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Digital monthly 7/2025

Why don’t we talk more about climate change?

The 2022 floodings in Pakistan are con- sidered the worst in the country’s history.
Adaptation

Despite disaster, climate action is lacking

Pakistan has been heavily affected by extreme weather events in recent years. Experts urge policymakers to implement existing policies – and lament that Pakistanis have too little interest in climate policy.

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by Syed Muhammad Abubakar
In Nzara, in the south of the country, students drink water during the February heatwave.
Heat

The vicious circle of inattention

South Sudan has had to close schools for the second year in a row as temperatures rose to 45 degrees Celsius. It takes such clearly visible consequences of climate change to make people in this crisis-ridden country aware of the problem.

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by Alba Nakuwa
The climate crisis makes extreme weather events such as droughts more likely, including in the Global North: branch of the Rhine, Germany’s largest river, in April.
Reigniting climate action

The one thing that affects us all

The climate crisis continues to devastate communities. And yet it has largely disappeared from global political discourse, while people continue to live their lives as if it were a crisis we could solve with an app. How could this happen?

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by Abigael Kima

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Global warming

Climate change in numbers

Global events are coming thick and fast, forcing climate change to take a back seat – yet global warming is continuing unabated. Let us keep you up to date with the key facts and figures.

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by Isah Shafiq
Suspicious X accounts that became active in the context of the UN Climate Conference in Baku 2024.
Investigative research

The profitable business of climate disinformation

In a world marked by increasingly frequent and extreme weather events, outright denial of global warming becomes less and less convincing. Today’s climate disinformation is a complex web including false information, harassment and AI-powered greenwashing.

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by Ava Lee
Climate protest in Berlin.
Media

The silent majority must make its voice heard

A new global study reveals that the vast majority of people want to see more climate action – yet many underestimate just how widespread this desire is. The 89 Percent Project wants to change this, and D+C is part of the initiative.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The climate is changing, why aren’t we? People at a river cleanup.
Online tool

Arguments that prompt us to engage in more climate action

Want to find out how to boost climate awareness, policy support or pro-environmental behaviour among your peers? Check it out online: A web application shows you which arguments work best in your country or among your peers.

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
What motivates people to take climate action? Namibia-based activist Ina-Maria Shikongo at a demonstration during the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai in 2023.
Climate communication

What psychology teaches us about communicating climate change

The media, scientists and activists are all trying to make people understand the urgent need for climate action. Yet too little is happening. Which arguments would be most effective in conveying this message? A global study provides answers.

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by Kimberly Crystal Doell
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Climate protests by Fridays for Future in Rome in April.
Climate activism

“The climate movement is much less naive now”

Linus Steinmetz was one of the most prominent faces of Fridays for Future in Germany. In this interview he talks about the setbacks faced by the climate movement, the mistakes made by organisations such as Just Stop Oil and why he remains optimistic.

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by Linus Steinmetz
by Jörg Döbereiner
Art is a way of drawing more attention to the issue of climate protection.
Our view

Spotlight on climate protection

Our planet is getting warmer, but other topics are dominating media coverage. Climate disinformation is also being purposefully spread. This combination is disastrous. Only well-informed and responsible citizens can exert pressure on politicians.

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by Jörg Döbereiner