Effort sharing is about emission reduction targets for those sectors not covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). After all, nearly 60 percent of EU-wide greenhouse gas emissions. But what do these targets attain if they are not enforceable? In the ongoing trialogue this question must be clarified.
By Lukas Knigge
The energy crisis in Europe comes at an "interesting" time for Africa, according to Gwamaka Kifukwe, an expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Selling energy to Europe is an opportunity for growth, he says.
By Ella Joyner
In the face of rising energy and food prices across Germany and Europe, voices from politics and industry are growing louder calling for less disruptive climate and environmental policies. Stricter environmental regulations and high carbon prices are being met with more criticism than ever before. And criticism is also increasingly being heard in the crisis.
By Lukas Knigge
