In an interview with Table.Briefings, Germany’s Environment Minister Carsten Schneider says that the only remaining issue in the action plan for the National Circular Economy Strategy is public procurement.
By Caspar Dohmen
The feared collapse of the IMO’s climate program did not materialize. The LNG lobby and a group of oil-producing nations led by the US were unable to halt the NZF negotiations. However, uncertainty remains.
By David Goeßmann
Insufficient quantities, environmental risks: A new study shows that crops grown for fuel require large amounts of fertilizer and can lead to significant additional emissions.
By Kai Schöneberg
Agriculture and wildfires continue to take a heavy toll on the world’s rainforests. Still, there was at least a brief respite in the rate of deforestation last year, particularly in Brazil.
By Kai Schöneberg
The growing energy imbalance points to accelerated warming. Feedback loops involving aerosols and cloud cover play a crucial role. Climate scientists are searching for answers.
By Lukas Bayer
A large number of German companies in the oil and gas sector are failing to comply with EU methane rules either by not reporting their methane emissions at all or by reporting them inadequately. Environmental Action Germany (DUH) is now threatening legal action. Internationally, too, there has been little progress.
By Nico Beckert
The meeting, attended by nearly 60 countries, sent an important climate policy signal. The focus was on ways for countries to break their dependence on fossil fuels. It remains unclear, however, how the conference’s demands will be incorporated into the COP process.
By Daniela Chiaretti
France aims to phase out all fossil fuels by 2050 – starting with coal, followed by oil and finally natural gas. The phaseout plan calls for sector-specific support for electrification.
By Daniela Chiaretti
In Germany, new spending on the Climate Action Program (CAP) and measures to help industry are being allocated through the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF). However, the KTF will receive no additional funding; in fact, its funding could even decline. The government has therefore called for savings to be made in other programs. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) does not see this as a problem.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz highlights the economic potential of the green tech sector on the global stage, companies in Germany are warning of growing uncertainty over the country’s climate policy. They say this uncertainty is holding back investment and slowing the rollout of new technologies.
By Nico Beckert
