Argentina has left the climate summit in Baku – President Javier Milei’s instruction to withdraw from the negotiations is in line with his other policies. So far, however, there seems to be no indication that Argentina will also withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Milei is said to have spoken to incoming US President Donald […]
By 2035, Brazil aims to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 59 to 67 percent below 2005 levels. This is the new climate target (NDC) presented by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at COP29 on Wednesday. According to the Brazilian government of President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, this corresponds to a reduction of 850 […]
Madam Minister, the new climate finance target NCQG is being negotiated at COP29 in Baku. How high does it need to be from Chile’s perspective?We are not asking for a fixed sum. However, we believe three things are clear: It must be a substantial contribution. The money must not only go towards reducing emissions, but […]
The CEO of Exxon Mobil, Darren Woods, has apparently spoken out in favor of the USA remaining in the Paris climate agreement – and thus opposed announcements to the contrary by incoming President Donald Trump. This was reported exclusively by the Wall Street Journal.According to the report, Woods said that a second US withdrawal from […]
The British oil and gas company Shell does not have to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions after all. A civil court in The Hague overturned a corresponding climate ruling by the court of first instance and dismissed the lawsuit brought by the environmental organization Milieudefensie. The ruling is considered a victory for the energy company, […]
In order to finance the necessary future CO2 removals from the atmosphere, they could be integrated into existing emissions trading systems. A “yet-to-be-founded European institution”, a kind of central bank for CO2 certificates, would then ensure that trading works well. This is what the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and KfW propose in […]
At the start of the UN climate summit, the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pushing for international climate financing to be geared more towards the needs of people in conflict areas. IRC is calling on the delegations in Baku to:According to the IRC, the effects of climate change and conflict are particularly severe in […]
Several European environmental organizations have called on the EU Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Ireland. The reason: The NGOs believe that the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of these five countries violate EU law because, for example:The complaint is being coordinated by the umbrella organization CAN Europe. It […]
With the measures set out in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKP), Germany will “massively miss” its binding EU climate targets by 2030, according to Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH). The organization therefore filed another climate lawsuit against the German government with the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court (OVG) last Friday.The NECP is inadequate and violates applicable […]
According to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), 30 percent of regions worldwide have managed to reduce their CO2 emissions while their economies have grown. The trend is intensifying, which is “important progress”, the PIK announced – but progress is not fast enough to achieve the goals of the […]