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End 'delaying tactics' on loss and damage fund

The loss and damage fund was adopted at COP27. At SB58 in Bonn, negotiations on its design will take place. Harjeet Singh of Climate Action Network International criticizes the delaying tactics and "half-hearted efforts" of wealthy states. Singh argues that the fund must be based on the "polluter pays principle" and hold those responsible for the climate crisis responsible. He calls for a redirection of fossil fuel subsidies and progressive taxes on shipping and aviation.

By Redaktion Table

Dirk Messner, Präsident des Umweltbundesamtes (UBA)

'CCS can not be a loophole for the future of fossil fuels'

The SB58 conference in Bonn will also wrestle over an agreement on the global phase-out of fossil fuels. The President of the German Environment Agency (UBA), Dirk Messner, urges not to regard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) as a "game-changer." However, he considers the debate on geoengineering to be even more dangerous.

By Bernhard Pötter