The German Association for Negative Emissions calls on the German government to do more to promote the voluntary carbon market in the agriculture and forestry sector so that they once again become carbon sinks.
By Nico Beckert
The Stockholm Environment Institute's EU Green Policy Tracker aims to create more transparency about the implementation of European climate policy in the member states. The initial study on Sweden and Estonia already reveals gaps.
By Lukas Knigge
Everyone is eagerly awaiting the new NDCs up to 2035, but it is questionable how meaningful the targets will be. This is because the reporting rules are very general. Calculation tricks, fudged statistics and altered climate balances have long been common practice among countries and companies.
By Arne Schütte
For decades, forests have reduced Germany's overall emissions by storing CO2. According to official data, this is now a thing of the past: In the future, forests will emit more carbon dioxide than they bind. The government relies on natural climate action. And a ruling is forcing its hand.
By Bernhard Pötter
The European Bubble will meet next week in the Alsatian capital for a plenary session. On the agenda are three acronyms from the mammoth Fit for 55 package. And as is so often the case, these technically challenging dossiers conceal major political disputes. Today, they take us to the Swedish forests.
By Claire Stam
