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Digital monthly 7/2025

Why don’t we talk more about climate change?

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.

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.

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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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.

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.