The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) is stepping back from its sharp criticism of the heating law enacted by the current coalition government. Party leader Friedrich Merz now positions himself as a fan of heat pumps, while Vice Chairman Andreas Jung proposes demands that would not result in significant changes.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
After a solo move by an Austrian Green Party member, the EU member states voted narrowly in favor of the EU Nature Restoration Law. The goal is to restore 20 percent of land areas by 2030.
By Lukas Bayer
The Swiss Parliament criticizes the European Court of Human Rights' ruling on the climate seniors and intends not to follow it. For some, this contradicts direct democracy.
By Priscilla Imboden
Get to know the "Top of the Table": 100 key minds of the international climate scene. Selected by the Climate.Table editorial team in ten categories, from politics to administration, consulting, think tanks, foundations and NGOs. Today: the most important personalities from the business world. Here is the overview.
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Developing and emerging countries need hundreds of billions of dollars to fight the climate crisis. However, if most of this money is provided as loans, it could exacerbate the debt crisis in many of these countries. The Bonn climate conference (June 3–13) debated ways to prevent this.
By Nico Beckert
After 100 days, the activists of "Starving Until You Are Honest" ended their hunger strike, citing no shift in climate policy from Olaf Scholz and criticizing the media.
By Fabian Löhe
At the Bonn interim climate conference, there was little progress in the negotiations on more financial aid for poorer countries in the fight against the climate crisis. Observers are calling for the next COP host to speed up the processes. Failure would have grave consequences for the next national climate targets.
By Nico Beckert
The SB60 interim conference in Bonn ended with small steps forward. There was agreement on very general targets for the big-ticket issue of climate finance. However, the conference is still waiting for a strategy from the next COP presidency.
By Bernhard Pötter
Nabeel Munir is one of the highest-ranking diplomats in the climate conference process. At the Bonn Interim Climate Conference, he has to reconcile numerous different interests and wants to encourage all countries towards more ambitious climate action.
By Redaktion Table
After significant discussion about the stance on Gaza at COP28 in Dubai, the conflict has also surfaced at the SB60 interim climate conference in Bonn. German climate and environmental organizations are largely isolated in their position on Gaza.
By Fabian Löhe
