More and more large countries are expanding the pricing of carbon dioxide emissions. Emissions trading systems are creating the most momentum.
By Alex Veit
Countries are overestimating possibilities of removing carbon from the atmosphere using land-based technologies and neglecting emissions reductions: This is a key finding of the new Land Gap Report, whose authors call for tax and trade reforms as well as debt relief.
By Alexandra Endres
The Paris Agreement has changed the global economy, but progress is too slow. COP30 in Belém should set three priorities: Expanding renewables, abandoning fossil fuels, protecting forests — and fairness in all areas.
By Laurence Tubiana
The 57 citizens’ councils across Germany on laws and decisions have only had a marginal direct impact, according to a study commissioned by the New Generation climate movement. They have remained “friendly, moderated fig leaves of democracy“.
By Kai Schöneberg
A narrowly-avoided dispute over the agenda at the start of COP30 has still only been deferred, as discussions by the COP Presidency on four contentious issues were adjourned on Wednesday.
By Lukas Knigge
Is COP really like a spaceship, cut off from the real world? Not here.
By Bernhard Pötter
For the first time in years, more protest by civil society is possible during this COP. Grassroots movements have organized a counter-summit and there have already been clashes with security forces.
By Lisa Kuner
Two reports illustrate insufficient progress made by NDCs. The 1.5-degree budget could be used up in just four years. Several experts warn that this increases the risk of tipping points being crossed.
By Lukas Bayer
Ten countries have committed to anti-disinformation standards at COP30 in Belém, with Brazil receiving considerable praise for its “historic leadership role”. But an agency that also works with the fossil fuel industry is handling the PR work for the summit.
By Alexandra Endres
At COP30 in Belém, 19 CEOs and board members of German companies are calling for policies that reconcile economic and climate interests instead of pitting them against each other.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
