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How toxic is the pesticides industry? | DW Transforming Business

Synthetic pesticides are poisonous to the environment. And yet, we need them to grow our crops - at least in conventional, industrial agriculture. Pesticide producers make billions in sales from their products, and have lobbied the European Union to keep our food systems in place, toppling pesticide-reduction proposals, say anti-pesticide campaigners. But how damaging are synthetic pesticides? And can they be made more sustainable?

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Going organic
02:39 History of pesticides
04:48 The weed resistance
07:08 Environmental impact
08:39 Legislation
11:17 Bad business in South America?
13:49 Do we need pesticides?

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Temperatures smash records 12 months in a row – DW News

Every month over the past year has seen temperatures break previous records, in what the director of the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) calls a "shocking" 12-month streak.

Temperatures in May broke records for the 12th month in a row, reaching 1.52 degrees Celsius (2.74 F) above preindustrial levels, according to C3S data released on Wednesday. that marks the 11th month that temperatures have climbed beyond 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels.

"While this sequence

Why more rain is not easing Catalonia's water shortages | DW News

The number of people dying across Europe because of rising temperatures has increased by almost a third in the past two decades.

Authors of a newly published report say 2023 saw a record number of days with 'extreme heat stress' – this affected people across all parts of the continent. But last year was not just hotter, it was also wetter. The whole of Europe was drenched with about 7% more rainfall than usual.

And to complicate things even further, not all regions have been getting more rain. As DW climate reporter Louise Osborne reports from north-eastern Spain, serious water shortages have left some people in the tourism industry fighting for their livelihoods.

For more on this, we talk to DW’s Louise Osborne.

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Swiss pensioners win climate victory in Strasbourg | DW News

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of Swiss pensioners that their government's failure to act on climate change violated their human rights. It's the first time the court has accepted such an argument and opens the door to more legal challenges. But it wasn't all wins for activists -- the judges in Strasbourg threw out a similar case brought by young Portuguese climate campaigners on procedural grounds. Another case brought by a French former mayor was also ruled inadmissible. We spoke to DW Correspondent Bernd Riegert in Strasbourg and to our Senior Climate Reporter Louise Osborne in Berlin.

00:00 Intro
01:11 Interview Bernd Riegert, DW Correspondent
03:27 Interview Louise Osborne, DW Senior Climate Reporter

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Many parts of the world soon uninhabitable if we don't act on climate crisis faster | DW News

Records in global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and ocean heat were broken last year – according to a new report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization. This led to 90 percent of the world's ocean experiencing heatwaves last year - and one impact of those heatwaves is coral bleaching. It devastates marine ecosystems and leads to economic losses in coastal communities. Volunteers in the Indian coastal region of Goa are now trying different ways to give heat-stressed corals a new lease of life.

For more on this, we talk to Henna Hundal. She is a delegate to the UN Climate Change Conferences, and a climate and policy researcher at Stanford University in California and to our Climate Correspondent Louise Osborne.

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Warmest January on record indicates sweltering 2024 | DW News

The EU's climate change service says that for the first time, average global temperatures have been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than in the pre-industrial era, for an entire year. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is a key aim of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Breaching that mark even temporarily shows how difficult it's becoming to achieve that goal.

The picture in Europe was mixed. While the Nordic countries were significantly cooler than the average for the reference period, it was significantly warmer in the south of the continent.
It was also warmer than average in eastern Canada, in Northwest Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, while it was warmer than average in western Canada, the center of the USA and most of Siberia were colder than average. was colder than average.

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Are lobbyists at COP28 preventing the fossil fuel phase-out? | DW News

Negotiators at the COP28 climate summit have gone into overdrive, trying to avert failure.

Some countries – including Germany, the US and the UK – are refusing to sign up to the latest draft deal where a reference to "phasing-out" fossil fuels was taken out. The summit's hosts, the United Arab Emirates, have said they will now try again, in the hope of finding a consensus. Campaigners are blaming fossil fuel lobbyists at the conference for the watered down text.

For more on this, we talk to DW Climate Correspondent Louise Osborne.

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COP28: What difference can the 'loss and damage fund' really make? | DW News

Industrialized countries have pledged around half a billion US dollars to help the world's most vulnerable nations cope with the impacts of climate change.

