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The Climate Challenge

April 7, 2008

Climate change and global warming have steadily risen to the top of the world's agenda as reports and predictions have made it clear that time is running out. Here, DW-WORLD.DE presents the latest from the front line.

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Gilf Kebir sand dunes
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Climate change and global warming have steadily risen to the top of the world's agenda as reports and predictions have made it clear that time is running out.

DW-WORLD.DE presents the latest from the front line.

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Reports & Analysis

WiP 0604 Forgotten Plants

englisch: WiP 0604 Forgotten Plants - Produziert: 04.04.2008 - 15:39:31 von Amberger/Spurway
April 7, 200805:01 min
Biblis nuclear power plant

Nuclear Energy and CO2

Germany's economics minister wants a permit for higher CO2 emissions during the nuclear phase-out.
April 2, 2008

Protecting the future – An arctic home for seeds - Tomorrow Today - 06.04.2008

The world's biggest seed bank recently opened in Spitzbergen. Some 4.5 million seeds of endangered agricultural crops are to be stored in the icey north of Norway - including 150,000 sent from Gatersleben in Germany.
April 7, 200802:53 min
Employee at CeBit prepares for the fair by hanging up sign which states "Green it."

Green Computing

CeBIT, the world's largest computer fair, showcases how technology can help fight climate change.
March 4, 2008

Glacial Wood – a climate archive beneath the Alpine ice - tt 17.02.2008

The drastic receding of glacier formations in the Alps is just one of the visible symptoms of climate change. But alarming as the phenomenon is for tourism officials, it presents scientists with a unique opportunity to study the climate of the past.
February 18, 200805:35 min
Cars driving on a German highway

Red Light for Green Plans

Berlin shelves plans to raise the ratio of biofuel in gas, as too many cars can't tolerate it.
April 4, 2008

Climate Change – Secrets of the Soil - Tomorrow Today - 16.03.2008

Experts predict heavy rainfall as well as long periods of drought for Germany in the future. These extremes will have serious effects on the soil, especially in woodland where plants depend on it for nutrition and water.
March 17, 200806:31 min
A chimney stack belches smoke into the air from a coal fired power station

EU Summit

EU leaders focused their efforts on how to protect the environment in their second day of talks.
March 14, 2008
Man walking across cracked ground in Spain

Green Future

Measures to tackle environmental change are a sound investment, according to an OECD report.
March 5, 2008
A sign displaying the start of the new 'Emission Zone' just outside London

Cities' Climate Crusade

Nearly 100 EU cities which signed a new climate deal are now facing up to the real challenges.
February 11, 2008
Cars on a German motorway

Every Bit Counts

Germany thought it was well prepared to meet EU climate targets. It may have been mistaken.
January 23, 2008
A ski lift with people while the snow on the ground to the left has already melted

Climate Change Costs

Germans could have to pay hundreds of billions to deal with the coming climate change.
March 26, 2008
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