The Italian Claudia Fusco will become head of the “General Affairs, Knowledge and Resources” department in the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment (DG ENV). She currently heads the “Green knowledge and Research Hub, LIFE” unit within the department. She was previously an assistant in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG […]
On Tuesday, Norway’s parliament cleared the way for the exploration of the Arctic seabed and the extraction of minerals. It thus implements an agreement reached last month between the government and the main opposition parties despite considerable objections from international environmental organizations. These organizations fear massive interference in ecosystems and environmental destruction caused by deep-sea […]
The adoption of the numerous Green Deal laws in the European Parliament was made possible by a comfortable majority of those parties that seriously wanted to make a difference in terms of climate policy. The EPP, Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens were rarely in complete agreement. Compromises were usually hard-won and not accepted by everyone, […]
After the gavel was struck at COP28 in Dubai, the year is slowly drawing to a close. A perfect opportunity to look back. What landmark decisions were made this year, which were missing, and what do this year’s developments mean for future climate policy? Bernhard Pötter and Alexandra Endres summarize 2023’s biggest milestones.But looking back […]
The EU countries will only cut greenhouse gases by 51 percent by 2030 instead of the agreed 55 percent under their national climate targets. This is what the Commission writes in its assessment of the draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP), which was published on Monday. The renewable energy plans of the member states […]
The first Global Stocktake – the stocktake on the goals of the Paris Agreement – has been adopted. There has been progress in mitigating climate change, adapting to changing climatic conditions, and the means available to implement the Paris goals. However, the 21-page document, to which all 197 signatory states have agreed, states that we […]
The European Union’s environment ministers have discussed a CO2 reduction target for 2040 for the first time. At the Environment Council on Monday, Ottmar Edenhofer, head of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), presented the recommendations of the EU’s Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change. The researchers consider a target of 90 to […]
The first Global Stocktake – the stocktake on the goals of the Paris Agreement – has been adopted. There has been progress in mitigating climate change, adapting to changing climatic conditions, and the means available to implement the Paris goals. However, the 21-page document, to which all 197 signatory states have agreed, states that we […]
The final structure of global emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement remains uncertain even after COP28. It had already become apparent that the negotiations in Dubai would fail, as the USA and the EU could not agree on how countries could trade carbon credits with each other.Discussions on which standards and transparency […]
The first Global Stocktake – an evaluation of progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement – has been adopted. Progress has been made in mitigating climate change, adapting to changing climatic conditions and the means available to realize the Paris goals. However, the 21-page document, which all 197 signatory states have agreed to, states […]