China is in the midst of its decarbonization. Progress has been made in electricity, transport and steel. However, energy consumption continues to grow rapidly and the chemical sector's new focus on coal is undermining progress. What Chinese experts say and why the new NDC could hold surprises.
By Nico Beckert
COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev continues to disregard the unwritten rules of neutral negotiations after the conference: he publicly revealed details from the negotiations and criticized the strategy of Western countries at COP29.
By Bernhard Pötter
Between relief and disappointment: The reactions to the conclusion of the climate summit reflect how difficult the negotiations have become in these geopolitically uncertain times.
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Many delegates and observers have criticized the Azerbaijani presidency internally for its conduct of negotiations at COP29. The accusations: little attention for small states, chaos in the organization, and little respect for UN rules.
By Bernhard Pötter
Climate action is on the defensive, the development of the new financial target is changing geopolitics, and the consequences will also be felt in Europe. We have analyzed what the resolutions of COP29 mean beyond the mere results.
By Bernhard Pötter
After a long delay and tough negotiations, COP29 ended early Sunday morning in Baku. A financial target was agreed upon, with the industrialized countries promising a sum of USD 300 billion by 2035. However, in other areas, progress only means preventing regression.
By Bernhard Pötter
After a dramatic day in Baku, COP29 ended with an agreement on a new climate finance target – known as the NCQG. Industrialized countries are to increase their annual payments to developing countries to USD 300 billion by 2035, but emerging countries will also contribute. This was followed by a hail of criticism.
By Lukas Knigge
African countries are in a weak position in the complex negotiations on combating climate change. This is due to the structure of the negotiations. This suits the Global North well.
By Christian Hiller von Gaertringen
Indonesia wants to reduce its dependence on coal by 33 percent by 2040. However, it is unclear whether this also includes industrial power plants. In its Partnership for a Just Energy Transition (JETP), the country had left these power plants out of the equation.
By Nico Beckert
Expanding the donor base for climate finance to include countries such as Saudi Arabia, China and South Korea is considered one of the biggest points of conflict at COP29. However, several calculations show that new donor countries would not increase the climate finance budget too much. Other sources of climate financing would be more productive.
By Nico Beckert
