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
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
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
At COP30, an alliance of pioneering countries is pushing for a decision on a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels. The issue is controversial and could cause difficulties for the Brazilian COP presidency.
By Bernhard Pötter
German companies have come a long way since 2015: from being skeptical to overfulfilling the Climate Protection Act. Globally, too, climate change is increasingly seen as a successful business model.
By Kai Schöneberg
Brazil has chosen a mythological figure as its mascot for the climate conference. ”Curupira” stands a protector of the forest — but could cause confusion.
By Lisa Kuner
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
Ten countries have committed to anti-disinformation standards at COP30 in Belém, with Brazil receiving considerable praise for its “historic leadership role”. But an agency that also works with the fossil fuel industry is handling the PR work for the summit.
By Alexandra Endres
A narrowly-avoided dispute over the agenda at the start of COP30 has still only been deferred, as discussions by the COP Presidency on four contentious issues were adjourned on Wednesday.
By Lukas Knigge
Is COP really like a spaceship, cut off from the real world? Not here.
By Bernhard Pötter
