Solar plants on reservoirs and inland waterways offer huge potential for the energy transition. They can be a solution to the growing competition for land and offer many other advantages.
By Nick Nuttall
Colombia, host of the COP16 biodiversity summit, wants to completely abandon fossil fuels – an ambitious project. But success is not guaranteed. And the government has little time until the next elections in 2026.
By Alexandra Endres
For decades, forests have reduced Germany's overall emissions by storing CO2. According to official data, this is now a thing of the past: In the future, forests will emit more carbon dioxide than they bind. The government relies on natural climate action. And a ruling is forcing its hand.
By Bernhard Pötter
Just over a year ago, Azerbaijan conquered the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Now the COP29 host is building eco-settlements in the region, Armenia fears a new war and there is hope for peace during the COP. How climate and energy issues dominate relations in the South Caucasus.
By Maximilian Arnhold
The need to save money in the federal budget has a direct impact on foreign and climate policy: Funding for humanitarian aid is being halved and the promised climate funding for 2025 is at risk. In the past, however, Germany has done its fair share with almost ten billion euros in climate aid.
By Bernhard Pötter
On Oct. 1, the UK will shut down its last coal-fired power plant. The new Labour government has big goals: Strong expansion of renewables, no new oil and gas projects, and international leadership in climate policy. Observers see many positive signals after years of stagnation.
By Chloé Farand
Austria votes on Sunday: In their first time in government, the Green Party wanted to make up for what the last governments had dragged out regarding climate policy. Now emissions are falling – but so are the party's poll ratings. A review of five years of climate policy.
By Lukas Bayer
The COP29 host receives the worst score in the CAT rating. Reasons: Rising emissions, a watered-down NDC, and dependence on fossil fuels. When planning the COP, the presidency focuses on voluntary commitments instead of implementing the COP28 resolutions.
By Bernhard Pötter
Reducing methane emissions is considered the most efficient measure against the climate crisis, and one that is also economically viable. Despite this, little is being done. This is because other investments are more lucrative, banks shy away from the business and bureaucratic hurdles hinder progress.
By Nico Beckert
The Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Committee presents an explosive report to the UN General Assembly. The new "Loss and Damage" fund should be geared towards "climate justice": Compensation for poor states by the North and corporations, an end to "neo-colonial" economies, "ecocide" as a criminal offense.
By Bernhard Pötter
