In brief | 19 March '25
Reuters: Germany's energy use dropped 1.1% in 2024, AGEB says
Germany's energy use dropped 1.1 percent in 2024 on mild weather and a weak economy, but the decline slowed its pace after an 8 percent drop in 2023 caused by high prices and recession, industry statistics group AGEB said.
Bloomberg: Siemens to cut 6,000 jobs in automation, EV charging units
Siemens AG plans to reduce its global headcount by some 6,000 workers, with about half of the cuts coming in Germany, as the company seeks savings at its factory automation business that’s suffering from weak demand.
Bloomberg: EU, UK lawmakers group renews call for carbon market linkage
A body that includes members of the UK and European Union parliaments renewed a call to consider linking the UK and EU carbon markets ahead of a May summit.
WMO: WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts
The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which also underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
Ecological Economics: Are national climate change mitigation pledges shaped by citizens' mitigation preferences? Evidence from globally representative data
This paper uses globally representative data from the Global Climate Change Survey to study how countries' emission reduction pledges are related to climate action preferences of their respective citizens.
