Shortly before COP29, there are still many uncertainties regarding the new climate finance target (NCQG), the level of the target, the donor countries and the structure of the NCQG. A draft negotiating text reveals the open questions.
By Nico Beckert
The UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 kicks off in Cali, Colombia, on October 21. The focus will be on mobilizing financial resources for biodiversity conservation. Host country Colombia sees itself as a bridge builder to close the financial gap.
By Claire Stam
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world is about to enter an "age of electricity." Demand for fossil fuels could fall slightly before 2030. OPEC also revised its forecasts and expects lower growth in oil demand.
By Nico Beckert
In 2023, much more associated gas was flared during oil and gas production than in the previous year, increasing CO2 emissions by seven percent. Yet reducing flaring is actually considered a climate action measure that can be implemented quickly.
By Nico Beckert
A new Agora study considers climate neutrality in Germany to be achievable by 2045. However, politicians would have to do more than they have so far.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
More and more planetary boundaries are being exceeded. But two authors from the Club of Rome argue that through a socio-ecological transformation, a so-called "Giant Leap," the climate crisis and social imbalance can be overcome.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Solar plants on reservoirs and inland waterways offer huge potential for the energy transition. They can be a solution to the growing competition for land and offer many other advantages.
By Nick Nuttall
The next Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) starts in Colombia on Oct. 21. At the start of the conference, researcher and IPCC author Hans-Otto Pörtner calls for climate and biodiversity protection to be given constitutional status.
By Lisa Kuner
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), the targets of tripling renewable energies and doubling energy intensity are at risk of being missed. Irena is more pessimistic than the International Energy Agency.
By Nico Beckert
Climate change could give Berlin the climate of a southern European city "in an extremely short space of time", warns a new study. Targeted political interventions are needed to adapt – over a long period of time.
By Horand Knaup
