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International climate co-operation Blog post 25.06.2025

Eyes on Beijing

China’s course will determine the direction of global climate policy. Europe can still take appropriate diplomatic measures.

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Corporate Accountability Statement 19. June 2025

What the Omnibus Package I would mean for the minerals and metals sector

This statement by Germanwatch and thirteen other organizations on the EU Commission's planned Omnibus Package I highlights its potential consequences for the metals sector.

Eine Solaranlage in der Wüste von Südafrika

Economy, Finance & Trade Sustainable Finance Blog post 12.06.2025

Separation is Futile

Climate and development finance are often conceptually separated, even though they are two sides of the same coin. In the third part of our blog series on the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, we explore why the original promise of ‘new and additional’ climate finance has been broken and how we can ensure that Seville does not become a setback in global climate and development policy.

Eine vierstöckige Superyacht, die auf dem Meer schwimmt

Economy, Finance & Trade Sustainable Finance Blog post 04.06.2025

Love Is in the Air – But so Are Emissions

A reform of the global tax system is urgently needed in order to distribute burdens fairly and to achieve climate and development goals. In the second part of our blog series in the run-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, we analyse the extent to which the super-rich and some under-taxed industries in particular are fuelling the climate crisis. Moreover, we show why the issue of tax reforms could be the key to a successful FfD4.

Climate Dealing with the impacts of climate change Press Release 28.05.2025

Groundbreaking climate ruling against RWE: Major emitters can be held liable for climate risks

The Higher Regional Court of Hamm made legal history today. In a ruling on the civil case brought by Peruvian mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE, the judges confirmed that major emitters can be held liable under German civil law for the consequences of climate change.