After the collapse of negotiations for a global plastics treaty, researchers and NGOs are criticizing both the influence of the fossil fuel industry and the UN process.
By Lisa Kuner
Biomass is currently used mainly for heating and transportation. But wood and natural carbon are also central to decarbonizing industry, the German Energy Agency (dena) warns. It is now calling for comprehensive planning for the use of biomass.
By Bernhard Pötter
The energy transition is facing a shortage of workers – that’s the finding of a forecast by the Institute for Employment Research. Skilled workers are especially lacking in the energy and electrical engineering sectors.
By Redaktion Table
With the introduction of the Emissions Trading Directive, the EU has shown courage, write the authors of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). For its continued success, social measures will be decisive.
By Daniel Klingenfeld, Christoph Kühleis, Juliane Steegmann, Jan Weiß
Russia's new climate target lacks ambition. Emissions today are already much lower than the target aims for. Experts criticize that it cements the path toward expanding fossil fuel production. The war in Ukraine has destroyed the first positive steps in climate policy.
By Angelina Davydova
In Geneva, countries are currently negotiating a global plastic pollution treaty. While fossil fuel-dependent countries block a global treaty, frontrunner countries could also achieve progress with a “plastic club.” How rising plastic production is depleting global CO₂ budgets and what stands in the way of an agreement.
By Nicolas Heronymus
The extreme heat in Sweden, Norway, and Finland in July was two degrees warmer than it would have been in a world without climate change. This is the result of a new attribution study. Comparable heat waves are likely to occur even more frequently in the region in the future.
By Alexandra Endres
A study shows that since 1980, populations of tropical bird species have declined by around a third due to climate change. Extreme heat is the main reason. Biodiversity is declining even in untouched rainforests.
By Alexandra Endres
Industrial heat accounts for almost half of total heat consumption in Germany. Its decarbonization also presents opportunities for companies. A Prognos study suggests that the development of industrial heat pumps is particularly lucrative.
By Kai Schöneberg
