Indonesia wants to reduce its dependence on coal by 33 percent by 2040. However, it is unclear whether this also includes industrial power plants. In its Partnership for a Just Energy Transition (JETP), the country had left these power plants out of the equation.
By Nico Beckert
Expanding the donor base for climate finance to include countries such as Saudi Arabia, China and South Korea is considered one of the biggest points of conflict at COP29. However, several calculations show that new donor countries would not increase the climate finance budget too much. Other sources of climate financing would be more productive.
By Nico Beckert
African countries are in a weak position in the complex negotiations on combating climate change. This is due to the structure of the negotiations. This suits the Global North well.
By Christian Hiller von Gaertringen
The industrialized countries and the major emerging economies are delighted with the Presidency's first proposal for the final texts of COP29. The poorer countries are up in arms. The deal could reorganize the existing fronts in climate policy.
By Bernhard Pötter
New draft texts from the COP29 presidency landed in Baku on Friday afternoon. For the first time, the quantum of climate financing was quantified and the expanded donor base was also formulated. But, as we all know, the devil is in the detail.
By Nico Beckert
Large-scale climate financing for developing countries is not only a moral obligation for industrialized countries, according to a study by Imperial College London. It could also bring high returns.
By Alexandra Endres
New Zealand is supporting Vanuatu in setting up its own fund for climate damage and loss. This area is severely underfunded worldwide.
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The environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe has filed a new lawsuit against the Mittelplate oil platform in the Wadden Sea in Schleswig-Holstein. It argues that an FFH impact assessment would also have been necessary there.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The Dubai strategy could be repeated at COP29: The presidency first delivers weak negotiating texts, only to present the big breakthrough that the frustrated delegations can then agree on after all. There are signs of a similar playbook in Baku.
By Bernhard Pötter
Normally, the debate on reducing emissions, i.e. mitigation, leads a shadowy existence at the COPs – especially at a financial COP like the one in Baku. But in the end and in light of the climate crisis, many countries are pushing for more serious steps. This is highly controversial.
By Bernhard Pötter
