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Climate, Climate Litigation | 19.03.2025

German court on the brink of holding major emitters liable for climate damages

The Higher Regional Court of Hamm has concluded hearings in Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s landmark climate case against German energy company RWE, with a decision expected on 14 April.

Climate, Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 13.03.2025

Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE: Decisive hearing coming up

Hamm Higher Regional Court (Germany) to hear landmark climate lawsuit on Monday and Wednesday

Climate, Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 12.02.2025

Almost 800,000 deaths and 4.2 trillion US dollars in damage caused by extreme weather events in 30 years

New edition of Climate Risk Index released today: Nearly 800,000 people have been killed worldwide in the past 30 years due to more than 9,400 extreme weather events / Dominica, China, and Honduras have been the countries most affected by floods, storms, and heatwaves since 1993

Climate, Climate Litigation | 07.02.2025

Saúl Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE: climate lawsuit to be heard in March

After more than nine years, the climate lawsuit, which has gained worldwide attention, is about to take a decisive procedural step.

International climate co-operation, UN climate conferences | 20.11.2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025): Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK take the lead in this year`s CCPI / Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia rank at the bottom

International climate co-operation | 07.11.2024

Trump election win has massive consequences for world order and the climate – EU and Germany need to step up

Germanwatch on the outcome of the US election: With Trump, the fossil fuel lobby will take over the reins of government / Sizeable challenge for international climate action / The global community now needs to make a clear commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement

Climate Litigation | 16.09.2024

Taking Germany to Court

Germanwatch, Greenpeace and over 54,000 individual claimants filed new constitutional complaint “ZUKUNFTSKLAGE” (ACTION FOR FUTURE)

EU climate policy and carbon pricing | 23.05.2024

Green Weimar Triangle should become a driving force for EU climate policy

Germanwatch welcomes initiative by France, Poland and Germany for a strong climate foreign policy / Further development now needed for more climate policy coordination between the three countries, including for the implementation of the European Green Deal

Corporate Accountability | 07.05.2024

Launch of grievance mechanism of the German automotive industry in Mexico

Civil society from Mexico and Germany welcomes the start of the cross-company grievance mechanism / To ensure its effectiveness, the participating CSOs call for the long-term and increased involvement of relevant companies and political institutions and the securing of resources for civil society engagement around it

UN climate conferences, International climate co-operation | 08.12.2023

Despite boom in renewables: world no closer to Paris climate goals until fossil fuels decline drastically

For the 19th time in a row, Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Climate policies stagnated in many countries since last year / Denmark, Estonia and Philippines on top of the CCPI / Oil-producing countries, including COP host United Arab Emirates, rank at the bottom / Brazil and Vietnam among the best climbers – Italy and the UK falling behind / World’s biggest emitters: No change in ranking for China, US still at the bottom