Some technical details of Article 6.2 of the Paris Climate Agreement are still unclear. It is designed to facilitate trading carbon credits between countries and allow the purchasing country to include them in its nationally determined contributions (NDCs).In practice, this means that a country that has already fulfilled its own NDC promotes forest conservation or […]
Apart from the lack of an adequate translation of the words “abated” and “unabated” in many languages, the exact definition of the terms is also still unclear in English. Since the 2021 G7 energy ministers meeting in the UK, diplomats have struggled to find the right wording concerning fossil fuels. At COP26 in Glasgow in […]
Azerbaijan is expected to host COP29 next year. On Saturday, Baku received unanimous support from Eastern European states, who are scheduled to host the UN climate conference. The nearly 200 contracting parties still need to formally confirm the Eastern Europeans’ agreement.Competitor Armenia withdrew its candidacy on Thursday after the country reached an agreement with Azerbaijan […]
One shouldn’t reveal their treasures. That’s why I’m only now coming up with one of the most important rankings that COP28 has to offer: Where can you get the best coffee in the morning? The caffeine juice has saved many a COP, and allegedly, the Paris Agreement wouldn’t have come about without coffee.After taking a […]
In numerous stages, panels and press briefings in Dubai, Europe faces criticism for its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – especially from the so-called BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China). The CBAM allegedly contradicts the principles of the Paris Climate Agreement of “equality and common but differentiated responsibilities”. In other words, the main […]
Ms. Ribera, we have experienced a brilliant start to this COP28. Numerous announcements, the agreement on the Loss and Damage Fund, and the first financing commitments. Now that the excitement has died down a little, where do we stand?It is a very difficult COP. We have to make sure that the Paris mechanism is finalized […]
Denmark has stepped forward at COP28 and called for an EU climate target of reducing CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990. “We hope that other EU countries will join us”, said Danish Climate and Energy Minister Lars Aagard in Dubai on Wednesday. He added that it was now time to start […]
We’ve seen a great start of this COP. Numerous announcements, the agreement to the loss and damage fund and many financial pledges. Now that the initial excitement has died down, where do we stand? It’s a very difficult COP. We need to ensure that the Paris mechanism wraps up and energizes the next steps. We left […]
A first draft of the negotiating text for the Global Stocktake (GST) was published on Tuesday morning. It will also be the final document of COP28, as there will be no separate cover decision this year. It contains numerous options for the most disputed issues. This means that a distinction is made between two mostly […]
International financial experts have called for drastically increasing international climate finance and made recommendations on how the increase can contribute to achieving the 1.5-degree target. In the second report of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance (IHLEG), the authors call for this to be achieved by 2030:These are not figures that can be […]