Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva traveled back to Belém on Wednesday to provide a renewed impetus to negotiations at COP30. He met delegations and ministers throughout the day, which added momentum and delivered results.
By Lukas Knigge
At COP30, the horse trading for wording and compromise is underway: On Tuesday, the Presidency published the first draft texts which reveal the initial outline of a possible negotiated outcome. In particular, a push to phase out fossil fuels is gathering pace.
By Lukas Knigge, Alexandra Endres and Nico Beckert
A third of existing coal capacity could be shut down early, according to a new report by the Coal Transition Commission. In coal-dependent regions, flexible operation could support the phase-out of coal.
By Lukas Bayer
Burnt forests, destroyed buildings: Ukraine has filed a claim for billions from Russia for climate damage — an unprecedented demand.
By Redaktion Table
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
Carsten Schneider is attending his first world climate conference. While getting eagerly involved in the negotiations and showing interest and empathy for the host nation and the most vulnerable countries, he is often struggling to justify his government’s decisions.
By Lukas Knigge
As the serious negotiations get underway in Belém, the path that the presidency wants to take is becoming clearer: negotiate four controversial issues as a package, with a COP decision for the rest.
By Bernhard Pötter
A global methane agreement faces a number of hurdles: Fossil-fuel countries are already resisting regulations, and methane reduction in the fossil fuel industry and agriculture is not as easy to implement as is often assumed.
By Nico Beckert
Church institutions in Germany are launching the largest divestment initiative from fossil fuels to date. Over 1,700 organizations worldwide have already withdrawn from investments in coal, oil and gas.
By Lisa Kuner
