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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.

Solar panels in the African desert

Climate International climate co-operation Blog post | 24.01.2025

Access for whom? World Bank’s Mission 300 risks prioritising profits over people at Africa Energy Summit

The Africa Energy Summit on 27 and 28 January 2025 in Tanzania is a cornerstone of Mission 300. It aims to bring electricity to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Though commendable at face value, we believe Mission 300 risks fuelling the debt, climate, and democracy crises, and might have little impact for sustainable development if five core issues are not resolved in its making.

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Report | 25.09.2024

Ten tests for countries' new climate plans that will make or break 1.5C

Over the next few months, countries will be releasing the next generation of climate plans known as National Determined Contributions (NDCs). Read our open letter detailing the '10 tests' for global leaders to stay on track and limit global warming to 1.5°C, to avoid catastrophic climate change.

Habeck auf dem Weg nach Südkorea ud China

International climate co-operation Blog post | 21.06.2024

Habeck must prioritise China's climate policy

The global energy transition is unattainable without China. Therefore, Robert Habeck should emphasise climate policy relations during his visit to Beijing. Here are six proposals for pragmatic co-operation between Germany and China to benefit climate action.

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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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Climate International climate co-operation Study | 4. March 2025

Beyond Theory

In our world today, many issues are too complicated for a single actor to resolve. Multi-actor partnerships are a means to address this complexity. We have analysed the lessons learned by seasoned MAP practitioners to provide guidance for future partnerships.

First page of the climtae risk index

Dealing with the impacts of climate change International climate co-operation Indices | 12. February 2025

Climate Risk Index 2025

The Climate Risk Index (CRI), published since 2006, is one of the longest running annual climate impact-related indices. The CRI analyses climate-related extreme weather events’ degree of effect on countries. In doing so, it measures the consequences of realised risks on countries.

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Climate UN climate conferences Policy Brief | 19. December 2024

Life after the Global Stocktake

The first Global Stocktake revealed that global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are insufficient, with COP29 failing to deliver significant progress. Now, it is high time for policymakers to correct course through concerted efforts. We explain the GST process and the political dynamics around it at COP29 and present six key steps for the route to third generation NDCs.

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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

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

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

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