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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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
The global situation is fragile, the economic rules of the WTO are in question, and Germany is running out of money - we talk about all this on Tuesday, December 5, with Thomas Bagger, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office.
By Nico Beckert
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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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
A recent report on the restructuring of the global financial system illustrates how international financial flows must change in order to stay within the 1.5-degree target. Private funds, in particular, must be massively increased.
By Lukas Knigge
According to a new study, fossil carbon emissions have reached another record high, but are rising slower than in the past. However, the trend reversal to achieve net zero emissions will not happen, warn Global Carbon Project researchers.
By Nicolas Heronymus
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
Brazil presented a new idea for forest conservation at COP28: In the future, money will be awarded for every preserved hectare and high fines for every cleared hectare. The "Tropical Forests Forever" fund could be launched at COP30. Many details are still open.
By Alexandra Endres
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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