In a party conference motion, the CDU’s association for small and medium-sized businesses the its employee advocacy association have questioned existing climate targets. Social and climate experts from the party executive will now work with the authors on a joint paper.
By Bernhard Pötter
The German Federal Court of Auditors criticizes the German goverment’s 30th Subsidy Report. While billions in tax concessions remain in place every year, reforms are lacking and there is still no definition of the term “climate-damaging subsidy.”
By Horand Knaup
Negotiators from the EU Parliament, Council and Commission have agreed on a new climate target in the trilogue. By 2040, carbon emissions are to be reduced by 90% compared to 1990 levels. However, they are watering down measures to achieve it.
By Lukas Knigge
The German cabinet has adopted stricter requirements for the promotion of renewable energies in the transportation sector. However, the associations DUH and T&E see the amended GHG reduction quota as a step backwards.
By Kai Schöneberg
On Thursday, the DIHK intends to adopt a position paper which calls into question key pillars of German climate policy. This is causing outrage – not least because the DIHK, as a public corporation, is supposed to refrain from political interference.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Denmark has announced a new climate target at COP30. The country wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 82% by 2035, which is higher than the overall EU target.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU Parliament is in favor of a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040, while requirements for ensuring sustainable supply chains are set to be abolished at the same time: Rarely have climate policy blessings and curses been so close together.
By Lukas Knigge
A new initiative involving GIZ, Germany’s main development agency, warns that the Paris climate goals are at risk because the green economy lacks skilled workers worldwide. It also says that, provided there is sufficient investment, a net 375 million new jobs could be created in climate-friendly sectors.
By Alexandra Endres
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference starts today, Monday, in Belém. At the last minute, the EU presented its climate targets for 2035 and 2040 to palpable sighs of relief.
By Lukas Knigge
After a night of negotiations, EU environment ministers presented an agreement on climate targets for 2040 and NDC for 2035, which is important for COP30. ETS 2 will be postponed and many unanswered questions remain.
By Lukas Knigge
