Climate diplomacy
NY Climate Summit: The attempt at a new global unity
The heads of state and government were supposed to come to the Climate Summit in New York with new climate pledges. Some have delivered, although not all of them. However, the big question remains as to what outcome will be worked towards at the COP30 in Belém.
By Lukas Knigge
United Nations (UN)
New York Climate Week: How climate action is to make progress despite rollbacks
There are investment announcements for renewable energies at New York Climate Week. UN climate chief Simon Stiell supports a new initiative to accelerate the decarbonization of industry and promotes more AI in climate action.
By Alexandra Endres
Chemical industry
Free CO₂ certificates: Support for ETS softening is growing
The pressure on emissions trading is growing. In addition to large German chemical companies, the SPD is now also calling for a softening of European emissions trading. NGOs want to maintain the phase-out of free allocations.
By Nico Beckert and Lukas Knigge
UNO
UNGA80: What is being negotiated behind the scenes in New York
At the 80th UN General Assembly, climate policy will officially have to assert itself against other issues. But unofficially, work is underway on many construction sites ahead of the COP30.
By Bernhard Pötter
IPCC
IPCC and UNFCCC: How to overcome the blockade of the obstructionists
Ahead of the UN General Assembly and COP30, climate science and the UN process are under internal and external pressure. Hans-Otto Pörtner argues that the structures of the IPCC and UNFCCC should also be changed for greater efficiency as part of UN reforms.
By Hans-Otto Pörtner
Article 6
Article 6: How a cookstove project in Ghana is setting new standards
Ghana has launched Africa's first climate action agreement as part of the Paris Agreement. In an agreement with Switzerland, CO₂ credits from the use of clean cookstoves are traded. There is praise and criticism from experts.
By Samuel Ajala
Energy transition
Energy transition monitoring: Where the Minister of Economic Affairs and the experts contradict each other
Reactions to the monitoring report on the energy transition are divided: The report itself has met with much approval. However, the conclusions drawn by Minister Katherina Reiche have been criticized.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
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Bernhard Pötter
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Nico Beckert
Redakteur (Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Neue Seidenstraße, chin. Klimapolitik)
Malte Kreutzfeldt
Redakteur (Wirtschaft, Energie, Finanzen)
Lukas Knigge
Redakteur (Klima- und Umweltpolitik, Clean Industry, internationale Klimadiplomatie)
Lisa Kuner
Freie Journalistin (Lateinamerika)
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