The US Vice-President is a fierce critic of the fossil fuel industries and is calling for more money for climate action and even more green investments. She would secure Joe Biden's climate policy record, which Donald Trump wants to destroy. But as POTUS, she would probably be much less radical.
By Bernhard Pötter
As the host country of COP29 in Baku in November, Azerbaijan has now defined goals for the conference and published its plans. Among other things, the country wants to collect one billion dollars from fossil revenues in a voluntary fund for climate action.
By Bernhard Pötter
At the "Third Plenum", China named the reduction of CO2 emissions as an important political goal. Politicians are currently negotiating a new climate plan (NDC). The rapid expansion of renewables and reports that CO2 emissions have peaked should not obscure the challenges. Three factors are slowing down China's climate policy.
By Nico Beckert
Severe wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere are currently causing high CO2 emissions. Russia is particularly affected by the fires. Siberia could be approaching a dangerous tipping point.
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If the Republican Party has its way, fossil fuels still have a long life ahead of them. The election program emphasizes the importance of expanding them for the benefit of the country and its economy. Existing regulations should be abolished.
By Carsten Hübner
The International Energy Agency has calculated that if SUVs were a country, they would be the fifth-largest carbon emitter in the world. Large cars cause more global emissions than Japan and Germany.
By Nico Beckert
The EU must immediately and comprehensively reform the CO2 fleet regulation of passenger cars. This is the demand of a group of researchers led by Thomas Koch from Karlsruhe KIT. Otherwise, the sector will be at odds with the Paris climate targets in 2030.
By Lukas Knigge
In addition to the constitutional complaint against the new Climate Change Act, Environmental Action Germany (DUH) also filed another climate complaint against the German government for failing to submit the 2023 Climate Protection Report on time. DUH argues that the government is thus failing to use a key control instrument.
By Alexandra Endres
Germany has promised to provide six billion euros annually from public funds for global climate financing from 2025. However, the government's draft budget is around one billion euros short of this target.
By Bernhard Pötter
