The Council and Parliament are now in agreement. The EUDR is to be postponed for another year, and the Commission will propose a revision by the end of April. The trilogue will take place on Dec. 4 and should be quick to conclude.
By Markus Grabitz
Who's who in the “Top 100 in the 2025 Table”: Get to know the 100 key players on the climate scene. Selected by the Climate.Table editorial team in ten categories, from politics, companies, consulting, administration, associations, think tanks to foundations, science, NGOs and society.
By Redaktion Table
Climate action and justice go together: Who bears the costs of the transformation, and who benefits? In a society of growing inequality, we need fair sharing of burdens, targeted support and bold financing models.
By Michael Bloss and Rasmus Andresen
Get to know the “Top 100 of the Table 2025”: the 100 key movers and shakers on the climate scene. Selected by the Climate.Table editorial team in ten categories, from politics, companies, consulting, administration, associations, think tanks to foundations, science, NGOs and society.
By Redaktion Table
Shortly before COP30 in Brazil, EU member states became entangled in disputes over climate targets, climate protection measures and international cooperation. There was no sign of this in Belém — partly because the EU had its back to the wall.
By Lukas Knigge
Contrary to some criticism, the majority of expenditure from the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality and the Climate (SVIK) and Transformation Fund (KTF) will have a positive impact on achieving climate targets — despite very strict assessment criteria. This is according to an analysis by the German Sustainable Economy Association.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The ICJ and other courts have compelled countries to protect the climate. However, the issue of how they interpret the law was practically absent at COP30. Oil countries put up a blockade and the EU held back, while developing countries were powerless. Now, the latter are banking on a UNGA resolution.
By Alexandra Endres
The EU Commission has announced a comprehensive automotive package and the Industrial Accelerator Act for Dec. 10. The proposals are intended to safeguard Europe’s automotive industry with requirments for locally-sourced content.
By Markus Grabitz, Till Hoppe and János Allenbach-Ammann
The conference in Belém showed that COPs bring little return for maximum effort. This is because the dynamics of the climate crisis are now being driven by the economy, the courts and disasters. To remain relevant, climate policy must become more political again.
By Bernhard Pötter
The GGA indicators were adopted in the face of fierce resistance and have the potential to trigger conflict in the future. A tripling of adaptation funding is coming, a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels is not: Here are the most important results of COP30.
By Alexandra Endres, Lukas Knigge and Nico Beckert
