In their target scenarios for 2040, German cities anticipate phasing out gas heating. This is according to a study by the environmental organization BUND. The Building Modernization Act threatens to bring about a “rollback in the boiler room.”
By Kai Schöneberg
In only 20% of Germany’s major cities have enough solar systems been installed recently to meet the overall expansion target. Environmental Action Germany (DUH) is therefore calling for the conditions for rooftop PV to not be made any worse.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Natural climate fluctuations such as ENSO or IOD likely increase the risk of armed conflict. This is shown by an analysis of 555 armed conflicts from 1950–2023.
By Kai Schöneberg
Europe must become more resilient to fluctuations in the global oil and gas market, according to two researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Uppsala University. They argue that the ETS 2 is an effective tool for achieving this, as it would save the EU billions of euros.
By Matthias Kalkuhl and Daniel Spiro
The CDU and CSU faction in the Bundestag is losing its most experienced and prominent climate expert: Andreas Jung is leaving the Bundestag after 21 years to become Minister of Culture in Baden-Württemberg.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Germany has yet to submit a social climate plan to Brussels and, consequently, is not currently receiving funds from the EU’s Social Climate Fund. While there is no risk that the money will be forfeited, its usefulness in mitigating the social impact of the green transition is limited.
By Lukas Knigge
Experts are proposing EU tariff relief on climate technologies as compensation for the CBAM. However, the EU rapporteur opposes including Article 6 credits. The Global South is planning to negotiate the carbon border adjustment mechanism in two new forums.
By David Goeßmann
Part of the more pronounced warming observed in 2023 and 2024 has so far remained unexplained. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland are pointing to a new phenomenon in the Indian Ocean. Its impact is said to have been as significant as that of El Niño.
By Lukas Bayer
Authors at the Agora Agrar think tank have calculated the opportunity costs of rewetting agricultural peatlands. These figures could serve as a baseline for calculating rewetting subsidies.
By Cornelia Meyer
