Climate Update

POLITIQUE

Die Wirtschaftsministerin will schnell neue Gaskraftwerke ausschreiben. Doch die öffentliche Finanzierung von Bau und Betrieb verstößt gegen EU-Beihilferecht.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Editorial: The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis

RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES

The world would not need to invest in new oil and gas projects if demand for the fuels fell in line with the 1.5C limit on global warming, says the IEA

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Tzeporah Berman’s campaign group believes Cop30 will help its initiative to phase out oil, coal and gas take shape

POLITIQUE

To counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be grasped

POLITIQUE

Trump just shredded America’s most ambitious climate policy. Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins discuss what this means for the future of renewable energy in the U.S.

RECOMMANDÉ ÉCONOMIE

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTI) says financial institutions must stop investing in firms expanding fossil fuel production and use

CAUSES

Tessa Khan joins Cleaning Up to discuss the future of UK oil & gas.

POLITIQUE

In an exclusive interview, André Corrêa do Lago says that negotiators can work out rules or a timeline for the energy transition

POLITIQUE

A proposal calling on countries to transition away from fossil fuels had to be dropped from the final UN Human Rights Council resolution

POLITIQUE

Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva suggests this year's COP30 climate summit could result in a roadmap to guide a "planned and just transition"

CAUSES

Former Shell CEO Ben van Beurden joins Cleaning Up Podcast

POLITIQUE

As climate negotiations get underway in Bonn, an initiative set up to work on a pact against fossil fuels is discussing its structure and ways to promote the phase-out of coal, oil and gas

ANTI-CLIMAT

The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.

ACTIVISME

Spätestens 2038 soll Schluss sein in Deutschland mit der Braunkohleverstromung. Bis dahin wird der fossile Brennstoff in der Lausitz weiter ungerührt aus großen Tagebauen gefördert, der Abbau soll sogar noch ausgeweitet werden.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Proponents hope carbon markets can offer new funding for costly transition from coal to renewables. But concerns have been raised over the risk of low-integrity credits

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy.

CAUSES

Nearly 60 countries have drastically scaled back their plans for building coal-fired power plants since the Paris Agreement in 2015, according to figures released by Global Energy Monitor (GEM).

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

The mining town of Collie offers a promising example of how to survive – and even thrive – amid the global transition to net-zero emissions

ACTIVISME

It was raining and the sparkling lights of the City of London shone back from the cold, wet pavement as two young men made their way through streets deserted save for a few police and private security.

MITIGATION & ADAPT. POLITIQUE

The UN’s climate change body is bringing back regular gatherings in the Global South in 2025 after the annual week-long events were cancelled last year due to lack of funding and a strategic rethink.

CAUSES

One of the oldest power plants in the United States, perched on the edge of the nation’s largest coal mine, was slated to close in 2027. But the plant’s operator recently canceled the retirement of the 66-year-old station, according to a draft utility plan published in late December.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Market forces could undercut the administration’s plans to increase the use of fossil fuels such as oil and petrol.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Phasing out coal power is the most important step the world can take to curb climate change.

JUSTICE CLIM.

Bei ärmeren Ländern ist genau hinzuschauen, wo ein Überspringen des fossilen Zeitalters auch ein Sprung nach vorn ist, sagt Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Direktorin des German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). Entscheidend sei in diesen Ländern zunächst der Zugang zu Energie.

CAUSES

Analysis and forecast to 2027

CAUSES

2024 klettert der globale Verbrauch von Kohle weiter in die Höhe und erreicht einen neuen Rekordwert. In Schwellenländern wie China und Indien wächst die Nachfrage stärker als erwartet. In Industriestaaten verlangsamt sich der Kohleausstieg.

POLITIQUE ÉCONOMIE

Dès janvier, la ville bannit officiellement les publicités faisant la promotion de croisières, de voyages en avion ou de voitures polluantes dans l’espace public. Une décision qui pourrait être contestée en justice

ÉCONOMIE

Obwohl die Kohlezechen im Ruhrgebiet längst Vergangenheit sind, ist deren Erbe allgegenwärtig: Hier und da trägt ein Haus noch die original verrusste Fassade, stählerne Fördertürme und gewaltige Abraumhalden prägen die Silhouette von Städten und Landschaft. Der vielzitierte Strukturwandel ist noch in vollem Gange.

POLITIQUE

A federal commission slows down the LNG rush--and Biden can drive the point home

ANTI-CLIMAT POLITIQUE

A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.

POLITIQUE

The UK, Colombia and New Zealand have signed on to a coalition of governments aiming to phase out fossil fuel subsidies joining 13 other mainly European nations in the alliance.

ANTI-CLIMAT POLITIQUE

Despite endorsing a transition away from fossil fuels last year, Saudi officials have since worked to undermine it in at least five U.N. forums, diplomats said.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Legislation will be introduced to restrict licences for new coal mines as UK embraces clean energy future – PRESS RELEASE.

