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Hoekstra hearing: SPD demands explanation of Shell past

The environmental spokesman for the Social Democrats in the EU Parliament, Tiemo Wölken, is demanding an explanation from climate commissioner-designate Wopke Hoekstra about his professional past at the Shell oil company. "He spent three years at a company that is only gradually half-heartedly grasping how important climate action actually is."

Von Lukas Scheid

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EU and Egypt sign hydrogen partnership

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed another declaration of intent for an energy partnership at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh: Together with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, she announced yesterday a long-term partnership for green hydrogen. Both partners want to take measures to accelerate power generation from renewable energy sources and the development, use and unadulterated trade of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Von Leonie Düngefeld

Opinion

COP27: Developed countries must uphold their end of the bargain

The UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, comes at a tense time in geopolitical terms. But the president-elect of COP27, Sameh Shoukry, expects the global community to nevertheless take action against climate change. He sees the rich countries, in particular, as having a duty.

Von Experts

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COP27: Climate organizations threaten to sue

Forty days before COP27 begins, advocates and NGOs are joining forces. In an open letter published today, twenty-five organizations worldwide demand that countries strengthen their climate action.

Von Claire Stam

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Council willing to adjust EU climate target

The Czech presidency is apparently ready to adjust the EU's climate target. An internal draft of Council conclusions in preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el Sheikh (COP27) states that it is ready to adjust the nationally determined contribution (NDC) to global emissions reductions.

Von Lukas Scheid