Deforestation

More than two billion people cook with wood and coal, leading to millions of deaths annually, mostly among women and children. This problem could be significantly reduced in a relatively simple, cost-effective and environmentally friendly way. A summit in Paris is debating the pathways to achieve this.

Von Urmi Goswami

In a ministerial letter to EU Environment Commissioner Sinkevičius, Germany and other EU member states are calling to speed up the Deforestation Regulation. So far, the EU Commission has lagged behind in terms of country benchmarking and the digital information system. One member of the Commission is therefore already in favor of allowing the rules of the regulation to enter into force later.

Von Merle Heusmann

The energy transition partnership JETP between several developed countries and Indonesia has serious problems: The schedule is delayed, it lacks correct data and transparency, and the goals are apparently too ambitious. Now, even money intended for green investments could flow into coal power.

Von Redaktion

Brazil's President Lula da Silva has criticized European demands for an additional declaration to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. "The premise between strategic partners should be mutual trust, not distrust or punishment", he said after a meeting with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brasilia.

Von Till Hoppe