There has been little progress so far on the most important issues of the world climate conference: the negotiations on the "Paris Rulebook", the design of global emissions trading, and transparency mechanisms. Even some of the success stories from the first week of the COP26 turn out to be unreliable at a second glance.
By Lukas Knigge
Luxembourg is home to Amazon's European headquarters, and the country is also lobbying hard to attract Google. In the negotiations on new EU rules for the major platforms, the country has resisted overly strict regulations for the companies.
By Till Hoppe
Moving away from fossil fuels and a just transition to green technologies were the focuses of the World Climate Conference (COP26) on Thursday. Progress was made on the coal phase-out in particular — while global greenhouse gas emissions have almost returned to pre-Corona levels.
By Timo Landenberger