An agreement on the new 'loss and damage fund' on the first day of the COP28 climate conference was met with a standing ovation. The money will help pay for damage caused by slow onset disasters, like rising sea levels, and extreme weather events, like heavy rain, flooding, droughts and wildfires. But many say the money pledged is not enough.

In Pakistan for example, families are still struggling after deadly floods – made worse by climate change – swept through Sindh province in mid 2022.

We talk to Mustafa Talpur. He is Asia Regional head of Advocacy and Campaigns for Oxfam international and joins us from Islamabad.

And for more, DW’s Climate Correspondent Louise Osborne is joining us in the studio.

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COP28 climate summit: Nations push for nuclear energy | DW News

The COP28 climate talks are taking place in Dubai, with an appeal to revive a source of energy that's been out of favor in many nations for decades.
US climate envoy John Kerry and French president Emmanuel Macron have spoken out in support of more atomic power as a source of emissions-free energy. France and the US were among more than 20 nations calling for a tripling of nuclear generating capacity by 2050. And in a further effort to limit global warming, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said the world needs much more renewable energy, while handling fossil fuels more responsibly.

00:00 Intro
01:17 Analysis from DW Chief Political Editor Michaela Küfner
02:32 DW climate reporter Louise Osborne reports on COP28 events

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King Charles III holds the day's opening address at COP28 | DW News

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned world leaders that ending the burning of fossil fuels is the only way to stop global warming.

Speaking at the formal opening ceremony of the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Guterres said that just reducing fossil fuel usage wouldn't be enough to prevent climate disaster. On Thursday, the talks got off to a quick start, with a landmark deal to help the world's poorest countries cope with the impacts of the climate crisis.

Britain's King Charles held the day's opening address at the summit. Here is some of what he had to say.

For more on the summit, we talk to DW's climate correspondent, Louise Osborne.

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How climate change is amplifying Europe's extreme weather events | DW News

Freak storms, flooding and devastating droughts, Europe's experienced it all this summer. The weather seems to be crazier than ever. Experts say it's linked to global warming. But how would that even work? We take a look.

Chapters:

00:00 Europe's "crazy" weather
01:20 A supercharged water cycle
03:37 Is climate change causing wild weather?
06:53 Living with change

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Amazon deforestation falls as leaders meet for key summit – DW – 08/08/2023

Heads of governments from the Amazon region are meeting to discuss how to protect the crucial rainforest. Illegal deforestation has marred the region for years. Scientists fear it could be reaching a tipping point.

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's most important carbon sinks and absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels. Yet it remains under threat — around 17% of the forest has already been destroyed.

Leaders of eight Amazon rainforest countries wil

Are new fuels the cleaner future of flying? | Transforming Business

Air travel is taking off again post-Covid, with passenger numbers to almost quadruple by 2050. But our sky-high dreams make for even bigger impacts on the climate. Could new fuels be the key to changing that?

#transformingbusiness #GuiltFreeFlying #airtravel

0:00 Intro
0:39 Plane engines and new fuels
01:53 The promise of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs)
03:44 Delta: betting big on SAFs
04:56 The challenges
07:29 The policy push
09:18 SAFs: the right way to go?



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Maritime nations agree to cut emissions to make shipping greener | DW Business

Maritime nations around the world have agreed to reduce emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by around 2050. The vague deadline - announced at a meeting of the UN's International Maritime Organization in London - apparently aims to take into account differences in national circumstances. The shipping industry currently accounts for around 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions - putting companies under increasing pressure to switch to greener fuels.

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The challenges of intensifying droughts and extreame heat | DW News

From decimated livestock in Ethiopia to dry riverbeds in England, many parts of the world are gripped by droughts, sometimes for years. In some regions, the climate crisis is making this extreme weather more intense. DW climate reporter Beatrice Christofaro explains how this is happening.

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Why cargo giant Maersk is investing millions in methanol-fuelled ships | Transforming Business

Maersk is investing in 19 new container ships that will be fueled with methanol. But it's a controversial alternative fuel to oil. The world's second biggest shipping company runs around 700 container ships in total. Is it a serious investment in the future? Transforming Business takes a look at what's behind the news.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:03 Europe's biggest seaport
02:11 A new dual-fuel motor
03:00 Customer driven change
03:54 Methanol: the right choice?
05:18 A political push
07:01 The Panama Canal
08:00 The cost of change
09:17 Maersk: Serious or greenwashing?

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