At COP30, the horse trading for wording and compromise is underway: On Tuesday, the Presidency published the first draft texts which reveal the initial outline of a possible negotiated outcome. In particular, a push to phase out fossil fuels is gathering pace.
By Lukas Knigge, Alexandra Endres and Nico Beckert
Burnt forests, destroyed buildings: Ukraine has filed a claim for billions from Russia for climate damage — an unprecedented demand.
By Redaktion Table
South Korea has joined the PPCA and announced the decommissioning of around two thirds of its coal-fired power plants by 2040.
By Redaktion Table
Denmark has announced a new climate target at COP30. The country wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 82% by 2035, which is higher than the overall EU target.
By Lukas Knigge
A global methane agreement faces a number of hurdles: Fossil-fuel countries are already resisting regulations, and methane reduction in the fossil fuel industry and agriculture is not as easy to implement as is often assumed.
By Nico Beckert
As the serious negotiations get underway in Belém, the path that the presidency wants to take is becoming clearer: negotiate four controversial issues as a package, with a COP decision for the rest.
By Bernhard Pötter
The NGO Transport & Environment is calling for minimum quotas for green aluminum in new cars as well as greater recycling. This would add little to the cost of production but would save a lot of emissions.
By Kai Schöneberg
Carsten Schneider is attending his first world climate conference. While getting eagerly involved in the negotiations and showing interest and empathy for the host nation and the most vulnerable countries, he is often struggling to justify his government’s decisions.
By Lukas Knigge
Church institutions in Germany are launching the largest divestment initiative from fossil fuels to date. Over 1,700 organizations worldwide have already withdrawn from investments in coal, oil and gas.
By Lisa Kuner
Germany will continue to provide EUR 60 million for the Adaptation Fund in 2025. However, this does not resolve the dispute over adaptation funding at COP30. And the adaptation target could be postponed further into the future.
By Alexandra Endres
