With its upcoming COP presidency, Brazil pushes for reforms in the UN process to better implement and explain climate policy. This includes improvements to the COP process and new meetings and formats at the COP30 in Belém. In the medium term, Brazil proposes a UN Climate Change Council at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), which […]
The working group on energy and climate (WG 16) has now delivered its final report on the coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD to form a new German government. On the 11 pages available to Table.Briefings, the negotiators from the group have summarized their joint results – and also recorded their remaining differences in […]
On Tuesday and Wednesday, delegations from around 40 countries will meet at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin at the invitation of the German government for the 16th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD). As usual, the internal rounds and informal talks between the most important players in global climate diplomacy are primarily intended to prepare for […]
In order to achieve the COP28 climate targets, the countries of the G20 and a further 15 emerging economies must expand renewable energies much more than before. This is shown by data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). “We are just over halfway to achieving what is needed to triple renewable capacities by 2030 […]
Just in time for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD), the OECD and the UN Development Organization UNDP are presenting a study to underpin greater ambition and higher investment in global climate policy with stronger economic arguments. According to the study, well-planned climate policy measures do not slow down growth, but on the contrary, can “generate […]
In the tenth year since the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, the global energy industry is fighting more fiercely than ever about its future. While supporters of renewables declared at this week’s “Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue” that the triumph of renewables is in full swing and unstoppable, the fossil fuel industry is working on […]
Last Friday, when the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens reached their compromise on investments and climate financing, there was both a success story and a warning about the climate balance: According to official figures from the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany has made significant progress in reducing emissions under the traffic light government. The economy is […]
In preparation for the COP30, the Brazilian Presidency and UN Secretary-General António Guterres have agreed on an informal pre-summit meeting of UN states. The event will take place as a digital meeting in April, Guterres and Brazil’s President Lula da Silva agreed in a telephone call on Monday, according to the COP presidency. The meeting […]
There are large gaps in the exploratory paper of the CDU/CSU and SPD for the current coalition talks in the area of the environment and climate. There is no separate chapter on the environment, climate or nature conservation; the topics are grouped together under “Economy.” Although the climate targets are to be achieved, a uniform […]
In the battle over the details of Germany’s planned 500 billion euro infrastructure package, climate activists are pushing for the necessary investments for climate neutrality to be included. They demand the plan presented by the conservative CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats on Tuesday should include either:The debate aims to ensure that the massive infrastructure investments […]