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
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
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