POLITIQUE

G20 leaders “commit to successful negotiations in Baku”, including on climate finance, but promise little else to unblock fraught talks

POLITIQUE

Countries now have a second chance in Baku to build consensus on how to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

An earlier draft decision at the UN nature summit included a call to transition away from fossil fuels – but it has been cut from the latest version

POLITIQUE

An earlier draft decision at the UN nature summit included a call to transition away from fossil fuels – but it has been cut from the latest version

TECH. & ÉNERGIE CAUSES

Zahlreiche neue Kohleminen und -kraftwerke sind weltweit in Planung. Ein Ende des klimaschädlichsten Energieträgers ist laut der aktualisierten "Global Coal Exit List" nicht in Sicht, trotz des schnellen Ausbaus der Erneuerbaren.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse, according to Carbon Brief analysis of data from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

CAUSES

Die Geschichte der Kohleverstromung begann vor 140 Jahren in Großbritannien, wo nun das letzte Kohlekraftwerk schließt. Global ist die Kohle aber noch keineswegs am Ende.

RECOMMANDÉ TECH. & ÉNERGIE

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity. The UK’s coal-power phaseout is internationally significant.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Wo vor 142 Jahren die Ära der Kohle begann, vollziehen die Briten nun als erster hoch industrialisierter Staat den Ausstieg: Sie schliessen das letzte mit diesem fossilen Brennstoff betriebene Kraftwerk.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Der Ausbau von Windkraft und Photovoltaik muss sich global um ein Vielfaches beschleunigen, um das 1,5-Grad-Limit einzuhalten, legt eine heute veröffentlichte Analyse offen. Parallel muss aber auch der Einsatz fossiler Energien bis 2030 um zwei Drittel bis drei Viertel sinken.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Elektroautos sparen bereits heute fast 1,8 Millionen Barrel Öl pro Tag ein. Ölproduzenten könnten bald vor einem Nachfrageproblem stehen. Der Klimanutzen der E‑Autos hängt aber vom Strommix ab.

CAUSES

At the end of this month, Britain’s last coal-fired power station will close.

CAUSES

A few years ago, the world was on a path to ending coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and the single biggest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions. Active and sustained campaigning brought coal closer to the point of death and the world to a coal-free future.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Last year, Ecuadorians voted to shield part of the Amazon from oil drilling. How the decision will be implemented is still to be determined.

POLITIQUE

Promise to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ made at Cop28 climate talks has been left out of draft resolutions

POLITIQUE

A decision by Britain's new labor government may leave an entire oil field untouched

POLITIQUE

The new text of a UN pact for the high-level event brings back a mention of the headline COP28 agreement

RECOMMANDÉ CAUSES

More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of long-duration batteries.

ÉCONOMIE

China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are investing in low-carbon sources and helping push the country’s energy transition towards a “critical turning point” where coal power starts to decline, a new report finds.

RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Kolumbiens Regierung will die fossile Wirtschaft klimaneutral umbauen, hat aber kaum Geld für Investitionen. Im Interview mit Table.Briefings spricht Umweltministerin Susana Muhamad darüber, wie das gelingen soll.

DROIT & LITIGE

Britain’s top court ruled that emissions from burning a fossil fuel – not just producing it – should be considered in decisions on new extraction projects

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Seit 1990 befindet sich Ostdeutschland im Braunkohle-Ausstieg, doch wie in diesem Jahrhundert die Folgekosten bewältigt werden können, ist weiter unklar. Die Grünen warben kürzlich erneut für ihr Stiftungsmodell.

POLITIQUE

Countries have agreed to reduce power generated from coal, but shutting down plants is an economic and social challenge, especially in emerging economies

POLITIQUE

For Pacific Island nations like mine, the transition to clean and renewable energy is not just a goal but a necessity for survival

ACTIVISME

Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry.

ÉCONOMIE

Faith-based climate advocates’ transparency efforts are more than a “Hail Mary.”

POLITIQUE

Ist der Kohleausstiegs-Beschluss des G7-Gipfels wirklich der "historische Erfolg", als der er gefeiert wird? Die Formulierungen im Abschlussdokument lassen zweifeln. Zumal die G7-Länder noch weit hinter eigenen Zusagen zurückbleiben.

POLITIQUE

Agreement gives leeway to countries heavily reliant on coal and allows power plants fitted with carbon-capture technology

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Oil in the North Sea is expected to be net-energy negative by 2031. This means that in 2031, it’ll cost more energy to extract the fossil fuels than we would gain by using them, rendering extraction unfeasibly expensive.

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more – and the debate is heating up over who should get to produce and sell it

CAUSES

We need to get serious about transitioning off fossil fuels

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

“We are at a very, very difficult crossroads.”

When Romain Ioualalen started a new campaigning job at Oil Change International, he was tasked with putting fossil fuels on the agenda of international climate talks. That was in April 2020, just after the start of the pandemic.

POLITIQUE

Abdulaziz bin Salman’s interpretation of the agreement was slammed as “incredibly misleading” as the text “calls on” all governments to transition from fossil fuels

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Cautious optimism among experts that emissions from energy use may have peaked as net zero mission intensifies

CAUSES

TECH. & ÉNERGIE

Chaque année, les négociations des COP sur le climat se déroulent un peu plus sous pression. Année la plus chaude jamais connue par l’humanité, 2023 a battu les records.

