How cities can effectively adapt to hotter summers is currently the subject of intense debate in many places. A summary by Environmental Action Germany (DUH) confirms that many German cities with populations of over 50,000 are not adequately prepared for high temperatures. In parallel, the German Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building has presented […]
Following the withdrawal of US President Joe Biden from the elections in November, a fundamental decision is also emerging for the country’s climate policy: A potential POTUS Donald Trump wants to roll back large parts of his predecessor’s climate and energy policy. However, if Vice President Kamala Harris moves into the White House, she could […]
Three and a half months before the start of COP29, host Azerbaijan has presented its plans for the conference. The meeting should address these key issues according to the basic principles of “expanding ambition, enabling action”:wrote the designated COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev to the UN states and observers. Azerbaijan also wants to set up a […]
With the draft national budget for 2025 approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Germany fails to meet its self-imposed target for financing global climate action. Instead of the promised six billion euros from public funds from 2025, the current budget only is five billion euros. This is the result of initial analyses of the budget.According […]
One year after taking office as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jim Skea is amazed at one thing in particular: how much interest there is in climate issues among the public despite the many other problems. In this interview, he talks about the magical 1.5 limit, doubts the point of radical […]
Mr. Skea, you have been familiar with the IPCC process for decades, but you have been IPCC Chairman for a year now. Did anything else surprise you in this position?I had expected to have a lot of contact with the media. But it was even more than I ever thought. I was really surprised by […]
The nuclear industry increasingly faces competition from renewable energies and flexible power supply. Recently, global investment in stationary electricity storage systems exceeded investment in nuclear technology for the first time.In addition, the belief that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) can secure the future of energy supply has suffered another blow: Last week, the state-owned French […]
Emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil are contributing significantly more to the international financing of climate action measures than generally assumed. For example, a study shows that in 2020, China paid more than two billion US dollars in climate aid to other countries in the Global South, both directly and indirectly. Other G77 […]
In the debate about global climate financing, one question is hotly contested: Who, besides industrialized countries, should pay? The Global North argues that wealthy emerging and developing countries like China or the oil states, which have not participated so far, should also contribute. However, this premise is not entirely accurate, as surprising numbers and data […]