As COP28 negotiations intensify, Climate Secretary Jennifer Morgan urges the hosts to take a clear stance. Some states are "not constructive," and oil-producing nations try to "prevent the end of fossil fuels for their own interests". She sees no ambiguity in Germany's position; they are "fully in line with the EU".
By Bernhard Pötter
At COP28, participants are fighting over formulations regarding the fossil fuel phase-out. Spain's Environment Minister Teresa Ribera talks about an ambitious EU mandate and the role of industrialized and developing countries in climate financing.
By Lukas Knigge
Luisa Neubauer from Fridays for Future discusses the difficult situation of the international climate movement at COP28: There is distrust of "white, European climate activists." But the movement is large, and the Fridays are "pragmatically socialized." She sees no alternative to the COPs as a meeting place for civil society.
By Bernhard Pötter
