Europe is considering achieving some of its emission reduction targets through international reduction certificates from abroad. The Paris Agreement allows this. However, buying these certificates could make climate action more complicated rather than more flexible.
By Lukas Knigge
A report on carbon markets and climate targets fears a "return of land grabbing." It argues that the land rights of local populations need to be better protected, especially within the UN process. Germany and the EU also plan to use carbon trading to achieve their climate targets.
By Alexandra Endres
Renewable energies continue to thrive worldwide - but so do fossil fuels. High oil and gas demand and political headwinds currently prompt many companies and countries to massively retract their climate targets and decarbonization pledges.
By Bernhard Pötter
Valérie Hayer, Chair of the Renew Group in the EU Parliament, wants to enshrine a principle of reciprocity in trade agreements in future. The Renaissance lead candidate describes the Mercosur deal as a "bad agreement".
By Claire Stam
The German government's Advisory Council on the Environment sounds the alarm: According to them, Germany has emitted so many greenhouse gases that it has exceeded its "fair share" of the global 1.5-degree target. The calculation is controversial and has its pitfalls.
By Alexandra Endres
The proposal for an international Climate Club may sound like a rehash of previous climate policy strategies. But properly implemented, such a club could take social factors into account and thus avoid a crucial mistake from the past, according to Avram Alpert and Dennis J. Snower.
By Redaktion Table
The negotiators at the World Climate Conference in Glasgow have cautiously entered the home straight after several talks. The first draft of a final declaration shows that an agreement is possible — even if some of the wording is still being wrestled with.
By Lukas Knigge
