Many of the voluntary climate initiatives and pledges presented at COP28 are neither new nor detailed enough to make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is the result of an analysis by the Climate Action Tracker. According to the analysis, since the start of COP28, 74 new “pledges and declarations” […]
Azerbaijan is set to host COP29 next year, following an agreement with competitor Armenia. The host for the next climate conference was uncertain for some time. Russia had declared it would veto any application from an EU country. The EU imposed sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.Azerbaijan confirmed late on Thursday that it […]
Climate policies have deteriorated in many countries, and the world is making little progress toward the Paris Climate Agreement goals. This is the conclusion of the new “Climate Change Performance Index 2024” by Germanwatch and the New Climate Institute. None of the 63 countries examined is on a path compatible with the 1.5-degree target. In […]
Today is the only day of rest at the climate conference in Dubai. The halftime score: COP President Al Jaber was able to strike an early score with the loss and damage fund. In the following days, the presidency’s strategy was to launch a barrage of new initiatives, pledges and “accelerators.” At one point, Al […]
According to calculations by Climate Analytics, the broad use of carbon capture technologies could reduce up to 86 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions less than assumed by 2050. This is because, in practice, CCS plants often capture much less CO2 than would be necessary to reduce emissions effectively. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]
In a study published today, scientists warn that climate tipping points “pose threats of a magnitude never faced by humanity.” Countries must quickly phase out fossil fuels and include tipping points in their national climate targets (NDCs) and the Global Stocktake.“The world is on a catastrophic path” is the clear message of the study, which […]
How much crisis is still possible? This is the question we would like to discuss with you and one of the most important people at the helm of German foreign policy, Thomas Bagger, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office. On Tuesday, December 5, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The Table.Media editorial directors for […]
777 million US dollars – that’s how much money the UAE, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other donors pledged at COP28 on Sunday for the fight against tropical diseases. Diseases such as river blindness and sleeping sickness are becoming a growing threat due to climate change. The somewhat odd number draws attention. And […]
France, Spain, Kenya, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda set up a working group on international climate taxes at COP28. The task force is to identify new tax models before COP30 in order to mobilize “new, additional, and predictable, and adequate financial resources” for climate efforts in developing countries and emerging economies. Concrete proposals for international […]
Darren Woods is the first ExxonMobil CEO to attend a climate conference. At COP28, the business model of fossil fuel giants is also being negotiated indirectly: a phase-out or phasing down of oil and gas production. Woods wants to prevent this because his course for Exxon is clear: The company plans to be the “last […]