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EU Climate outlook 2023: Now it's all about implementation

2023 will mainly be about realizing the EU's climate protection plans because large parts of the Fit for 55 package have been completed. In addition, there will be a few new legislative proposals and the formal adoption of the old ones.

By Lukas Knigge

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Sweden: EU presidency without climate ambition

For the new Swedish government, climate policy is not a priority back home, but it is in the EU. The government leans on far-right climate change deniers in parliament. Great efforts are not to be expected. But the green transformation in the country and the EU continues.

By Redaktion Table

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Does the EU need a Climate Czar?

Following the COP27, which was disappointing from the EU's point of view, calls for a European climate envoy are growing louder. They should only take care of the international climate negotiations. The idea is not easy to implement, but there would be some good candidates.

By Lukas Knigge

Current LNG expansion plans threaten 1.5 degree limit
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2023: the twelve hottest topics

High temperatures and high emissions, important financial decisions and the influence of geopolitics – 2023 will be another turbulent year for global climate policy. Here are the most important trends.

By Bernhard Pötter

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Gas terminals: Germany plans with incorrect data

In planning Germany's liquefied natural gas terminals, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs works with an incorrect figure at a crucial point. This significantly overestimates the need for new infrastructure.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Klimaforscher Hans-Otto Pörtner
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'We should have talked much more about implementation of the goals'

The biodiversity targets adopted in Montreal are also important for global climate action, according to Hans-Otto Porterner, co-chair of IPCC Working Group II. Germany must restore ecosystems to comply with the agreement. This also means: no new autobahns.

By Alexandra Endres