After ten years, the annual Berlin Energy Transition Dialog will no longer continue in its usual format in 2026. Instead, a newly conceived international energy conference is under consideration.
By Lukas Knigge and Manuel Berkel
According to Agora Energiewende’s overview, German emissions fell by just 1.5% in 2025. This meets Germany’s national targets but falls short of the European Union’s goals. The recession, along with the expansion of solar energy, helped keep the country’s emissions performance on track.
By Nico Beckert and Bernhard Pötter
In March, China will present its next Five-Year Plan, which will be decisive for its climate targets until 2030. Experts are expecting somewhat guarded proposals. That would put Xi Jinping’s past climate commitments at risk.
By Nico Beckert
The United States’ plans for the Venezuelan oil industry were primarily intended to secure US dominance in the global financial system, says climate economist Charlotte Bez, adding that the EU should oppose this “logic of economic colonialism and power politics.”
By Bernhard Pötter
In recent years, some have claimed that German forests failed to protect the climate, having shifted from a net carbon sink to a net carbon source. New research suggests that this assessment likely underestimates the contribution of soil.
By Bernhard Pötter
The German Federal Court of Auditors criticizes the German goverment’s 30th Subsidy Report. While billions in tax concessions remain in place every year, reforms are lacking and there is still no definition of the term “climate-damaging subsidy.”
By Horand Knaup
Municipalities are neglecting social considerations in heat plans that they have completed to date. Their quality varies significantly, but the potential for heating grids could be higher than expected, according to a study by the Climate Neutrality Foundation.
By Lukas Bayer
Maximizing efficiency could theoretically save up to three quarters of emissions in global passenger air traffic. Scientists consider the potential to be “under-researched.”
By Kai Schöneberg
The police have searched the homes of several Indian climate activists, arresting a well-known NGO founder. According to the authorities, foreign funds were being used to finance a campaign against fossil fuels.
By Lukas Bayer
She studied urban planning at MIT and previously worked on the campaign team of Trump nemesis Mamdani. As Chief Climate Officer, Louise Yeung is now tasked with curbing the effects of global warming in the largest US city.
By Kai Schöneberg
