The second draft text for the Global Stocktake is here. Much remains unclear, but in some places, it is already clear where things might be heading.
By Lukas Knigge
A new study warns of the enormous impact of climate tipping points, but also shows the power of positive social change. It says policymakers must actively support these positive tipping points through innovation, money and behavioral and norm changes.
By Nico Beckert
Emissions from cooling are to be reduced by 68 percent by 2050. That is the promise more than 60 countries made at the climate summit in Dubai. A new report shows how this could be achieved.
By Alexandra Endres
Cities around the world would have to invest more in climate adaptation. However, local actors complain about a lack of funding and that their concerns are not sufficiently reflected in national climate action plans. What developments could be expected at COP28?
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At COP28, the World Bank presents a roadmap for trading carbon certificates from forest protection. Incorrect accounting and other problems that have often occurred in the past are intended to be avoided. NGOs are skeptical.
By Kira Huth
It is the first declaration of its kind: At the climate summit in Dubai, heads of state and government promise to align their agricultural and food policies with climate-friendly practices in the future. Such measures are necessary for the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement to be achieved.
By Kira Huth
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
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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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
