The gridlocked fronts in international climate diplomacy have started to shift: New pioneers are emerging, and surprising alliances are aligning national interests in the global North and South. But there is one area where the old borders are still in place.
By Goswami Urmi
The new right-wing government of Finland has announced comprehensive cuts in social security just a few months after taking office. It also plans to restrict the previously extensive right to strike and limit the power of trade unions.
By Alina Leimbach
On September 25 in Bonn, the International Conference on Chemicals Management seeks a new framework for the global chemical industry – the goals: saving raw materials and energy, and achieving climate targets. The German start-up Traceless is working on solutions to achieve these goals. But the company is also facing criticism.
By Leonie Sontheimer
The UN's Climate Ambition Summit is putting the pressure on for a successful COP28. The summit was the antithesis of the grassroots climate conferences - and achieved something that is practically unthinkable in the diplomatic cosmos: A UN ranking of who takes climate action seriously and who does not.
By Bernhard Pötter
Xi Jinping is outraged because Biden and Baerbock publicly call him a dictator. China has different terms and a different understanding of what defines an autocrat. And yet, the controversy is about more than words – it is about the intellectual interpretation of political narratives and who can disseminate them internally and externally.
By Fabian Peltsch
The triumph of electric cars saw hydrogen in passenger cars as obsolete. But mobility requirements and energy planning in China push the technology back into the spotlight. And that globally.
By Christian Domke Seidel
The climate summit in New York once again shows that the climate crisis has become a priority for the UN Secretary-General during his term in office. The top diplomat has verbally radicalized himself. He adopts demands from the environmental movement, insults the fossil fuel industries, and refuses to let those who try to slow down climate efforts take the stage at the UN.
By Bernhard Pötter
At the UN Secretary-General's "Climate Ambition Summit", selected climate champions from nations, organizations and companies have the opportunity to explain their goals and successes. António Guterres aims to empower progressives against those who hinder progress. However, the green front lacks strength.
By Bernhard Pötter
After 20 years of discussions, China is making progress in reforming its electricity market: A national spot market aims to improve electricity trading between provinces. This could be a significant step in promoting renewables and reducing China's dependence on coal.
By Nico Beckert
At the SDG Summit, it became evident that nations are far from reaching their sustainability goals. This poses a problem for climate action because efficient measures are hard to implement where poverty and hunger intersect with the climate crisis, as seen in the case of Honduras.
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