On Tuesday, EU institutions failed to reach a compromise on methane regulation. A comprehensive regulation covering methane emissions in extra-European production countries of natural gas, oil and coal could bring significant reductions in methane emissions. According to estimates by the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), an EU import standard for methane emissions could reduce one-third […]
The result of today’s replenishment round for the UN Green Climate Fund is disappointing. Twenty-five donor countries have contributed a mere 9.3 billion US dollars to finance climate action in developing countries. Admittedly, the small amount can be quickly explained: The United States has not yet been able to make a commitment because of the […]
The European Parliament officially approved the nomination of Wopke Hoekstra as the new EU Climate Commissioner today, clearing the way for his appointment. It had been generally expected that Hoekstra, the former Dutch foreign and finance minister and Shell manager, would pass the parliamentary vote. He received a large majority: 279 votes in favor compared […]
The world’s 46 poorest countries have formulated common goals for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The group of 46 LDCs (Least Developed Countries) demands:
Climate policy is a constant struggle for every tenth of a degree of global warming prevented – and for billions of US dollars. Today, the donor countries of the UN Green Climate Fund are meeting in the German city of Bonn to announce their new contributions to the fund. China will not be there. The […]
Just a few weeks before the climate conference in Dubai (COP28), Pope Francis has called on politicians and business leaders to do more to protect the climate and speed up the energy transition. In a new letter, intended as a continuation of the social encyclical “Laudato Si” published in 2015, Francis warns with regard to […]
After a record summer, new figures also show a global heat record for September 2023. September temperatures were 0.5 degrees above the previous September peak set in 2020. A jump of this magnitude is unprecedented, says climate scientist Zeke Hausfather. “Climate scientists are running out of superlatives to describe 2023,” Hausfather tells Bloomberg.The considerable temperature […]
Today in Bonn, there is a significant discussion about money: The donor countries of the UN Green Climate Fund are gathering in the former federal capital to announce their contributions to the climate fund for the next four years. Some states, such as Germany, have already disclosed their pledges (two billion euros).China has not yet […]
A lot of money is at stake today in Bonn: The donor countries of the UN Green Climate Fund are gathering in the former federal capital to announce their contributions to the climate fund for the next four years. Some states, such as Germany, have already disclosed their pledges (two billion euros).China has not yet […]
Replacing internal combustion cars with EVs will not be enough to meet Germany’s climate targets, according to a new analysis by the NGO Transport and Environment (T&E). Cars with combustion engines would also have to stay home much more often. According to T&E’s calculations, the number of kilometers driven with internal combustion engines will have […]