Nick Nuttall looks back on a diverse career: From stockbroker to UNFCCC spokesperson and finally to rock singer. The communications expert continues to search for positive climate narratives.
By Redaktion Table
Liu Zhenmin will very likely become China's new climate envoy and chief negotiator at the next COP. Liu is following in big footsteps. He is considered less powerful and less well-connected than his predecessor, Xie.
By Nico Beckert
"Peatlands are the big climate construction site," according to Franziska Tanneberger. Due to their drainage, large amounts of CO2 are released. When peatlands are destroyed, crucial CO2 sinks are lost. The co-director of the Greifswald Moor Centrum is advocating for the protection of peatlands.
By Redaktion Table
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Director of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), hopes for a good COP28 outcome and faster climate action. She reorganizes the GIZ and sets new priorities in climate action and adaptation.
By Redaktion Table
Canada's climate minister is feeling the heat in his own country. The ex-Greenpeace activist has achieved a lot in climate action. However, he recently softened the carbon pricing. And Canada's oil and gas sector continues to expand production.
By Redaktion Table
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, favors oil and gas more than almost any other top executive. Woods complains that COP28 talks too much about ending fossil fuels. Exxon is investing billions in shale oil and carbon capture technologies.
By Nico Beckert
Saber Hossain Chowdhury is Bangladesh's climate envoy. He is considered a pioneer in the fight for the loss and damage fund and champions for more funding for poor countries at COP28.
By Redaktion Table
The oil executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber chairs the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Supporters believe he can be an important mediator – yet his company is investing billions in the fossil fuel industry.
By Marc Winkelmann
At COP28, Senegalese Madeleine Diouf Sarr champions the interests of the least developed countries. She says the Global Stocktake must make clear and visible what is still lacking in climate action. Sarr calls for a well-filled loss and damage fund and investment in renewables.
By Lucia Weiß
