In 2022, Germany's meat and dairy companies caused as many emissions as 61 percent of car traffic, a new Germanwatch study found. The organization calls for livestock farming to be significantly reduced to protect the climate. The German Meat Industry Association rejects the criticism.
By Alexandra Endres
A voluntary CO2 label for cement is intended to boost the market for green building materials. The label distinguishes between five CO2 levels and provides information like the CO2 intensity of the products on cement bags and shipping bills.
By Nico Beckert
An international NGO alliance has presented a new database listing new and expansion projects for metallurgical coal. It shows that these would exceed the global demand of the steel industry.
By Alex Veit
The rapid expansion of solar and wind power has saved the EU member states tens of billions of euros that previously went into importing natural gas and coal. In 2024, electricity from solar energy exceeded coal-fired power generation for the first time.
By Nico Beckert
André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has been nominated by Brazil as President of the next climate conference (COP30). The career diplomat has 25 years of negotiating experience and is well-connected. At COP30, he has the enormous task of involving the USA despite Trump and finding new approaches to the problematic issue of climate financing.
By Daniela Chiaretti
All parties have presented proposals for a new climate and energy policy in the run-up to the German federal elections – some want to step up climate action, others want to slow down efforts. Table.Briefings assesses these ideas to see how realistic, practical and feasible they are. Today: the postponement of the combustion engine ban planned for 2035.
By Lukas Knigge
China's chemical industry relies heavily on coal as an energy supplier and raw material. The sector's rapidly growing coal demand is jeopardizing the country's climate targets – and is supported by both the central government and the coal-rich provinces.
By Nico Beckert
Before Donald Trump takes office as US President, banks and asset managers are pulling out of climate initiatives in droves. The financial world in Canada and Europe is also unsettled.
By Lukas Bayer
The climate crisis could wipe out half of global economic output in the future, warns a report by the British Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter. The World Economic Forum in Davos also sees environmental risks as a major threat.
By Alexandra Endres
For the second time since 2017, US President Donald Trump is withdrawing his country's membership in the Paris Agreement. This means the USA loses its voting rights, influence, and seat on important climate committees. The rules for fossil fuels in the largest CO2 emitter are becoming looser, and it is questionable whether more gas and oil will be produced.
By Bernhard Pötter
