New data suggest that the Glasgow-agreed goal to double adaptation finance may fall short. During the Bonn meetings on the Global Goal on Adaptation, money disputes and debates over adequate indicators also weighed heavily.
By Alexandra Endres
Environmental Action Germany has identified significant methane emissions in almost all areas of the gas infrastructure in Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg. The leaks are transferable to the "entire gas infrastructure in Germany."
By Table.Briefings
The dispute over the Green Claims Directive is causing the coalition of supporters of Commission President von der Leyen to waver. Christian Democrats want to reverse several laws of the Green Deal – the Commission is even going along with some of them.
By Lukas Knigge
The military's climate-damaging emissions can be publicly documented for the first time. However, experts complain about a lack of transparency. And it is unclear whether military operations can actually become climate-neutral.
By Michael Liebert
Under pressure from the EPP, the EU Commission had announced that it would withdraw the legislative proposal against greenwashing. Following warnings from the coalition partners, a negotiated solution is now to be found.
By Till Hoppe
A recent paper by Germany’s Environment Agency (UBA), co-authored by an expert from the Thünen Institute, calls for stricter EU-wide regulation of agricultural inhibitors. While these chemical compounds help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they also pose potential risks to the environment and human health.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The omnibus reform of the CO₂ border adjustment mechanism was not very controversial. 90% of companies are to be spared.
By Till Hoppe
The costs of water scarcity have increased worldwide by 3 to 7.5 percent annually in recent years. The OECD urgently recommends more investment in drought resilience.
By Table.Briefings
At SB62 in Bonn, climate and human rights groups criticized the "doomsday auction." Brazil's government says the proceeds could combat poverty. In any case, the auction of oil licenses in the Amazon estuary brought in a lot of money.
By Alexandra Endres
According to a cep study, governments in the EU are predominantly promoting conventional large-scale projects such as wind farms or grid expansion, and hardly any new areas such as battery production or electrolysers. Governments are also conservative when it comes to instruments.
By Till Hoppe
