The Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation will fill the gap in the UN Climate Change Secretariat’s core budget, UNFCCC head Simon Stiell has announced. Following the withdrawal of the USA and the poor payment discipline of many countries, large gaps have recently opened up in the budget.
By Lukas Bayer and Bernhard Pötter
An exclusive Forsa survey for Table.Briefings shows that many CDU/CSU and SPD voters are calling for more action on climate change. And even in the difficult economic situation, they are against watering down German climate targets.
By Nico Beckert
Halfway through the “critical decade” on climate action and 10 years after the Paris Agreement was adopted, it hasn't delivered what it was expected
By Stella Eick, Nicholas Omonuk Okoit, Hemavathi S. Shekhar and Tobias Holle
At every COP, the hosts hand out water bottles to all participants. Great! These are useful reminders and useful household aids. But do they have a hidden message?
By Bernhard Pötter
The climate conference in Belém has started without the feared fight over the agenda and with a demonstration of unity. The new COP President do Lago has postponed the most important stumbling blocks. He emphasizes transparency and demands it.
By Bernhard Pötter and Lukas Knigge
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
The USA's withdrawal from international climate policy leaves a void that China could fill. But so far, the country has been rather cautious. Will this change in the future? What to look out for at the summit in Belém.
By Jennifer Morgan
The conference in the rainforest has the potential to lay the foundations for implementing the next decade of climate policy — or to simply generate pretty pictures. The fate of the presidency and geopolitics will determine whether there is an ambitious package.
By Bernhard Pötter
UNFCCC head Simon Stiell offers a cautiously upbeat assessment after ten years of the Paris Climate Agreement. Now, though, there is a pressing need for more money to achieve the necessary momentum in climate action, he said.
By Lisa Kuner
In Belém, the German Chancellor primarily wanted to send a message to his own country: Rather than presenting new ideas, he emphasized his government’s economic policy priorities of competitiveness and innovation. According to him, they do not preclude taking action to tackle climate change.
By Lukas Knigge
