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Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 10.12.2019

Majority of countries show decline in emissions: Climate Change Performance Index sees opportunity for turning point

Climate Change Performance Index 2020: Decreasing emissions in 31 out of 57 high emitting countries / But more ambition and accelerated action needed / USA for the first time replaces Saudi Arabia as worst performing country / Sweden continues to lead

Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 04.12.2019

Climate Risks increasing worldwide - even for High-Income-Countries

Global Climate Risk Index: Japan and Germany hit hardest by heat waves and drought in 2018 / Philippines on rank 2 struck by tropical cyclones / Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti with highest weather-related losses 1999 - 2018 / Nearly 500,000 people killed as a result of more than 12,000 extreme weather events that caused 3.5 trillion US-Dollars in damages

International climate co-operation | 11.11.2019

Top emitters able to ramp up climate ambition in 2020

Review of climate action finds G20 not on track to meet Paris goals, but positive trends in some countries

International climate co-operation | 13.12.2018

Germanwatch comments on reaction of Irelands Prime Minister on CCPI

Jan Burck: "The criticism of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar falls short as he only refers to one out of the 14 CCPI indicators."

UN climate conferences, International climate co-operation | 10.12.2018

Climate Change Performance Index: Not enough countries prove political will to prevent dangerous climate change

Global CO2 emissions are rising again / Sweden and Morocco leading countries, Morocco with significant expansion of renewable energy / Eight of the G20-countries perform very low - USA and Saudi Arabia at the bottom of the index

International climate co-operation | 04.12.2018

Climate Risk Index shows increased impacts of tropical cyclones

2017 year with highest weather-related losses ever recorded / Increased intensity of storms takes a toll particularly on poor countries / Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka and Dominica hardest hit in 2017 / In the past 20 years over 525,000 people have been killed by more than 11,500 extreme weather events that caused trillions US$ in damages

International climate co-operation | 26.11.2018

France takes the lead as top G20 market for renewable energy investments

Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor 2018: European countries most attractive for investing in renewable energy, with China, India and Brazil in top 10 / G20 countries need to invest USD 886 billion annually in power sector to meet Paris climate goals

International climate co-operation | 13.11.2018

Missing the target: power and transport most urgent in G20 country climate action – report

Press Release Climate Transparency

Climate Litigation | 30.11.2017

Historic breakthrough with global impact in "climate lawsuit"

Saúl Luciano Lliuya versus RWE: Following the legal debate, now the evidentary phase begins – Investors all around the world are now forced to take new litigation risks into account

UN climate conferences | 15.11.2017

High commitment to Paris - insufficient action at home

Global energy transition taking up speed - but no country is doing enough / Countries have to strengthen targets and implementation / Sweden, Lithuania, Morocco and Norway leading the table - USA in free fall

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