The Bundestag must amend the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act (KSpG) so that the use of captured CO2 is compatible with the path to climate neutrality from the outset. The current draft does not yet do this justice.
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The EU's Renewable Energy Directive for transport must be incorporated into German law; the Federal Ministry for the Environment is working on this. This is a unique opportunity for more climate action – by improving the position of e-mobility and an honest assessment of biofuels, which in many cases do more harm than good to the climate.
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The third generation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement aims to make a quantum leap to keep global climate goals within reach. However, disputes over climate financing threaten to undermine the process.
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After the EU elections, the outlook for climate action in Europe has worsened and it is unlikely to play a role at the EU summit on Thursday and Friday. The forces fighting for more climate action must now regroup. From now on, they should place social justice at the center of their work.
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The global energy transition is unattainable without China. Therefore, Robert Habeck should emphasize climate policy relations during his visit to Beijing. Here are six proposals for pragmatic cooperation between Germany and China to benefit climate action.
By Alexandra Endres
At the end of April, the traffic light coalition government agreed on the Solar Package I. This paves the way for the accelerated expansion of wind and solar energy. However, there is also a need for support for large battery storage, according to Benedikt Deuchert from the company Kyon Energy.
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Raising taxes on the rich would punish prosperity without saving the climate. On the other hand, emissions trading plus climate money is effective, efficient and social at the same time – and therefore ideal for the green transformation.
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Because the climate crisis is global, the states' duty to protect the climate must also extend beyond their own populations. However, the ECtHR did not follow this argument. In doing so, it missed a great opportunity to formulate standards for greater climate justice within Europe.
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The green transformation of the German economy requires billions in investment – and the money is there. The government could make it available through higher taxes while simultaneously limiting social conflicts.
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In its climate foreign policy strategy, the German government recognizes global warming as a significant security risk. However, what specifically follows from this remains unclear. Peacekeeping, emergency aid, sustainable development and adaptation to climate change could be meaningfully linked.
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