do more to adapt to climate change.
- In the wake of the heat wave, critics say the government needs to do more to adapt to climate change.
- Mustafa Iqbal, Bloor Square Capital, considers how, as India’s blast furnace capacity expands, producers with reserves, costs, and export infrastructure are winning a selective, durable opportunity.
- An outdated air-conditioning law, a viral health myth about sleeping with the fan on and the age-old climate change hoax allegation: DW checked what's spreading in Europe's heat wave.
- An outdated air-conditioning law, a viral health myth about sleeping with the fan on, and the age-old climate change hoax allegation. DW checked what's spreading in Europe's heatwave.
- An artist in Mali and climate scientists in the US are finding new ways to inform the public about the climate crisis.
- SECMC is leveraging digital technologies, AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making to enhance safety, productivity, and sustainability in Pakistan's pioneering opencast coal mine.
- A new study says Europe's current heat wave would have been nearly impossible without human-driven climate change. And Germany is expecting things to warm up even more. DW has the latest.
- Never before has a June been as hot in Germany as in 2026. This has consequences not only for people and nature, but also for businesses. Heat reduces productivity and causes illness, while cooling is expensive.
- Fired US federal workers have revived a defunct climate website — pushing back as the Trump administration escalates cuts to publicly funded science and research.
- Human-induced climate change has intensified temperatures, making this year's record heat wave up to 4 degrees Celsius hotter.
- Never before has a June been as hot in Germany as in 2026. This has consequences not only for people and nature, but also for businesses. Heat reduces productivity and causes illness, while cooling is expensive.
- FutureCoal has announced the formal expansion of its Africa Chapter as governments around the world place renewed emphasis on energy security, industrial competitiveness, and domestic resource development amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and growing electricity demand.
- Fired US federal workers have revived a defunct climate website — pushing back as the Trump administration escalates cuts to publicly funded science and research.
- Indian women fight back against toxic coal dust, the US hits a solar milestone, and there's good news for soil in Kenya and cars worldwide.
- Even amid an ongoing energy crunch, major economies are dodging firm timelines to phase out coal, oil and gas. Fossil fuel-producing nations now fear new clean energy alliances could ramp up the pressure to go green.