Energy Price EU states not prepared for new carbon pricing Carbon pricing for transport and heating fuels is to be introduced across the EU from 2027. But several countries are now questioning the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels – which could mean even higher costs in the long term. “We are sleepwalking towards a political disaster,” social democratic MEP Thomas Pellerin-Carlin warns. read more
Europe Europe On Fire: How Rising Temperatures Are Threatening Energy Supply Hotter summers pose a serious health risk. They also threaten the stability of energy supplies throughout Europe. CORRECTIV.Europe shows on a detailed map which regions are affected the most. read more
Climate change The Green Gas Lie German gas providers‘ claims about their “climate-neutral” natural gas are little more than greenwashing, CORRECTIV has revealed. The gas is linked to the deforestation of supposedly protected forests and the expansion of gas-fired power stations. We expose an industry deceiving hundreds of thousands of customers and fuelling the climate crisis. read more
Europe Industrial air pollution costs Europe 265 billion euros in one year Europe’s coal-fired power plants poison our air like no other industry. Giants such as PGE, RWE or Vattenfall emit tons of pollutants yearly, with harsh consequences for our health and the environment. The damage cost us billions of euros. read more
Climate change Deforestation: German development bank is financing environmental destruction Germany’s national development bank DEG is funding dubious projects in the Global South. CORRECTIV and El Surtidor have been reporting on the deforestation crisis in Paraguay which is co-financed by the DEG. The German government is doing nothing about it. read more
Climate change Dirty pensions: Climate activists know nothing about their investments in gas and oil Anyone who puts their money into pension funds risks profiting from climate-damaging corporations in Germany as well – unknowingly. An international and local investigation led by CORRECTIV reveals connections for the first time. read more
Climate change French seaside resort heading under the waves Palavas-les-Flots is a popular seaside resort in southern France, one of several built in the 1960s as part of a government programme to develop tourism along the western Mediterranean seaboard. But the town, like others in the region, now faces disaster from the slow but sure rising sea levels and the coastal erosion exacerbated by mass tourism. read more
Climate change The Philippines: Abandoned The Philippines is one of the countries most affected by sea level rise. This will be costly, yet no help is forthcoming from the big industrialised nations – who disproportionately contributed to the changing climate which is causing the sea to rise. read more
Climate change A village on the edge of the world is disappearing In the Philippines, sea level rise – relative to the height of the land – is greater than in any other region of the world, according to our data. This means that the frequent typhoons inflict even more damage, and threaten people like Pepe and Soledad Cabasag. read more
Climate change Where the harbours are drying out The sea level is rising everywhere in the world, except along the coasts of Finland and Sweden. But the sea is still rising here; it’s just that the land is rising faster. read more
Climate change Is Paris burning? Laurence Tubiana was the French ambassador for international climate negotiations in Paris 2015 and is now CEO of the European Climate Foundation. For her, the international commitments are showing striking results read more
Climate change Carbon pricing could stop climate change Ottmar Edenhofer is a climate scientist and head of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change in Berlin. He says we must raise the price of carbon to promote zero emission technologies and to generate revenue for the poor. read more
