Developing and emerging countries need hundreds of billions of dollars to fight the climate crisis. However, if most of this money is provided as loans, it could exacerbate the debt crisis in many of these countries. The Bonn climate conference (June 3–13) debated ways to prevent this.
By Nico Beckert
The SB60 interim conference in Bonn ended with small steps forward. There was agreement on very general targets for the big-ticket issue of climate finance. However, the conference is still waiting for a strategy from the next COP presidency.
By Bernhard Pötter
At the Bonn interim climate conference, there was little progress in the negotiations on more financial aid for poorer countries in the fight against the climate crisis. Observers are calling for the next COP host to speed up the processes. Failure would have grave consequences for the next national climate targets.
By Nico Beckert
After significant discussion about the stance on Gaza at COP28 in Dubai, the conflict has also surfaced at the SB60 interim climate conference in Bonn. German climate and environmental organizations are largely isolated in their position on Gaza.
By Fabian Löhe
Climate policy that is not socially just will not be accepted. That is why the new think tank "KlimaSozial" and various civil society organizations have presented demands for a fairer climate policy.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Several participants were late for the SB60 UN Interim Conference in Bonn due to visa problems. People from the Global South are particularly affected. NGOs are calling for the procedure to be simplified.
By Fabian Löhe
The German government has promised six billion euros annually for international climate action from 2025. Cuts to Germany's national budget have put this pledge in jeopardy. The government can get around the problem in the short term with "creative budget management."
By Bernhard Pötter
The Greens received a setback in the European elections. But does this also apply to the Green Deal? What impact will the election results have on European climate policy?
By Lukas Knigge
For months, the Russian army has been destroying Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Now, a "solar Marshall Plan" for the rapid and cost-effective development of solar energy could make the energy supply more secure and greener. The potential is significant – but so are the challenges.
By Bernhard Pötter
In the European elections, the AfD campaigns by rejecting the Green Deal and climate policy. Looking ahead to German municipal and state elections, they deny human-caused climate change and reject the Paris Agreement. There is a clear strategy behind this.
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