The European Union has presented its priorities for COP28. The focus is, in particular, on avoiding greenhouse gases. This also includes a global phase-out of all fossil fuels – a goal the EU already sought at the last COP in Sharm el-Sheikh, but ultimately failed to push through.
By Lukas Knigge
The new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must also deal with the consequences of climate change for Africa's most populous country. Nigeria is vulnerable to climate damage and ill-prepared for it. Tinubu decides on climate policy, but continues to finance the state from oil.
By Eric Bonse
Women are underrepresented in global climate policy. Yet some of them do have influence and power. Here are ten women leaders who have been making things happen and moving people on the climate stage for years.
By Claire Stam
The new UNCLOS agreement on the protection of the high seas also means progress in climate action: The flora and fauna in the ocean are to be better protected against warming and acidification, and emissions and damage from fishing are to be reduced. The ocean as a carbon sink can also benefit.
By Christian Mihatsch
German foreign and development policy is to become feminist, according to the government's plans. This will also change climate policy. Feminism is supposed to bring more equal rights for all: Societies are to become fairer – and thus more resilient to global warming.
By Alexandra Endres
The Inflation Reduction Act is now entering the implementation phase. What cannot be prevented by law at the federal level, Republicans want to slow down in certain states. But green growth opportunities also beckon them and their voters.
By Bernhard Pötter
The "Inflation Reduction Act" is decisive in achieving the USA's climate goals. With about 370 billion dollars in grants and tax breaks, US President Joe Biden wants to promote new and green industries, infrastructure construction and greater energy efficiency. The details are now emerging.
By Bernhard Pötter
China has approved more new coal-fired power plants in 2022 than at any time in the last seven years. Are the international climate targets at risk? Chinese peculiarities such as low utilization of power plants and the rapid expansion of renewables give a reason for hope. But some risks to the climate remain.
By Nico Beckert
Kathrin Henneberger sits as a climate activist for the Green Party in the German parliament. For the strike day of Fridays for Future, she wants to see a big protest on the streets – also against the policies of her own government. The dispute over the eradication of the German hamlet of Lützerath for an opencast mine has destroyed trust, but also strengthened the movement.
By Bernhard Pötter
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also destroyed Russia's primary business model, says expert Thane Gustafson: Export revenues from oil and gas are shrinking, jeopardizing the national budget. The country is "completely unprepared for climate change."
By Bernhard Pötter
