On the occasion of the mid-term of COP26*: Food for thought… and challenging calculations According to a new Oxfam study presented at COP26 in Glasgow, the richest one percent – fewer people than the population of Germany – will be responsible for 16 percent of total global emissions by 2030. The world’s super-rich […]
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As the current heat wave is subsiding in Turkey and the Southern Mediterranean, the Economist has just published an article stating that with rising heat the demand for air conditioning is set to surge by 2050. The article is based on a study on air conditioning and global inequality published recently. Both […]
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With temperatures in Gaziantep still well above 35° C, trees make a quite difference. This is well in line with a recent study of the American University in Washington D.C. Just a single tree can make a difference. According to this study, even a single tree in a street or backyard […]
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As climate change takes hold, temperature records are being broken around the world month by month. Cities in Greece, Southern Italy and in Turkey are sizzling with temperatures above 40° C. For most city dwellers, who can afford it, the immediate impulse is to turn on the air conditioning. […]
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