Opinion • Table.Briefings

January 14th, 2025

Next Federal Government: How it can make housing affordable and climate-friendly

Building is becoming more and more expensive, rents are rising rapidly and home ownership is unaffordable for many. Germany's real estate and construction industry is doing badly – at the same time, the sector is contributing too little to achieving climate targets. The next German government can change this. Kolja Zajicek, Senior Policy Advisor at the Climate Economy Foundation, explains how.

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November 15th, 2024

Loss and Damage: Why we need climate reparations

It is often difficult for countries in the Global South to bear the costs associated with the climate crisis, partly due to their colonial past. That is why they need climate reparations from rich countries, experts say.

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November 13th, 2024

The Shell ruling confirms: Fossil fuel companies must protect the climate

Even if you lose in court, you can still win: Despite a court overturning Shell's obligation to cut its emissions by 45 percent, the ruling lays down important principles for climate action. They could significantly improve the chances of success for future climate lawsuits.

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November 5th, 2024

COP29 must prioritize climate justice

COP29 is just around the corner. Climate expert Grace Mbungu calls for a stronger focus on climate justice for the countries of the Global South. Mbungu sees a great need for action, particularly regarding financing.

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October 22nd, 2024

Generational capital: acid test for sustainable finance

NGO representatives urge the German government to invest generational capital while considering climate and human rights. This would send an important signal to other investors and the financial sector as a whole. They are responding to an interview with Kenfo CEO Anja Mikus in Table.Briefings.

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October 21st, 2024

Climate finance needs strong partnerships and more private investment

At the meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Deputy Chair of the GIZ Management Board, calls for a paradigm shift in climate financing: More private investment, a strong role for governments, and banks must systematically take climate risks into account.

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October 16th, 2024

Club of Rome: A Giant Leap for Germany – paths to a social-ecological transformation

More and more planetary boundaries are being exceeded. But two authors from the Club of Rome argue that through a socio-ecological transformation, a so-called "Giant Leap," the climate crisis and social imbalance can be overcome.

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October 15th, 2024

Giving climate action and biodiversity protection constitutional status

The next Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) starts in Colombia on Oct. 21. At the start of the conference, researcher and IPCC author Hans-Otto Pörtner calls for climate and biodiversity protection to be given constitutional status.

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October 7th, 2024

Fossil players are not interested in constructive dialog

Despite much progress in the energy transition, more and more people are critical of it. Claudia Kemfert argues that communication on the climate and energy transition is failing because fossil fuel players are actively disrupting the debate.

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October 2nd, 2024

E3G: How investment treaties undermine the global energy transition

Investment agreements protect fossil fuel companies and their emissions of up to two gigatons of CO₂ equivalent per year. G7 countries bear a special responsibility. They are thwarting their own climate pledges.

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