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Understanding the Climate Debt of Extreme Wealth
12.06.202612.06.2026

Understanding the Climate Debt of Extreme Wealth

A very small group of ultra-wealthy individuals is associated with disproportionate costs of climate harm, driven [...]
Bonn climate talks a chance to sustain just transition, forest protection momentum
09.06.2026

Bonn climate talks a chance to sustain just transition, forest protection momentum

The UN climate negotiations in Bonn will be a critical moment to sustain emerging political momentum [...]
Electrification to Lead the Next Phase of Energy Transition
20.05.2026

Electrification to Lead the Next Phase of Energy Transition

Updated 1.5°C roadmap reflects geopolitical and market realities; targets faster fossil fuel decline and 35% global [...]
Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified, Rice study finds
17.05.2026

Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified, Rice study finds

A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence [...]
The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050
16.04.2026

The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050

Energy, transport, heating and industrial transition: a major modelling study now provides EU-wide guidance with high [...]
How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals
04.04.202604.04.2026

How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals

The emissions trading system launched by the European Union in 2005 could one day also be [...]
MULTILEVEL CLIMATE ACTION TURNS PLEDGES INTO RESULTS. A NEW REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EXPERIENCE SHOWS CONSISTENCY IS KEY
26.03.202626.03.2026

MULTILEVEL CLIMATE ACTION TURNS PLEDGES INTO RESULTS. A NEW REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION’S EXPERIENCE SHOWS CONSISTENCY IS KEY

Evidence shows the EU’s  know-how to engage with cities and regions to support climate delivery, reflecting [...]
EU risks running short of raw materials for renewables
03.02.202603.02.2026

EU risks running short of raw materials for renewables

The EU is having difficulties securing the supply of the raw materials it needs to meet [...]
Germany loses momentum on climate action – heat pumps and electric cars catching up only slowly
07.01.202607.01.2026

Germany loses momentum on climate action – heat pumps and electric cars catching up only slowly

Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell only slightly in 2025, declining by 9 million tonnes, or 1.5 [...]
EEB welcomes EU Affordable Housing Plan, urges a committed delivery for people, nature and climate
18.12.202518.12.2025

EEB welcomes EU Affordable Housing Plan, urges a committed delivery for people, nature and climate

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcomes the European Commission’s first-ever Affordable Housing Plan [1] as a [...]
Ten Years of the Paris Agreement
13.12.2025

Ten Years of the Paris Agreement

Ten years ago, the governments of the world made a groundbreaking decision during the UN climate [...]
A climate-neutral pathway makes 90 percent of fossil fuels in the EU redundant by 2050
11.12.202511.12.2025

A climate-neutral pathway makes 90 percent of fossil fuels in the EU redundant by 2050

Cost-effective climate mitigation would reduce fossil fuel consumption in the EU by around 90 percent by [...]
SIPRI Top 100 arms producers see combined revenues surge as states rush to modernize and expand arsenals
04.12.202504.12.2025

SIPRI Top 100 arms producers see combined revenues surge as states rush to modernize and expand arsenals

Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by [...]
Address diets or risk missing methane pledges, NGOs warn nations at COP30
19.11.202519.11.2025

Address diets or risk missing methane pledges, NGOs warn nations at COP30

During the COP30 conference, the UN and Climate and Clean Air Coalition published an assessment of [...]
Climate ranking shows: The world is making progress, but the US and other Petrostates are resisting change
19.11.202519.11.2025

Climate ranking shows: The world is making progress, but the US and other Petrostates are resisting change

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 21th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI [...]
Carbon pricing delay jeopardises EU support for vulnerable households and climate goals
14.11.202514.11.2025

Carbon pricing delay jeopardises EU support for vulnerable households and climate goals

Yesterday, the European Parliament officially confirmed the one-year postponement of the new CO₂ price for heating [...]
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12.06.202612.06.2026

Understanding the Climate Debt of Extreme Wealth

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09.06.2026

Bonn climate talks a chance to sustain just transition, forest protection momentum

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20.05.2026

Electrification to Lead the Next Phase of Energy Transition

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17.05.2026

Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified, Rice study finds

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Politics
16.04.2026

The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050

Politics
04.04.202604.04.2026

How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals

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