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November 9, 2022, Sharm El Sheijk, South Sinai, Egypt: Activists wearing masks with words Climate Finance Now protest on the fourth day of the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference Finance Day, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center. COP27, running from November 6 to November 18 in Sharm El Sheikh focuses on implementation of measures already agreed during previous COPs. The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged. Sharm El Sheijk Egypt - ZUMAs197 20221109_zaa_s197_014 Copyright: xDominikaxZarzyckax
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Financial reform will decide the global climate

Global climate action, adaptation and the repair of climate damage requires a lot of money. A reform of the global financial structure is intended to mobilize the financial resources. The upcoming annual meeting of the World Bank and IMF will discuss this, but different interests are involved.

By Bernhard Pötter

Opinion

The gaps in German climate policy

Even after the agreement reached by the coalition committee, the German government's climate action plans leave many questions unanswered. Germany needs a comprehensive long-term strategy to achieve its climate targets – but there is no such strategy. The German Science Platform Climate Protection (WPKS) explains which points it should include.

By Redaktion Table

24.03.2023 Stau auf Autobahn A5 Richtung Frankfurt Höhe Flughafen Rhein Main wegen liegengebliebenem LKW nach Reifenschaden auf der rechten Fahrspur Frankfurt / Main Hessen Deutschland *** 24 03 2023 traffic jam on freeway A5 direction Frankfurt near airport Rhein Main because of broken down truck after puncture on the right lane Frankfurt Main Hesse Germany
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Germany revises its climate policy

Germany's governing parties, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), have restructured Germany's climate policy with numerous new regulations and adjustments. After long negotiations and months of dispute – especially on buildings and transport – the party leaders agreed on various points on Tuesday.

By Bernhard Pötter