The Climate Action Tracker calculates every year how much the global average temperature will rise if countries implement their climate targets. The latest report shows: Climate policy has changed for the worse.
By Alexandra Endres
At COP, Vietnam explains how the country intends to spend more than 15 billion US dollars on a "just energy transition." But in the shadow of this agreement, activists are being criminalized. Climate activists are also facing repression in other regions of the world.
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Canada's climate minister is feeling the heat in his own country. The ex-Greenpeace activist has achieved a lot in climate action. However, he recently softened the carbon pricing. And Canada's oil and gas sector continues to expand production.
By Redaktion Table
Women are particularly affected by the climate crisis. For this reason, the UN organization for gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN Women) calls for a feminist climate policy.
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The biggest debate in the negotiations on a COP final document will revolve around the phase-out of fossil fuels and its details. Opposing positions are clashing. What could the compromises be?
By Bernhard Pötter
COP28 is the biggest climate conference ever. A closer look at the participants reveals some interesting details.
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An international group of states, including France, Spain and Kenya, has set up a working group on international climate taxes. Within two years, they plan to make proposals on how international carbon taxes can generate more revenue for climate action.
By Nico Beckert
Net zero emission targets are supposed to reduce a large proportion of global emissions. A contradiction: Many countries with net-zero targets have no plans to phase out fossil fuels.
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A consortium of 200 scientists warns of ten risk factors in Earth's system: exceeding 1.5 degrees, weakening CO2 reservoirs, melting glaciers, and lack of political decisions.
By Bernhard Pötter
