This week marks the start of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. EU Climate Commissioner Hoekstra has been traveling the world for weeks to prepare a negotiation result in Europe's interests at COP28. There are groundbreaking issues on the agenda.
By Lukas Knigge
EU budget, debt rules, industrial policy: The ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court is likely to have an impact on the European Union. How much depends on the decisions made by the Berlin coalition. A classification.
By Till Hoppe
The German Foreign Minister's aborted trip to Oceania was intended to bind the Pacific states more closely to the EU in climate and security policy. Annalena Baerbock nevertheless wants to stick to her strategy of offering the island states alternatives to China.
By Bernhard Pötter
Offshore wind farms in Europe often no longer require government subsidies. In fact, they are so lucrative that companies pay billions for such licenses. However, a different wind is blowing in China and the UK, the world's largest offshore markets.
By Redaktion Table
US climate envoy John Kerry has been given a high-profile and friendly reception during his four-day visit to Beijing. But China makes it clear that constructive talks on climate action are only possible if overall relations are improved. Nothing is yet known about concrete results of Kerry's talks with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua.
By Jörn Petring
Climate policy plays an important part in the German government's first China strategy. Germany is faced with a dilemma here: On the one hand, the German government wants to encourage China to show more commitment to climate action. On the other hand, it wishes to reduce its dependence on green technology imports from China. So more cooperation and more independence simultaneously – how can both goals be achieved?
By Nico Beckert
The Bonn Climate Change Conference only partially fulfilled its function of making technical preparations for COP28: Many issues, such as the global stocktake, remained unresolved and were postponed without much progress. A long dispute over the agenda slowed things down even further — an overview of the results.
By Alexandra Endres
