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Climate Dealing with the impacts of climate change Policy Brief | 12. June 2025

1,5°C to stay alive

Anthropogenic climate change is causing the average global temperature to rise increasingly faster. In the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to limit average global warming to 1.5°C if possible. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, this paper discusses whether we can still manage to stay below this limit.

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EU climate policy and carbon pricing Advocacy Paper | 26. June 2025

5-Point Plan: Implementing the EU Emissions Trading System for Buildings and Transport Effectively and Fairly in Germany

From 2027, the new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS-2) is expected to put a price on CO₂ emissions from the buildings and transport sectors across Europe for the first time. Fuel suppliers will be required to purchase CO₂ certificates to cover emissions in these sectors. In this paper, Germanwatch presents a 5-point plan for an effective and socially just implementation of EU emissions trading in Germany, developed in cooperation with Climate Alliance Germany, Diakonie Deutschland and 12 other partner organisations.

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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.

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International climate co-operation | 19. May 2025

Joint Statement by African and European Civil Society on the AU-EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Ahead of the AU-EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 57 civil society organizations from Africa and Europe are calling for a bold and equitable roadmap for climate justice, a fair energy transition, and green industrialisation.The English-language statemen

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German climate policy and energy transition | 30. April 2025

Just Transition Briefing

In their final updated 2025 National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), EU member states set out their intended contributions to achieving the EU's climate goals.

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EU climate policy and carbon pricing Position Paper | 14. March 2025

Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) is increasingly being discussed as a promising approach to a carbon neutral industry. A realistic look at the potential of CCU as a climate change mitigation measure, taking into account the overall impacts, shows that there are significant dilemmas and trade-offs associated with the use of CCU. The paper identifies important guidelines for the development of this regulatory framework.

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Climate Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 31. March 2025

Escalating Threats: How Climate Change Increasingly Affects Human Security

In today’s geopolitical climate, security debates have taken centre stage. However, defense measures alone will not be enough as long as climate change is part of the security equation. Using examples of extreme weather events in 2024, we highlight why human security urgently needs priority in national and international policy agendas.

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UN climate conferences Briefing Paper | 31. March 2025

COP29 Debrief

At the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, the global community agreed on a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. What else was decided? What were the breakthroughs? And which decisions are more disappointing? The Germanwatch debrief reviews the conference and provides a detailed analysis of some of the most important negotiation items.

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Food and Agriculture Policy Brief | 24. March 2025

What is the Missing Ingredient?

In January 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) introduced a new strategy for co-operation with African regions and countries. We critically assess the strategy’s strengths and identify areas for improvement, focusing on key issues such as climate change, hunger, trade structures, technology, and stakeholder participation.

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| 7. March 2025

Global Circular Economy

A holistic Circular Economy comes with a plethora of advantages. The recent political pushes for a Circular Economy in the EU are thus highly welcome. However, current ambitions are not a sure-fire success with regards to a globally Just Transition. In our study, we give an overview of the opportunities and risks for the Just Transition associated with the transformation to a Circular Economy.

Andrea Taubert

Secretariat and Project Assistance Bonn Office

Jenna Voß

Secretariat and Project Assistance Berlin Office (currently absent)