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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In times of dramatic climate and environmental crises, traditional political principles significantly restrict the work and search for solutions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It needs more freedom to break new ground.
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A key to achieving climate neutrality lies in scaling up innovative technologies that reduce our emissions while promoting prosperity. The EU has two concrete levers to implement the Green Deal.
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Humor and the climate crisis are not mutually exclusive. Humor is not superficial, but can reveal the paradoxes and contradictions that we are all trapped in. The German prejudice that humor is just a distraction? Wrong. It is a way of gaining insight – especially in the climate crisis.
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The German government's budget decision widens the financing gap on the path to climate goals. For a successful energy transition, policy instruments need to be sharpened, new revenue sources explored and the debt brake reformed to ensure long-term investments.
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On the road to a sustainable future, green hydrogen is the European industry's beacon of hope. Dirk Niemeier, Director and Clean Hydrogen Solutions Lead at Strategy Germany, explains how companies can avoid supposed first-mover disadvantages.
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The population on the African continent grows far faster than agricultural productivity. Climate change exacerbates the situation. Agroecology cannot close the productivity gap. Farmers need the full range of technological solutions, including pesticides and genetically modified varieties.
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