With a pre-summit meeting, the UN and the Brazilian COP presidency want to persuade tardy countries to submit their climate plans as soon as possible. So far, only 19 countries have done so. A virtual meeting is therefore planned for April.
By Bernhard Pötter
A new study shows that climate change is making many cities either drier or wetter. Over 500 billion working hours are lost worldwide due to heat stress and humidity.
By Nico Beckert
The drastic cuts in US and European development aid also jeopardize climate policy. At COP29, Western countries pledged 300 billion US dollars annually for the Global South. But now even the old 100 billion target is at risk.
By Nico Beckert
Saúl Luciano Lliuya's landmark lawsuit against RWE enters the next round next week. The central issue is the risk of flooding due to the melting glaciers. This will determine RWE's legal responsibility for carbon emissions and a possible global lawsuit wave.
By Alexandra Endres
The Gulf state of Oman plans to make a major move into green hydrogen and renewable energies. Starting in mid-March, investors will also be sought in Germany. Experts see excellent opportunities if the political course is set correctly. However, potential European buyers still hesitate.
By Redaktion Table
Environmental organizations and social associations have called on the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to insist on its election promise of a wealth tax on the super-rich during the coalition negotiations. The revenue should be used for climate finance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
By Nico Beckert
Aid organizations demand the halt of two projects in Tanzania that are intended to sequester carbon in the soil. They point to negative consequences for the Maasai ethnic group. Volkswagen is involved in one of the projects.
By Caspar Dohmen
An analysis by the think tank Zukunft KlimaSozial, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings, proposes a stronger role for the federal government in grid expansion and progressive tax revenue to finance it. Poorer households could be relieved in this way. Measured against their income, they have so far made the largest contribution to the energy transition.
By Lukas Bayer
New figures from the Federal Environment Agency show that the energy transition is being driven primarily by the expansion of PV systems and heat pumps. In the transport sector, on the other hand, development is declining.
By Lukas Bayer
On the occasion of the coalition negotiations, 50 entrepreneurs are making a clear appeal to the CDU/CSU and SPD: Climate targets are innovation targets and strengthen Germany as a business location. The appeal was initiated by the Climate Economy Foundation.
By Lukas Bayer
