COP28: Progress, but “not fast enough” (Sultan Al Jaber)
Sultan Al Jaber “We have less than three days left”: despite “progress”, the president of COP28 solemnly called on Saturday evening for countries to emancipate themselves from their own interests to reach an agreement capable of curbing climate change. “We are making progress, but not fast enough, and not satisfactorily enough,” Sultan Al Jaber declared […]
COP28: Negotiations accelerate with obsession with an agreement on fossils
An agreement on the end of coal, oil and gas remains to be found at COP28 in Dubai, but negotiations accelerate on Friday in Dubai in a hectic atmosphere, with Emirati President Sultan Al Jaber and country ministers committing for the home stretch. – Not yet pessimistic – “Please, let’s finish the job!” »Sultan Al […]
US climate envoy | John Kerry: “Emissions kill people
Globally, 2023 was the hottest year on record. This is sobering news for the UN climate conference, which is entering its crucial week. Following the EU and dozens of other countries, the USA also committed to largely phasing out fossil fuels such as coal, oil and steel at the World Climate Conference. There is no […]
Climate crisis | Climate foreign policy strategy decided
It is “the most comprehensive strategy in the world,” says Climate State Secretary Jennifer Morgan about the 74-page paper now approved by the federal government. The goals are ambitious. At the end of the world’s hottest year since weather records began, the federal government decided on a comprehensive strategy for its climate foreign policy. The […]
Climate summit struggles to end oil and gas
Mass snow in Germany doesn’t change anything: globally, 2023 was the hottest year since records began. This is sobering news for the UN climate conference, which is entering its second and crucial week. Alarming facts at the midpoint of the World Climate Conference: Globally, 2023 was the hottest year since records began, according to the […]
COP28 | Climate conference in the oil paradise: is it still possible?
A climate conference in the land of oil? To put an end to the thirst and hunger for fossil fuels? This is real satire, our columnist thinks. The greatest joy in reading? When a book that you didn’t expect at all turns out to be great in the end. This happened to me many, many […]
COP28 | Numerous oil, gas
It is a reality that lobbyists for coal, oil and gas are accredited at the World Climate Conference. Not everyone finds that completely normal. According to data analysis by activists, at least 2,456 lobbyists for coal, oil and gas are officially accredited at the World Climate Conference in Dubai – four times more than at […]
Klamroth doubts Klimakleberin’s motives
Former Environment Minister Peter Altmaier criticizes the UN Climate Fund. Climate gluer Carla Hinrichs says: “We are being ripped off.” But Louis Klamroth has suspicions about her. Climate activist Carla Hinrichs and former Environment Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) surprisingly agree on what is supposed to be a major German achievement in the area of climate […]
Situation in the Middle East | Concern about escalation in the Middle East conflict
Israel is intensifying the war against Hamas in Gaza. Aid workers in the south, which is overcrowded with civilians, speak of a “bloodbath.” Meanwhile, Houthi rebels are attacking ships again. The overview. While Israel’s ground troops expand their fighting against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthi rebels supported by Israel’s arch-enemy Iran […]
Conflict | Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate continue
The death continues in the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas, and there is no new ceasefire in sight. Efforts to ease tensions on the diplomatic stage continue. While Israel’s army has expanded its ground operations throughout the Gaza Strip, diplomatic efforts to defuse the conflict continue. US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke […]
