Environmental organizations and social associations have called on the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to insist on its election promise of a wealth tax on the super-rich during the coalition negotiations. The revenue should be used for climate finance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
By Nico Beckert
Aid organizations demand the halt of two projects in Tanzania that are intended to sequester carbon in the soil. They point to negative consequences for the Maasai ethnic group. Volkswagen is involved in one of the projects.
By Caspar Dohmen
An analysis by the think tank Zukunft KlimaSozial, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings, proposes a stronger role for the federal government in grid expansion and progressive tax revenue to finance it. Poorer households could be relieved in this way. Measured against their income, they have so far made the largest contribution to the energy transition.
By Lukas Bayer
New figures from the Federal Environment Agency show that the energy transition is being driven primarily by the expansion of PV systems and heat pumps. In the transport sector, on the other hand, development is declining.
By Lukas Bayer
On the occasion of the coalition negotiations, 50 entrepreneurs are making a clear appeal to the CDU/CSU and SPD: Climate targets are innovation targets and strengthen Germany as a business location. The appeal was initiated by the Climate Economy Foundation.
By Lukas Bayer
As in the election campaign, the exploratory talks do not devote any separate capital to climate action. Although measures to achieve the climate targets are noted in the "Economy" topic area, the goal of climate neutrality by 2045 and a uniform strategy for achieving the target are missing. Environmental associations rate the plans as inadequate.
By Bernhard Pötter
Climate action hardly plays a role at the National People's Congress. The Chinese government's Work Report mentions very few new climate targets. Analysts say that Beijing is currently not focusing on lowering emissions.
By Nico Beckert
Should Ireland miss its EU climate targets, it would have to pay significantly more money to EU member states than previously assumed. A joint report by the Irish Climate Council and the Fiscal Council shows that targeted investments could more than halve the climate fines – and would only cost half as much as the looming penalty.
By Lukas Bayer
German demand for heat pumps picked up in February, as new data on subsidy applications to the German development bank KfW shows. However, the German government's target of 500,000 installed heat pumps per year is still out of reach.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
According to informed sources, the United States is withdrawing from the coal phase-out partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam. This would leave the JETPs short of four billion US dollars in financial commitments and loans, as reported by Reuters with reference to sources in the three countries.
By Nico Beckert
