by #MartinKuebler in #DeutscheWelle:

"[T]he audit — set to take place every five years — will highlight where that progress is lacking. 'The success of the global stocktake will ultimately determine the success of COP28,' writes UN climate chief Simon Stiell on the UNFCCC site. 'It is the defining moment of this year, this COP and — as one of the only two stocktaking moments in this decisive decade of climate action — ultimately pivotal to whether or not we meet our 2030 goals.'"

https://www.dw.com/en/bonn-climate-talks-set-stage-for-first-global-stocktake/a-65921301

#COP28 #UN #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #Bonn #Dubai

by #MartinKuebler in #DeutscheWelle:

"As of June 12, statistics from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, an intergovernmental agency, show there are 2,467 active fires across the country. The agency expects 2023 to be Canada's worst wildfire season to date, with about 4.7 million hectares (11.6 million acres) burned so far."

https://www.dw.com/en/how-canadas-wildfires-really-started/a-65893778?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

#Canada #wildfires #wildfire #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate