After 20 years of discussions, China is making progress in reforming its electricity market: A national spot market aims to improve electricity trading between provinces. This could be a significant step in promoting renewables and reducing China's dependence on coal.
By Nico Beckert
At the UN Secretary-General's "Climate Ambition Summit", selected climate champions from nations, organizations and companies have the opportunity to explain their goals and successes. António Guterres aims to empower progressives against those who hinder progress. However, the green front lacks strength.
By Bernhard Pötter
At the SDG Summit, it became evident that nations are far from reaching their sustainability goals. This poses a problem for climate action because efficient measures are hard to implement where poverty and hunger intersect with the climate crisis, as seen in the case of Honduras.
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The climate summit in New York once again shows that the climate crisis has become a priority for the UN Secretary-General during his term in office. The top diplomat has verbally radicalized himself. He adopts demands from the environmental movement, insults the fossil fuel industries, and refuses to let those who try to slow down climate efforts take the stage at the UN.
By Bernhard Pötter
The German "Climate Adaptation Week" aims to make it clear: The effects of the climate crisis are also clearly felt in Germany. In today's special interview, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke demands that authorities and planners anchor adaptation in everyday life. And she calls for a reorienting agricultural policy, which has worked "against nature for centuries."
By Bernhard Pötter
Modernization and decarbonization go hand in hand, emphasizes Ursula von der Leyen, heralding the next phase of the Green Deal. This is based on dialogs with industry and farmers as well as a wind power package. However, she did not reveal details.
By Lukas Knigge
Actually, the interim assessment of global climate policy is clear: The UN's long-awaited "Global Stocktake" shows the gaps and omissions in climate action three months before COP28, and attention is low. But the text contains some surprises.
By Bernhard Pötter
Fridays for Future are calling for protests tomorrow, and the Last Generation wants to bring Berlin to a standstill starting next Monday. However, the number of protest participants is declining, and so is the support for the protests in society. Where does the climate movement stand in Germany and in the world?
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The German government promises that the LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven will be used to import carbon-neutral synthetic natural gas. But a new study commissioned by the think tank Agora Energie and available to Table.Media shows that many unresolved problems remain: The technology is untested, its profitability is questionable, and it could delay the conversion of gas pipelines to hydrogen.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The UN Sustainable Development Summit will be held in New York on Sept. 18–19. The central question: What will bring the world closer to the 2030 goals (SDGs), which also include climate action and a secure energy supply? Imme Scholz has recently handed over the interim scientific report to UN Vice-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. In this interview, she talks about possible paths to progress.
By Redaktion Table
