The online retailer Amazon promises partner companies "access to high-quality carbon credits." Critics say there is a lack of detailed rules.
By Fabian Löhe
Tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency: to achieve these two goals agreed upon at COP28 in Dubai, the G20 and other economically large countries need to invest much more, says IRENA. According to the organization, only the movement away from fossil fuels is making progress.
By Bernhard Pötter
A study by the OECD and UNDP contradicts the idea that climate policy costs economic growth. On the contrary: A more ambitious climate policy and more clean investments would bring greater prosperity, more efficiency, less economic damage, and a healthier life.
By Bernhard Pötter
Global energy demand rose significantly last year. The increasing use of air conditioning systems and higher demand for electricity from electric vehicles drove the rise in demand.
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The Munich Public Prosecutor General's Office has charged five climate activists from Last Generation with forming a "criminal organization." NGOs now fear a "climate of intimidation" and a "criminalization of climate activists." The new federal government must prevent climate policy from becoming a culture war.
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The geopolitical environment is becoming more difficult, and multilateralism and the rules-based international order can no longer be taken for granted. It is precisely now that Germany should seize the opportunity to prove itself as a reliable partner in climate policy and thus take on a leading role in climate diplomacy.
By Alexandra Endres
When it comes to the heating transition, pressure is mounting on the next coalition government's negotiators to uphold the Building Energy Act and existing subsidies.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The semiconductor industry is a multi-billion dollar business – and consumes enormous amounts of water and fossil energy. A study has examined the impact on the environment in detail.
By Anna Gauto
Renewable energies continue to thrive worldwide - but so do fossil fuels. High oil and gas demand and political headwinds currently prompt many companies and countries to massively retract their climate targets and decarbonization pledges.
By Bernhard Pötter
Germany has been experiencing low rainfall for several weeks now. As "Dürremonitor" shows, the soil is becoming increasingly dry. Not a good sign for agriculture and forestry.
By Nico Beckert
