The financing needed to achieve the European climate goals and decarbonize the European economy is immense. Therefore, more incentives to mobilize private financial resources and a more efficient use of public funds are necessary. This is evident from a report by the think tank E3G together with Share Action and WWF. The EU Commission estimates […]
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is preparing to include aluminum in China’s emissions trading system (ETS). According to Chinese media reports, it has published draft guidelines for monitoring, reporting and reviewing carbon emissions from the aluminum smelting sector. Accordingly, the electrolytic aluminum sub-sector will soon be included in the ETS. It is the most […]
The climate crisis is becoming increasingly important not only in politics and science but in culture as well. This is also evident at the Leipzig Book Fair this weekend: A Climate Book Fair is being held in Leipzig at the same time. Since 2021, the fair has been hosted by an association of the same […]
Currently, the “who’s who” of the energy transition scene is gathering at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue. The central question of the event revolves around what is necessary to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Avinash Persaud is also grappling with this question. In today’s interview, the architect of the Bridgetown Initiative for fair climate […]
Despite promises to the contrary, the four largest German fund companies have still invested billions of US dollars in fossil fuel companies. This is the conclusion of a recent report by the NGO Greenpeace. For instance, German asset management companies continue to invest money in coal companies with no phase-out plans and retain investments in […]
The EU Commission presented a strategy on Tuesday to address the problems of Europe’s poor climate resilience. It is responding to the report published on Monday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) regarding increasing climate risks in Europe. In its communication, it identifies the following areas for action:Poor implementation in the member statesIn particular, the […]
The war in Ukraine causes unimaginable human suffering. The climate impact often rightly fades into the background. A recent study shows: Russia’s attack on its neighboring country results in between 180 and 200 million tons of CO2 emissions, whether through direct acts of war, fires on the front lines, or reconstruction efforts. Anouk Schlung analyzes […]
From floods to deadly heatwaves – every part of the economy and society will be affected by the “catastrophic” impacts of climate change within this century, writes the EU Environment Agency (EEA) in its “European Climate Risk Assessment” (EUCRA) presented on Monday. So far, Europe is not sufficiently prepared for the climate crisis and the […]