Decarbonization
Decarbonization: How net zero is progressing in key UN countries — Part 2
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, while the global transition away from fossil fuels is making progress, it is not yet fully established. This is what a new comprehensive report from 21 major economies shows. Part 2: Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan.
By Bernhard Pötter
Decarbonization
Decarbonization: How net zero is progressing in key UN countries — Part 2
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, while the global transition away from fossil fuels is making progress, it is not yet fully established. This is what a new comprehensive report from 21 major economies shows. Part 2: Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan.
By Bernhard Pötter
Environmental policy
Environmental omnibus: How the EU is grinding down environmental protection standards
With the eighth omnibus package, the Commission is laying its hands on environmental protection standards – on the same day that the European Environment Agency certifies that the EU is failing to meet its protection targets.
By Lukas Knigge
EU climate target 2040
EU climate target 2040: 90% CO₂ reduction agreed in trilogue
Negotiators from the EU Parliament, Council and Commission have agreed on a new climate target in the trilogue. By 2040, carbon emissions are to be reduced by 90% compared to 1990 levels. However, they are watering down measures to achieve it.
By Lukas Knigge
Greenhouse gases
SF6: Unanswered questions about the leak of Germany’s most aggressive greenhouse gas
Large quantities of the greenhouse gas SF6 are being released uncontrolled into the atmosphere in Baden-Württemberg. Everything points to a leak at the chemical company Solvay, which is taking legal action against the regulations. The authorities want to enforce these and review the rules.
By Bernhard Pötter
Building Energy Act
Building Energy Act: Lobby association fighting for gas heating with misleading figures
The political battle over the Building Energy Act is heating up. A lobby association claims that the GEG reform has increased CO₂ emissions are based on a false interpretation of official figures, while the heating association presents a distorted picture of the industry’s situation. A fact check.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Combustion engine off
Internal combustion engine phase-out: Why the German government is still split despite a purported agreement
Following a meeting of the coalition committee, the German Chancellor announced last week that they had agreed on a joint position on phasing out internal combustion engines. However, there are differing views within the coalition as to what the government is now demanding.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
United Nations (UN)
“Climate policy is also global power politics”
Annalena Baerbock analyzes the geopolitics of the climate crisis after COP30: The UN must reform itself, and climate policy is becoming increasingly important. The President of the UN General Assembly warns against “fighting over every tenth of a degree of warming.”
By Bernhard Pötter
Climate.Table
Opinion: Rich people are harming the climate and the poorest people are footing the bill
Climate action and justice go together: Who bears the costs of the transformation, and who benefits? In a society of growing inequality, we need fair sharing of burdens, targeted support and bold financing models.
By Michael Bloss and Rasmus Andresen
Decarbonization
Industrial transformation: Electrification as the key to climate-friendly industry
The electrification of industry offers huge potential for reducing emissions. However, without rapid political incentives, there is a risk of massive misinvestment in fossil fuel plants. The EU is now launching a funding program.
By Nico Beckert
Climate (English)
Table of Contents - Edition 329 from December 11th, 2025
- EU climate target 2040: 90% CO₂ reduction agreed in trilogue
- Environmental omnibus: How the EU is grinding down environmental protection standards
- Decarbonization: Progress of the most important UN countries — Part 2
- Climate in numbers: The challenges behind carbon capture
- Burnout: German Chancellery cannot define its own requirements
- GHG quotas: Why NGOs criticize stricter fuel regulations
- Fossil fuel phase-out: President Lula wants a roadmap for Brazil
- Power grid expansion: Operators to receive higher returns
- EU Grids Package: Centralization to accelerate expansion
- Top 100 of the Table 2025: The key movers and shakers on the climate scene – Society
- Dates: German Energy Tax Day
- Correction: Calculation errors in SF6 emissions
- Dessert: What do we give as a tenth birthday present?
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