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November 9, 2022, Sharm El Sheijk, South Sinai, Egypt: Activists wearing masks with words Climate Finance Now protest on the fourth day of the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference Finance Day, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center. COP27, running from November 6 to November 18 in Sharm El Sheikh focuses on implementation of measures already agreed during previous COPs. The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged. Sharm El Sheijk Egypt - ZUMAs197 20221109_zaa_s197_014 Copyright: xDominikaxZarzyckax

German climate finance faces cuts

The financing of international climate action is a key topic of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which will take place next week in Berlin. Despite this, the German government is planning to reduce tax spending for climate aid in its current draft budget.

By Bernhard Pötter

A new protected landscape area will be created in the Czech Republic, the site of the confluence of the Morava and the Dyje rivers. It is the area with the largest floodplain forest complex in Central Europe. Photo taken on 21 April 2023. CTKxPhoto/DrahoslavxRamik CTKPhotoF202304230005001 PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCZExSVK CTKPhotoF202304230005001

EU Climate Goal 2040: debate on negative emissions in the ETS 

The Fit-for-55 package for the EU Climate Goal 2030 is now law, and the debate on the Climate Goal 2040 has already begun. A highly controversial issue is the amount of CO2 removal that should be credited in the Emissions Trading System (ETS). Could these plans endanger the entire system?

By Lukas Knigge

September 7, 2021, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil: Burning of the Amazon Forest, in the city of Porto Velho, in the state

EU and Mercosur tussle over climate pledges

The EU Commission is urging Brazil and the other Mercosur countries to commit to certain sustainability goals as part of the planned trade agreement. Criticism is now mounting in the four countries – it will come down to a test of strength.

By Redaktion Table