Fridays for Future is calling for a nationwide climate strike on Friday 13 November, in the midst of the COP31 World Climate Conference. Under the slogan #PayYourClimateDebt, actions are planned across Germany, including in Berlin, Hamburg, Würzburg, Halle (Saale) and Dortmund. Following a summer in which the climate crisis was more palpable than ever before, […]
The scorching summer of 2026 will increasingly influence decisions taken by Leipzig City Council. For one thing is already certain: it won’t get any cooler, as SPD city councillor Marius Wittwer said when he tabled an SPD motion to include the issue of heat protection in two school-building proposals. The two proposals are, in fact, […]
There are districts in Leipzig where tall, old trees line the streets. In others, the sun beats down on unshaded pavements. As a result, these neighbourhoods get particularly hot during scorching summers like the one in 2026. In August, BUND Leipzig therefore submitted a residents’ enquiry asking about the extent of tree canopy cover in […]
Leipzig has set itself a massive challenge: With the 2027/2028 implementation programme as part of the 2030 Energy and Climate Protection Programme, the Mayor’s Advisory Service reaffirmed on Monday, 12 October, the continuation of the city’s roadmap to combat climate change. By the end of 2028, CO₂ emissions per inhabitant within the city limits are […]
The term ‘fossil right’ is no coincidence. It is particularly vividly reflected in Donald Trump’s slogan ‘Drill, baby, drill!’ and the description of Russia as a ‘petrol station with missiles’. But – let’s be honest – it is also evident in the MAGA connections and fossil-fuel-industry background of Katherina Reiche, who must be regarded as […]
Leipzig also took part in the nationwide climate protest “Es brennt!” by forming a human chain along a section of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße. Unlike a night-time rave at the Harthbogen, this event had been duly registered. The rave, on the other hand, was shut down by the police. The Saxony Cup is also over for defending champions […]
The whole country is facing enormous challenges and really ought to be investing heavily in climate and heat protection to make it sustainable for its people. Yet the very body that could shoulder this investment is being effectively sidelined by a fiscal policy at federal and state level that has gone completely off the rails: […]
The summers of recent years have been hot, but not exceptional from a meteorological point of view. However, according to researchers at the University of Leipzig, the next extreme summer would far exceed anything we have experienced so far. To be prepared for this, it is important to understand what a ‘summer of the century’ […]
This coming Saturday, 22 August, Leipzig’s Marktplatz will once again be transformed into a hub for climate action, sustainability and social justice from 1.00 pm to 10.00 pm. The “Leipzig for the Climate” initiative invites citizens, associations and organisations to the KlimaFair 2026 to provide impetus for sustainable urban and social policies. As well as […]
In recent days, two ministers from the current government have failed to go down well with affected members of the public – who are having to learn to cope with the heat and drought – due to their flippant remarks about the weather. Due to insufficient rainfall and rising temperatures, the soil is drying out […]
Meanwhile, the fourth major heatwave of 2026 is sweeping across Germany and Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C – levels never before recorded at local weather stations in the past 150 years. What is particularly worrying and critical is the increasing number of consecutive tropical nights with temperatures of over 20, 25 or even 30 […]
A global analysis of the ranges of 1,758 butterfly species – ten per cent of all known species – revealed that 80 per cent have expanded their ranges and that 79 per cent of all recorded shifts are linked to climate change and extreme weather. The new study, published in *Nature Ecology & Evolution*, also […]
It sounded as though Saxony’s government had finally got the message when the Ministry of Economic Affairs reported on 11 August: “It is getting increasingly hot in Saxony. Days with temperatures well above 30 degrees are on the rise, whilst at the same time water is becoming scarcer. Particularly in densely built-up towns and cities, […]
The climate activists from Fridays for Future wanted to counter this feeling of powerlessness. That is why they had spontaneously called for a demonstration today. The Leipzig Open, on the other hand, had been planned for some time. The biggest women’s tennis tournament in eastern Germany has also risen even further in prestige. It kicked […]
Sometimes you just have to show people. Especially when Uncle Herbert, sitting at the family dinner table, once again lets his gut feeling take over, claiming that it used to be just as hot in the past and that the climate has always been changing anyway. But gut feeling has nothing to do with facts. […]
In a new study, researchers at the University of Leipzig have investigated the causes of the above-average summer soil drying and rising temperatures in Europe. They found that these are largely due to a change in circulation patterns: These are changes in typical weather patterns, which account for around 55 per cent of the summer […]
It is not just global warming that is causing problems for Germany. It is bringing into sharp relief just how devastated our native landscapes have long since become. They now offer hardly any protective functions against extreme weather events. A new ECONICS study highlights this in stark terms. Germany is losing the natural protective function […]
The first severe heatwave of 2026 has swept across Europe, leaving in its wake many thousands of deaths, countless tonnes of spoiled fruit, parched fields and record-breaking temperatures both on land and at sea. It has even brought tram services in Leipzig to a standstill, a development we were able to read about in the […]
The all-consuming question: when will Leipzig’s trams be running again? After three days of hard work, at least one line is once again running half its route. But when will the others follow … Two important deadlines are coming to an end today for students at the University and HTWK. Contributing to a new code […]
At last, all the hard work is paying off. Following the heatwave-related breakdown, Leipzig Transport (LVB) is resuming services on an initial section of the network. With immediate effect, Line 1 is operating a shuttle service, reconnecting the west of Leipzig with the city centre. The tram is running on its regular route from the […]
According to preliminary figures from the German Weather Service, it is the hottest day ever recorded in Germany – and it could get even hotter. Also: Political parties in Saxony are planning to campaign against the possible closure of the VW plant in Zwickau. The LZ summarises the key events from the hottest day in […]
The scorching heat is putting a damper on many event ideas. LZ lists what has been cancelled. In Machern, the hockey club is defying the heat and a lack of funding: ground-breaking ceremony for the new hockey hall! Another new development is the Karl Bridge, which, after three years of construction, is replacing its predecessor. […]
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