Mark Carney is to become Canada's new interim prime minister. The 59-year-old won the election for leader of the Liberal Party on Sunday and will soon succeed Justin Trudeau. He has made a career in the financial sector, is well-connected in international climate diplomacy, and has made climate action a focus of his election campaign.
By Nico Beckert
Namibia is pursuing a dual strategy in its energy policy. On the one hand, Windhoek wants to secure the population's electricity supply with green hydrogen and renewable energy projects. At the same time, the country also wants to develop its oil and gas reserves – even though the British oil company Shell has just canceled an offshore oil project.
By Viktor Funk
Climate action hardly plays a role at the National People's Congress. The Chinese government's Work Report mentions very few new climate targets. Analysts say that Beijing is currently not focusing on lowering emissions.
By Nico Beckert
German demand for heat pumps picked up in February, as new data on subsidy applications to the German development bank KfW shows. However, the German government's target of 500,000 installed heat pumps per year is still out of reach.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Should Ireland miss its EU climate targets, it would have to pay significantly more money to EU member states than previously assumed. A joint report by the Irish Climate Council and the Fiscal Council shows that targeted investments could more than halve the climate fines – and would only cost half as much as the looming penalty.
By Lukas Bayer
According to informed sources, the United States is withdrawing from the coal phase-out partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam. This would leave the JETPs short of four billion US dollars in financial commitments and loans, as reported by Reuters with reference to sources in the three countries.
By Nico Beckert
Poland's coal phase-out is progressing rapidly and is being accelerated by market forces. The country's coal mines are now unprofitable. Yet the government shies away from the energy transition because it fears protests from coal workers.
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Global carbon emissions can be traced back to a handful of oil, gas, coal and cement companies. State-owned enterprises such as Saudi Aramco or Coal India contribute more CO2 emissions than their privately-owned competitors.
By Nico Beckert
The plans for Germany's special infrastructure fund by the conservative CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have not mentioned climate action. An alliance of environmental politicians, the Green Party, NGOs and companies wants to change this. New calculations show that Germany can reach net zero with a maximum of 0.7 percent of GDP.
By Bernhard Pötter
In the debate on climate change and its consequences, women are often one-sidedly portrayed as saviors or victims. This obscures how power relations and social factors deeply shape women's everyday lives. For a just transformation, it is essential to recognize them – and to fight against them.
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