As in the election campaign, the exploratory talks do not devote any separate capital to climate action. Although measures to achieve the climate targets are noted in the "Economy" topic area, the goal of climate neutrality by 2045 and a uniform strategy for achieving the target are missing. Environmental associations rate the plans as inadequate.
By Bernhard Pötter
Just in time for the start of the coalition negotiations, the Climate Union presents a detailed action program. In it, it partially departs from the demands of the CDU election program and urges continuity in climate policy.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Brazil is facing major challenges with the COP30 in Belém: Read what the presidency is planning on the topics of finance, civil society and the UN process.
By Daniela Chiaretti
Mark Carney is to become Canada's new interim prime minister. The 59-year-old won the election for leader of the Liberal Party on Sunday and will soon succeed Justin Trudeau. He has made a career in the financial sector, is well-connected in international climate diplomacy, and has made climate action a focus of his election campaign.
By Nico Beckert
Namibia is pursuing a dual strategy in its energy policy. On the one hand, Windhoek wants to secure the population's electricity supply with green hydrogen and renewable energy projects. At the same time, the country also wants to develop its oil and gas reserves – even though the British oil company Shell has just canceled an offshore oil project.
By Viktor Funk
Climate action hardly plays a role at the National People's Congress. The Chinese government's Work Report mentions very few new climate targets. Analysts say that Beijing is currently not focusing on lowering emissions.
By Nico Beckert
German demand for heat pumps picked up in February, as new data on subsidy applications to the German development bank KfW shows. However, the German government's target of 500,000 installed heat pumps per year is still out of reach.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Should Ireland miss its EU climate targets, it would have to pay significantly more money to EU member states than previously assumed. A joint report by the Irish Climate Council and the Fiscal Council shows that targeted investments could more than halve the climate fines – and would only cost half as much as the looming penalty.
By Lukas Bayer
According to informed sources, the United States is withdrawing from the coal phase-out partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam. This would leave the JETPs short of four billion US dollars in financial commitments and loans, as reported by Reuters with reference to sources in the three countries.
By Nico Beckert
Poland's coal phase-out is progressing rapidly and is being accelerated by market forces. The country's coal mines are now unprofitable. Yet the government shies away from the energy transition because it fears protests from coal workers.
By Maximilian Stascheit
