One of the hotly debated topics in the German parliamentary election campaign will be energy and climate. But unlike the last election in 2019, when Germany was shaped by the “Fridays for Future” demonstrations and the severe weather disaster in the Ahr Valley, there has been little competition for the most ambitious climate policy in […]
China appears to have reached a peak in oil consumption. While 399 million tons of refined oil were consumed in 2023, the figure was already 1.3 percent lower in 2024 (394 million tons), according to calculations by a research institute of the national oil company China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).China is the world’s largest oil importer. […]
New figures show: The expansion of wind power in Germany is progressing faster than many experts dared to hope not too long ago. The recently completed tendering round for onshore wind turbines has broken all records and allowed Germany to return to the ambitious expansion path set out in the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). […]
More and more experts expect China’s emissions to peak this year or next. The world’s largest CO2 emitter is in the midst of decarbonizing its economy. While some indicators point in the right direction, the pace needs to be stepped up in other areas, as a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy […]
Indonesia wants to reduce its dependence on coal by 33 percent by 2040. This was announced by the Ministry of Economy on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The country has joined the Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) in order to improve investment conditions in the energy sector with partner countries. However, it is unclear […]
Expanding the donor base to finance climate action and adaptation in poorer countries is one of the core objectives of Germany and the EU at COP29. “We can’t write any bad cheques here,” said Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday. “We can only meet the climate challenges financially if we significantly expand the donor base,” […]
On the official last day of the conference, concrete progress was made for the first time at COP29. On Friday afternoon, the Azerbaijani Presidency presented draft texts on climate finance, mitigation, just transition and the global adaptation goal.The texts reflect the positions of the industrialized countries particularly strongly. The expanded donor base and a greater […]
At COP29, bets are already being taken on how long the conference will go into overtime this year. Most observers predict late Saturday night or even Sunday noon. So far, there has been too little progress even by COP standards. COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev is more optimistic and wants to achieve a result by Friday […]
Women are particularly affected by global warming. This is why gender issues have also been discussed at UN climate conferences for several years. However, at COP29, these issues could be further marginalized. The Arab group of states, Russia and the Vatican oppose an update of the so-called Lima Work Program on Gender. In the current […]
On Tuesday, Germany pledged €60 million in new climate financing for the Adaptation Fund. The money comes from the current federal budget, half from the Federal Ministry for the Environment and half from the Federal Foreign Office. The flow of funds is therefore not dependent on the decision of a future government. The Adaptation Fund […]