Just a week ago – at the halfway point of COP27 – it was considered almost impossible that a fund for loss & damage would come to be. Now it has been decided and is to come next year. It is a historic decision, as developing countries have been calling for a financial instrument to […]
Towards the end of the conference, frustration about the Egyptian COP presidency’s leadership of the negotiations is high. The EU delegation even considered not agreeing to the cover decision. Several EU negotiators expressed skepticism early in the second week of COP whether the Egyptian presidency of COP27 would do justice to its role. It is […]
An entire day devoted to biodiversity is a first in the history of UN climate conferences. Nature conservation and species protection have their own COP, separate from the climate conferences, which has so far mostly flown under the radar and will be held this year in Montreal. However, with the findings of the IPCC’s sixth […]
Turkey’s new climate target for 2030 envisages an increase in emissions of around 34 percent compared to 2020. It is true that Turkey’s Environment Minister Murat Kurum indicated at COP27 on Tuesday that he would raise the target from the previous minus 21 percent to minus 41 percent. However, the basis of this calculation is […]
The EU will update its climate target (NDC) but not officially increase it for the time being. This was announced by the Executive President of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, on Tuesday in Sharm el-Sheikh. Already, the EU is ready to reduce its emissions by 57 percent, he said in the plenary hall at COP27, […]
The EU will update its climate target (NDC) but not officially increase it for the time being. This was announced by EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on Tuesday in Sharm el-Sheikh. Already, the EU is ready to reduce its emissions by 57 percent, he said in the plenary hall at COP27, which would exceed […]
To keep the 1.5-degree target within reach, industrialized and emerging countries in particular must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. A new analysis by Germanwatch and the New Climate Institute shows that the 60 largest GHG emitters are missing this target. It also shows where countries still need to catch up.Europe can count itself among the […]
To keep the 1.5-degree target achievable, industrialized and emerging economies in particular must reduce their emissions. A new analysis by Germanwatch and the New Climate Institute shows that the 60 largest GHG emitters are not meeting this target and where countries still need to catch up.China, as the largest emitter today, continues to show two […]
The euphoria over the new agenda item “loss and damage” has long since faded. After a week of sometimes tough negotiations, disillusionment has now set in at COP27. The negotiating teams are glad that they are now getting a new dynamic with the arrival of the ministers.Dispute in compensation for loss and damagesIn the second […]
The most common question this week will be: When and how will the EU increase its climate target? With the trilogue agreement on the LULUCF regulation, Europe is on track to cut more emissions than envisaged in the EU climate law. This would allow EU negotiators at COP27 to implement what they themselves are asking others to do: […]