Article 6
EU climate target 2040: the unanswered questions regarding Article 6
Under pressure from the EU member states, the EU Commission has proposed recognizing international certificates for more flexible climate targets for the first time. However, there is a great deal of room for interpretation when calculating the planned target of three percent.
Von Lukas Knigge
Climate adaptation
UNFCCC: What most UN countries’ adaptation plans lack
The good news from a recent UNFCCC report: Many countries have submitted their National Adaptation Plans, and many plans are comprehensive and well thought out. But the necessary funding is lacking – a challenge for the negotiations at COP30.
Von Alexandra Endres
The world of Morgan
They call it Mutirao or “Hope is more than wishful thinking”
The COP30 in Belém is different from other climate conferences: Progress on renewables is facing geopolitical headwinds. The challenge now is to stay the course. The emerging economies could play a leading role in this.
Von Jennifer Morgan
Climate finance
Climate finance: Finance ministers show little courage in proposals for COP30
Shortly before the COP30, the most important finance ministers make cautious proposals for the future of climate financing. Why they were watered down – and what conflicts are looming at the climate conference.
Von Nico Beckert
Emissions trading
ETS after 2039: Why adjustments are necessary
The energy-intensive industry is calling for the ETS to be adjusted. Otherwise, no emission allowances would remain after 2039. Experts say this step is unavoidable and not necessarily harmful to the climate.
Von Lukas Knigge
Industry
Industrial decarbonization: Why the focus on CCS falls short
With the CCS Act and the climate protection agreements, the German government wants to drive forward the capture and storage of CO2. Climate scientists warn that investments in the conversion of production processes should not be neglected.
Von Nico Beckert
Deforestation
Forest protection: Why forests are getting worse and worse
Four years after the Glasgow Declaration on Forest Protection, new figures show no success: Global deforestation is barely declining. New developments are endangering the Brazilian rainforest. Meanwhile, experts from the Forest Declaration Assessment have high hopes for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.
Von Alexandra Endres
Climate (English)
Table of Contents - Edition 301 from October 21st, 2025
- UNFCCC: What most adaptation plans lack
- EU climate target 2040: the unanswered questions regarding Article 6
- Global energy transition: Where the coal industry is expanding
- IMO: Why NGOs are now criticizing the biofuel strategy after the torpedoed climate levy
- ETS2: Von der Leyen announces reforms
- Solar subsidies: Majority would like to see them retained
- UNEP Poverty Index: Where poor people suffer most from climate change
- Top of the Table 2025: The 100 key people in the scene – politics
- Must reads: India needs USD 21 trillion to reach net zero
- Opinion: Why the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs fairer climate scenarios
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Alexandra Endres
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Lukas Knigge
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