In a 72-page briefing for the new Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, the EU Commission provides an outlook on European energy policy for the new legislative period. One focus will be energy security.
By Manuel Berkel
Japan's government announced on Monday that it is examining a new climate target for 2035. The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy had previously proposed a 60 percent reduction target compared to 2013.
By Lukas Bayer
Jens Spahn reaffirms that the CDU/CSU wants to withdraw the GEG amendment and significantly cut heating subsidies. Instead of focusing solely on heat pumps, he advocates "green oil." This causes considerable uncertainty in the industry.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
China is in the midst of its decarbonization. Progress has been made in electricity, transport and steel. However, energy consumption continues to grow rapidly and the chemical sector's new focus on coal is undermining progress. What Chinese experts say and why the new NDC could hold surprises.
By Nico Beckert
COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev continues to disregard the unwritten rules of neutral negotiations after the conference: he publicly revealed details from the negotiations and criticized the strategy of Western countries at COP29.
By Bernhard Pötter
Between relief and disappointment: The reactions to the conclusion of the climate summit reflect how difficult the negotiations have become in these geopolitically uncertain times.
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Many delegates and observers have criticized the Azerbaijani presidency internally for its conduct of negotiations at COP29. The accusations: little attention for small states, chaos in the organization, and little respect for UN rules.
By Bernhard Pötter
Climate action is on the defensive, the development of the new financial target is changing geopolitics, and the consequences will also be felt in Europe. We have analyzed what the resolutions of COP29 mean beyond the mere results.
By Bernhard Pötter
After a dramatic day in Baku, COP29 ended with an agreement on a new climate finance target – known as the NCQG. Industrialized countries are to increase their annual payments to developing countries to USD 300 billion by 2035, but emerging countries will also contribute. This was followed by a hail of criticism.
By Lukas Knigge
After a long delay and tough negotiations, COP29 ended early Sunday morning in Baku. A financial target was agreed upon, with the industrialized countries promising a sum of USD 300 billion by 2035. However, in other areas, progress only means preventing regression.
By Bernhard Pötter
