The USA is joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). It is committing to a phase-out of coal-fired power plants with unabated emissions – i.e., power plants without CCS technology. US climate envoy John Kerry made the announcement on Saturday. No phase-out date was given, but the Biden administration is currently working towards a phase-out […]
On Saturday at COP28, the United States and 21 other countries announced plans to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050. They argued that expanding nuclear power is crucial to reducing emissions and achieving the net-zero target. It would also contribute to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, “access to clean and affordable energy,” and, above […]
The German government has restructured the International Climate Initiative (IKI) funding program. The new strategy for the IKI concerns a large part of German international climate financing. In the future, funding activities will focus on 14 priority countries, particularly in the Global South. This is according to a joint press release from the Ministry of […]
The climate conference in Dubai could not have got off to a much better start. At the very beginning, the delegates agreed on the structure of the loss and damage fund. This is a huge success for COP President Al Jaber after being criticized recently because the UAE allegedly wanted to strike oil and gas […]
Sultan Al Jaber, president of COP28, denies that the United Arab Emirates wanted to use the climate conference to negotiate oil and gas deals. On Monday, the BBC and the Centre for Climate Reporting reported that Al Jaber had prepared for negotiations on fossil fuels with at least 15 countries. The reports cite leaked documents. […]
The official agenda for COP28 is available here, an overview of the thematic program can be found here.
Representatives from the EU and 197 countries will attend the climate conference. The conference hosts expect more than 70,000 visitors. That would be a record number. Around 45,000 people attended the COP27 in Egypt. Among the guests at this year’s climate conference areNotable absencesAlmost as interesting as the confirmed participants is which top politicians have […]