Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating. The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report, published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists. Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled. Continue reading...

Innenminister Dobrindt möchte abgelehnte Asylsuchende in sogenannte Rückkehrzentren abschieben. Weil ihm entsprechende Pläne auf EU-Ebene offenbar zu langsam vorankommen, trifft er sich nun mit ausgew...

Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt hat sämtliche humanitären Aufnahmeprogramme für Geflüchtete gestoppt. Das trifft auch Regimegegner in Russland. Die Grünen sind entsetzt, Kritik kommt auch aus der SPD.

2651,80 Euro Warmmiete für zwei Zimmer auf 86,95 Quadratmetern: Das kostet eine Wohnung im obersten Stock des neuen GAG-Blocks.