In Germany, more than five million people are unable to adequately heat their homes due to a lack of financial resources. Energy poverty is one of the most pressing problems in social policy. Yet there are instruments to combat it, which would also benefit the climate.
By Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa
The EU Commission is apparently planning to reverse its previous decision to phase out the internal combustion engine. At first glance, this would appear to be a reasonable measure to support the car industry. But in the long term, it will lead to cost inefficiencies, increase Europe’s dependence on imports and damage the car industry even more.
By Beatrix Keim
Climate protection and justice belong together: Who bears the costs of the transformation, who benefits? In a society of growing inequality, we need fair burden sharing, targeted support and bold financing models.
By Michael Bloss and Rasmus Andresen
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
