Is climate awareness on the rise?

To mitigate the effects of climate change, the UN member states signed the Paris Agreement in 2016 (UNFCCC), which stipulated that global warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial era. At the same time, it was agreed that financial flows should be channelled in line with climate protection goals. But will this suffice? Indeed, global warming is on the rise – and this involves weather extremes such as floods, heatwaves and droughts. Against this background, figures published by the EU Commission are shocking, showing that just ten countries are responsible for two-thirds of CO2 emissions worldwide. In Europe, at least, there is an ever-increasing number of companies that are investing in climate protection – and in Germany the sums invested are growing.