Yesterday, it was once again made clear that the COP is also a big numbers summit. According to a new study, the global community must spend up to $2.4 trillion annually to enable developing and emerging countries to achieve the Paris climate goals and adapt to climate change with the Global North contributing more than […]
Only a few countries have so far introduced policies to reduce methane emissions. Large industry associations are effectively lobbying against such measures. That’s the finding of an analysis by London-based think tank InfluenceMap; one year after more than 100 countries joined the Global Methane Pledge. Participating countries have pledged to reduce methane emissions by at […]
Spirits were surprisingly high at the start of COP. The agreement to put loss and damage on the agenda – which was reached fairly quickly by summit standards- generated optimism. But, as is so often the case, there is a fine print. Legal claims or compensation are not included in the agenda agreement, reports Bernhard […]
Germany plans to provide €1 billion for measures to prevent deforestation, doubling the amount pledged by 2025. This was announced yesterday at the founding meeting of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership.The Partnership is an alliance of more than 25 countries. It aims to ensure that the 2021 pledge to end deforestation by 2030 is […]
In a report released Monday, Oxfam deplores the high emissions of the super-rich. According to the report, the 125 richest billionaires alone causethrough their own consumption, a thousand times the per capita emissions of the average person.almost 400 million tons of carbon emission annually – as much as the whole of France.50 to 70 percent […]
Climate change is “occurring at a catastrophic rate, destroying lives and livelihoods on every continent“: This was the warning of UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the start of the climate conference in Egypt. He called on UN states to respond to “the planet’s distress signal with ambitious, credible climate action.” Guterres called the State of […]
Xie Zhenhua had actually already retired from politics. But then the climate expert’s career really took off once again. Xie played a key role in defining the long-term climate targets of the largest carbon emitter. Thanks to his decades of experience, it’s hard to imagine Chinese climate policy without him. Now he will play a […]
Xie Zhenhua was actually already in political retirement. But then the climate expert’s career really took off again. When it came to defining the long-term climate targets of the largest CO2 emitter, Xie played an important role. With his decades of experience, it’s hard to imagine Chinese climate policy without him. Now he is taking […]
The Carbon Brief portal has published the Global South Climate Database. The database lists 400 climate and energy experts from 80 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It is designed to assist journalists and other interested parties in their investigations and research.The database contains:Research expertiseInstitutional affiliationContact details and other relevant information about […]
The production of meat and other animal-based foods accounts for 16.5 to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In a new study, a research team from the Stockholm Environment Institute shows what a “Just Transition” in the meat sector of rich countries could look like. According to the study’s authors, global meat consumption must […]