Germany will continue to provide EUR 60 million for the Adaptation Fund in 2025. However, this does not resolve the dispute over adaptation funding at COP30. And the adaptation target could be postponed further into the future.
By Alexandra Endres
Week one of the first-ever climate conference without an official US delegation passed off without any glitches. Behind the scenes, though, tasks and areas of activity at COP and in terms of global climate policy are being redistributed.
By Bernhard Pötter and Lukas Knigge
In the ten years since the Paris Climate Agreement, civil society has made a decisive contribution to tackling climate change. However, activists around the world are currently under pressure, with limited opportunities for action and increasing setbacks.
By Lisa Kuner
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Belém to march for climate justice. They are demanding a fair transition to renewable energy and more rights for indigenous peoples.
By Lisa Kuner
The first week of negotiations in Belém is over. The quiet start to the conference came at a price: negotiations on four contentious issues are dragging on into the week two and will likely define COP30 until the end.
By Lukas Knigge
COP is supposed to identify and solve problems. However, it often invents and relies on terms that conceal real problems rather than clearly spelling them out.
By Bernhard Pötter
At COP30, the Powering Past Coal Alliance presented an action plan to accelerate the phase-out of coal in developing and emerging countries. With 13 action points, it aims to achieve a socially just energy transition.
By Nico Beckert
The character of COP30 differs from all previous COPs. Climate negotiations are increasingly focusing on the implementation of climate action and its financing, which raises a number of challenges.
By Petter Lydén
Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, we analyze the successes and challenges and take a look into what the next few years may hold in store. Today’s focus: international climate finance.
By Nico Beckert
Lena Schilling negotiated the EU climate target as shadow rapporteur for the Greens. Two years ago she was still shaping the Austrian climate movement, today she is the youngest MEP – and part of the EU delegation at COP30.
By Lukas Bayer
