In a night session, EU Commission, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed to raise the emission reduction targets of the member states, in some cases significantly. The trilogue agreement on the Effort Sharing Regulation is also likely to be heard in Sharm el-Sheikh.
By Lukas Knigge
Urgent investments in energy transition, climate change adaptation and nature conservation will rise to $2.4 trillion by 2030. Around half of it is supposed to come from industrialized nations. At present, they are not even managing to raise $100 billion every year as promised.
By Bernhard Pötter
The difficult negotiations at COP27 get off to a positive start. The Global South puts "loss and damage" on the agenda. The EU fails with a debate on redirecting financial flows.
By Bernhard Pötter
The UK has been considered a pioneer in climate protection and hosted a relatively successful COP last year. The new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has reaffirmed Britain's ambitious goals. But in the Cabinet, he first demoted two climate change activists.
By Redaktion Table
In light of ongoing and growing geopolitical tensions, what are the chances that there will be sufficient progress on tackling the climate crisis at the upcoming COP? Can the spirit of cooperation stay alive at the summit, while outside there is growing confrontation? And what would it take to reach meaningful progress?
By Redaktion Table
