Yalchin Rafiyev represents the current UNFCCC presidency as Azerbaijan's chief negotiator. He warns against over-ambitious NDCs and explains why his country has not yet submitted its own target despite promises to do so. He also calls for more climate financing from Germany.
By Bernhard Pötter
The new German government must maintain its international leadership role and continue to support the indigenous peoples of the tropical rainforests – because our future is closely linked. If we really want to put a stop to deforestation, investment here will have the greatest impact.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Climate Action Tracker criticizes the national climate targets (NDCs) for lacking ambition, employing calculation tricks, and relying on unproven technologies. Meanwhile, 60 experts warn that the global carbon budget for 1.5 degrees will be exhausted in three to five years.
By Bernhard Pötter
State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth believes that Germany is "already holding up quite well" in the climate negotiations. Other countries expect leadership from the EU and Germany. Flasbarth wants to keep the International Climate Initiative at the same level in his ministry's budget.
By Bernhard Pötter
Nothing worked on the first day of the Bonn Climate Conference 2025: A dispute over the agenda paralyzed the conference. The open dispute between emerging and industrialized countries is jeopardizing Brazil's plans for a successful COP30.
By Bernhard Pötter
Europe's leading position in the e-kerosene market is under threat. The continent is still the world leader in the planning of production facilities for the alternative aviation fuel. This lead could be lost due to a lack of financing options, warns Transport Environment.
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Despite the promise in the Glasgow 2021 climate pact to double adaptation funding to 40 billion US dollars by 2025, the industrialized countries are only providing 12 billion this year. In 2026, the amount of aid payments threatens to fall further, according to a report by Care.
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At the Bonn Climate Conference, a new campaign is calling for a global agreement to reduce methane emissions. Voluntary measures by the industry have shown little success. At the same time, the EU methane regulation is also in danger of being watered down due to pressure from the USA.
By Nico Beckert
The World Bank wants to work with African countries, banks, companies and foundations to connect 300 million people in Africa to the electricity grid by 2030. Environmentalists and civil society praise the project as a great opportunity, but oppose the expansion of gas alongside renewables.
By Viktor Funk
