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Climate migration: What really matters

The supposed danger of a massive climate-related refugee crisis distracts from the real challenges: EU member states need to prepare for increasing intra-European climate migration – but so far they still seem very careless. At the same time, Europe needs to better support its partner countries in the Global South on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

By Redaktion Table

September 20, 2023, New York, New York, USA: German Chancellor OLAF SCHOLZ attends the Climate Ambition Summit at the UN Headquarters during the week of the 2023 UNGA gathering. This year the focus is primarily on the Sustainable Development Goals SDG in which sustainable solutions for current issues, to be determined and implemented by 2030. New York USA - ZUMAo116 20230920_znp_o116_039 Copyright: xBiancaxOterox

CCS: coalition dispute paralyzes Germany's climate policy

Germany alienates its traditional allies of the High Ambition Coalition: Chancellor Scholz refused to agree to the demand for a comprehensive fossil fuel phase-out at the UN summit. The reason is a dispute in the German government coalition with the Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) about CCS and technology openness.

By Bernhard Pötter

Three sources of renewable energy - solar, wind & biogas. The Escalante Solar Project is a 240 MW photovoltaic array nea

Power grids: bottleneck of the global energy transition

The energy transition in the United States risks to fail due to the slow expansion of power grids. Even in China, large solar and wind power plants could remain without a grid connection for a long time. Power lines are turning into a bottleneck for the energy transition.

By Nico Beckert

Bio-plastics for the climate?

On September 25 in Bonn, the International Conference on Chemicals Management seeks a new framework for the global chemical industry – the goals: saving raw materials and energy, and achieving climate targets. The German start-up Traceless is working on solutions to achieve these goals. But the company is also facing criticism.

By Leonie Sontheimer