The free trade agreement between the EU and India is primarily of geopolitical significance amid growing global trade tensions. While climate policy plays only a limited role in the deal, both sides are nevertheless sending important signals on carbon pricing and support for decarbonization.
By Urmi Goswami and Lukas Knigge
Das Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Indien hat angesichts der vielen Handelskonflikte vor allem geopolitische Bedeutung. Der Klimaschutz spielt zwar nur eine Nebenrolle, doch beide Länder senden wichtige Signale.
By Urmi Goswami and Lukas Knigge
The European Social Climate Fund will be launched on Jan. 1 to offset the costs of carbon pricing. Member states must decide how to spend the money in advance; but Germany has not presented its plan yet.
By Lukas Knigge
Am 1. Januar geht der europäische Klimasozialfonds an den Start, um Kosten durch die CO₂-Bepreisung abfedern zu können. Wie die Mitgliedstaaten die Gelder verwenden wollen, müssen sie vorher darlegen. Deutschland bleibt seinen Plan bislang schuldig.
By Lukas Knigge
Mit der Einführung eines Klimafaktors will die EZB den ökologischen Wandel in Unternehmen vorantreiben. Die Spitzenverbände der Banken und Sparkassen glauben hingegen nicht an die Wirksamkeit des Instruments.
By Günter Heismann
Die Europäische Zentralbank erhöht den Druck auf die Geldhäuser, Finanzierungen an umweltfreundliche Kriterien zu koppeln. Die neue Richtlinie soll im zweiten Halbjahr 2026 in Kraft treten.
By Redaktion Table
The European Central Bank is increasing the pressure on financial institutions to link financing to environmentally friendly criteria. The new directive is scheduled to take effect in the second half of 2026.
By Redaktion Table
At the Bonn interim climate conference, new ideas emerged on climate finance. COP30 host Brazil is pushing forward with “coalitions of the willing”. Whether these efforts will raise the necessary funds quickly remains highly uncertain. Yet 2025 will be a pivotal year for global climate financing.
By Nico Beckert
State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth believes that Germany is "already holding up quite well" in the climate negotiations. Other countries expect leadership from the EU and Germany. Flasbarth wants to keep the International Climate Initiative at the same level in his ministry's budget.
By Bernhard Pötter
Since the ECB postponed its plan to reduce climate-damaging investments in July 2024, it has accepted fossil collateral worth EUR 13 billion. The NGO Reclaim Finance criticizes the long maturity of individual assets as particularly problematic.
By Lukas Bayer