POLITIQUE

Il phase-out, l’abbandono graduale dei combustibili fossili, non è stato inserito nel testo finale del Global Stocktake (GST).

POLITIQUE

Kein Ausstieg aus den fossilen Energien, stattdessen ein "Übergang" weg davon. Bei der Klimakonferenz in Dubai haben sich die Staaten darauf geeinigt. Klima-Ökonomin Kemfert: Dieser Minimal-Kompromiss wird nicht reichen.

ANTI-CLIMAT

The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in oil and gas production, despite coordinating a global deal to “transition away” from fossil fuels.

POLITIQUE

Die Klimakonferenz wäre an der Formulierung zur Zukunft der fossilen Energien fast gescheitert. In der Nacht auf Mittwoch fand sich aber ein Kompromiss, mit dem alle Länder ähnlich unzufrieden sind. Das reichte, um den "VAE-Konsens" zu verabschieden.

POLITIQUE

Jusqu'à présent, seules des mesures de "réduction" du charbon avaient été inscrites, notamment lors de la COP26 à Glasgow en 2021. Ni le pétrole ni le gaz n'avaient été explicitement désignés jusqu'à cette COP28 à Dubaï, marquant ainsi la levée d'un tabou longtemps préservé.

POLITIQUE

Not long before the crucial final meeting of Cop28 climate summit, a seemingly chance meeting took place in the heavily guarded VIP lounge next to the main conference hall in Dubai.

POLITIQUE

Der Erfolg der Weltklimakonferenz in Dubai bemisst sich an ihrer wichtigsten Aufgabe: ob die Staaten der Welt beim Klimaschutz real vorangekommen sind. Das ist nicht einfach zu beantworten. Bei der COP 28 war für alle etwas dabei.

CAUSES

The Australian government has been praised for joining a global partnership committed to stopping billions of dollars in foreign aid and loans being spent on fossil fuel expansion, but the decision has also prompted renewed calls for it to reconsider polluting subsidies at home.

POLITIQUE

Countries have agreed on the need to shift away from burning fossil fuels for the first time in the UN climate process, at Cop28 talks in Dubai. The “UAE consensus” did not go so far as to call for a “phase-out” as more than a hundred countries wanted.

RECOMMANDÉ POLITIQUE

Nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” – the main driver of climate change – at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. It is the first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international climate negotiations.

POLITIQUE

Eni, the Italian energy giant, praised the “great pragmatism” of the meeting.

POLITIQUE

Petrostates fought fiercely against the call from 130 nations at Cop28 for a fossil fuel phase-out. That is because they are engaged in a colossal fossil fuel phase-up, already working on double the extraction that the planet can cope with.

POLITIQUE

As the leaders of the developed world hailed the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels as historic, Indigenous people, frontline communities and climate justice groups rebuked the deal as unfair, inequitable and business as usual.

POLITIQUE

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POLITIQUE

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ANTI-CLIMAT

The Opec oil cartel has warned its member countries with “utmost urgency” that “pressure against fossil fuels may reach a tipping point with irreversible consequences” at Cop28, in leaked letters seen by the Guardian.

POLITIQUE

The future of fossil fuels – and whether to agree to phase them “down” or “out” – is shaping up to be a key battle at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

POLITIQUE

One of the most important questions surrounding the COP28 climate summit is whether nations will finally agree to phase out fossil fuels, which are responsible for the vast majority of climate-warming pollution.

POLITIQUE

Climate activists and countries hard hit by climate disasters seek to break the fossil fuel industry’s stranglehold on global climate talks.

POLITIQUE

The president of Cop28 has been forced into a fierce defence of his views on climate science, after the Guardian revealed his comment that there was “no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C”.

POLITIQUE

The resolution outlines the position of elected European Union lawmakers going into COP28 and could help ensure that negotiators focus on a phaseout at the negotiations beginning Nov.

ANTI-CLIMAT RECOMMANDÉ MITIGATION & ADAPT.

Phasing down fossil fuels is “inevitable” and “essential”. It is hard to imagine the CEO of an oil major saying that 10 years, five years, even one year ago.

POLITIQUE

Seit Mitte Oktober laufen im Braunkohlekraftwerk Jänschwalde in Brandenburg wieder zwei Blöcke als sogenannte "Winterreserve". Auch im vergangenen Winter hatte der Betreiber, die Lausitz Energie AG, die beiden Anlagen aufgrund der gesetzlichen Vorschriften angeworfen.

IMPACTS

Die Klimakrise ist auch eine Gesundheitskrise. Schon heute sterben zahlreiche Menschen vorzeitig an den Folgen des Klimawandels oder an Krankheiten, die durch den Klimawandel beeinflusst werden.

JUSTICE CLIM.

The Komati coal-fired power plant, located 88 miles east of Johannesburg in South Africa’s coal heartland, has been called the flagship of the country’s budding energy transition. At its peak, the facility, which came online in 1961, produced 2 percent of the country’s power supply.

MITIGATION & ADAPT.

With 151 countries, 257 cities and 969 companies having announced net-zero targets, it is clear that much of society now understands the need to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by mid-century in order to limit dangerous warming.