On the third day of the COP, progress was made on the regulation of methane, one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases – although so far, only with new developments and announcements. The USA presented a new regulation of the oil and gas sector. Turkmenistan, one of the largest methane emitters, has joined the Global […]
World Bank President Ajay Banga announced on Friday at COP28 that the development bank will allocate 45 percent of its annual financing to climate-related projects by 2025. The bank had previously aimed for a share of 35 percent. “We are stepping up and deploying more than 40 billion dollars per year – about 9 billion […]
On the second day of COP28, the grand parade of heads of state and government began. In three-minute speeches, they urged more climate action, with few new commitments. Some remarks raised eyebrows: Macron announced a coal phase-out by 2027, even though coal accounts for less than one percent of the energy mix. Lula advocated for […]
In their speeches at COP28 yesterday, the heads of government of numerous states advocated for a joint approach to tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General António Guterres once again chose strong words: “We cannot save a burning planet with a fire hose full of fossil fuels.” He called for an end to the use of […]
According to a representative survey by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, there is no intergenerational conflict regarding the climate. Climate action is even more important to age groups over 55 than to younger generations. In the age group of 56 to 65, 44 percent stated that protecting the climate is very important to them. In the […]
The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court has ruled that the German government must launch emergency programs for more climate action in transport and buildings. On Thursday, the 11th Senate ruled in favor of lawsuits filed by Environmental Action Germany and the environmental association BUND. However, the government can appeal and thus postpone the effect of the […]
The year 2023 will be by far the warmest year in history. According to a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), presented at COP28 on Thursday, global warming will be 1.4 degrees above pre-industrial levels. In the previous record year, 2016, global warming was 1.2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.WMO Secretary-General Peterri Taalas said: “Greenhouse […]
China will most likely reach its emissions peak sooner than planned. Some forecasts suggest that the world’s biggest polluter will exceed its carbon dioxide emissions peak as early as this year. However, if the internationally agreed 1.5 or 2-degree target is to be achieved, emissions would have to fall very quickly after. But this presents […]
From January to the beginning of November, significantly less Amazon rainforest was destroyed than in the first eleven months of the previous year. Forest destruction has decreased by 56 percent. The rate of deforestation fell in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. These are the findings of an analysis by the forest monitoring program MAAP of […]
In the first nine months of 2023, there was hardly any new construction of coal-fired power plants worldwide – except in China, where the construction boom that began in 2022 continued. According to research by the Global Energy Monitor organization, outside of China, construction projects for new coal-fired power plants with a capacity of less […]