An expert council and forecast report confirm: Germany is about to miss its statutory climate target for 2030 by a wide margin. Lawyers and environmentalists see this as a legal violation. Does the German government's climate policy violate the constitution?
By Bernhard Pötter
The cancellation of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's trip to Oceania is not only a political embarrassment. It also hinders plans to advance climate action in the Pacific and to urge Australia to be more ambitious.
By Bernhard Pötter
He was present at the climate negotiations in Paris and is now working at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to implement the climate goals worldwide: State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth speaks about the continued rise in temperatures, Germany's contribution to international climate financing and why African partner countries accuse the Germans of duplicity.
By Bernhard Pötter
The Amazon Summit in Belém accomplished less than hoped: The eight countries bordering the rainforest failed to agree to halt deforestation by 2030 completely. Colombia and Brazil quarreled over oil. But the final declaration lays the foundation for far-reaching cooperation on forest conservation – and includes a message to the EU.
By Daniela Chiaretti
