Climate action and justice go together: Who bears the costs of the transformation, and who benefits? In a society of growing inequality, we need fair sharing of burdens, targeted support and bold financing models.
By Michael Bloss and Rasmus Andresen
The character of COP30 differs from all previous COPs. Climate negotiations are increasingly focusing on the implementation of climate action and its financing, which raises a number of challenges.
By Petter Lydén
The Paris Agreement has changed the global economy, but progress is too slow. COP30 in Belém should set three priorities: Expanding renewables, abandoning fossil fuels, protecting forests — and fairness in all areas.
By Laurence Tubiana
Halfway through the “critical decade” on climate action and 10 years after the Paris Agreement was adopted, it hasn't delivered what it was expected
By Stella Eick, Nicholas Omonuk Okoit, Hemavathi S. Shekhar and Tobias Holle
Germanwatch criticizes the fact that, at the last Environment Council, some member states pushed through demands to postpone ETS 2 by one year. The NGO makes suggestions on how this should be handled.
By Sylwia Andralojc-Bodych and Charly Heberer
Up to now, Africa has mostly been portrayed as a victim in discussions about the climate. Carlos Lopes is calling for a new debate: Africa can help the world tackle climate change, he writes – if four points are met at COP30.
By Carlos Lopes
The need for investment in the German electricity grid is high. "Connect and Manage", a flexible process for connecting power storage systems, would rapidly accelerate this. Jaroslav Macek, head of the energy company Elevion, writes that this is supported by the experience of other countries.
By Jaroslav Macek
The EU summit on Thursday will also address the question of how important CO₂ removal (CDR) should be for climate policy in the future. CDR is often criticized. But it can and must play an important role in the ETS – combined with ambitious net reduction targets for industry.
By Wilfried Rickels
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s projections perpetuate the current global inequalities into the future – and thus also determine the climate targets agreed at the COPs. This is unacceptable. Only with inclusive IPCC scenarios can we achieve a fair climate policy for all.
By T. Jayaraman and Tejal Kanitkar
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is currently negotiating new rules on decarbonization. If the proposal under discussion is adopted, discussions on technical implementation will follow. With effective sustainability rules, shipping could become a global driver for green e-fuels.
By Ulf Neuling
