Serious negotiations have begun at COP28 with the arrival of ministers and the release of the new draft text for the final declaration at the beginning of the second week-and they are immediately threatened by a blockade on a side track. In the negotiations on the “Global Goal on Adaptation” (GGA) to climate change, according […]
Halfway through COP28, the conference has made more progress than many other climate conferences in the past. But things will get serious once the ministers arrive after the rest day on Thursday. The technical negotiations will then enter the political phase. In the best-case scenario, the negotiators will have narrowed the problems enough for the […]
It’s finally here: The German government’s eagerly anticipated “Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy.” For the first time, a major developed country and a frontrunner in international climate policy bundles its policy areas, economy and civil society engagement around the climate.The timing is good: As the technical negotiations are in the final stages at COP28 in […]
Germany intends to focus all of its foreign policy work on mitigating climate change and overcoming its consequences. With a new interministerial “Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy,” adopted by the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday, the German government aims to intertwine the goals of diplomacy, climate action, business and civil society development. However, the strategy contains […]
The debate on phasing out fossil fuels and CCS is becoming the main dispute at COP28. On the one side, the oil and gas countries and COP President Sultan Al Jaber emphasize at every opportunity that they favor CCS as a way of reducing carbon emissions. On the other side, a united front of countries, […]
Ms Schulze, German Finance Minister Lindner has proposed cutting Germany’s international climate financing. Will Germany’s contribution to climate aid be lowered in the next budget?Last year, we achieved a significant increase in international climate financing on a roughly constant budget. If we stick to our current plans, we will be able to maintain this level. […]
While COP28 settles into the daily routine of negotiations after the optimistic opening days, the scientific community has sent another loud warning to the conference: Around 200 scientists have given an update on the latest climate and earth system research findings. In their report “10 New Insights in Climate Science” for 2023/2024, the consortium of […]
In the never-ending search for financial resources for international climate policy, COP28 is breaking new ground. While the debate on climate financing has so far mainly revolved around government funding, the focus now turns to private capital for the global energy transition. Companies, governments, foundations and the financial sector are presenting extensive packages to promote […]
On its second and third day, COP28 successfully overcame another hurdle. The speeches by the roughly 100 heads of state and government at the World Climate Action Summit largely displayed a willingness to work on issues and cooperate. After a successful start with the decision on the loss and damage fund (LDF) and the swift […]
While on the first official day of COP28, the heads of state and government of UN member states announced their national statements on the big stage, the serious work began behind the scenes. The co-chairs of the technical bodies SBSTA and SBI, Harry Vreuls from the Netherlands and Nabeel Munir from Pakistan, presented the conference […]