4. Jan 2024 | COP
The 28th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) closed with some historic outcomes on disaster risk reduction. In order to stop the creation of new disaster risks, the reduction and eventual transition away from fossil fuels...
18. Dec 2023 | COP
Was the COP28 climate summit in Dubai a success or a failure? UFZ climate economist and DKKV board member Reimund Schwarze comments on the results of COP28 in a statement. The main task of the COP was the global stocktake, which informed the states about their current...
13. Dec 2023 | COP
After a narrow failure, the almost 200 participating countries agreed on a text with many compromises during 36 hours of negotiations in Dubai. The UN describes the COP28 agreement as “the Beginning of the End of the Fossil Fuel Era”. This is about turning...
12. Dec 2023 | COP
Carbon Market Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement allows international cooperation in order to meet the overarching goals of staying within 1,5C. This supranational collaboration entails the so called carbon markets, that allow the trade of carbon certificates. Some...
11. Dec 2023 | COP
Host for the COP29 confirmed COP29 in 2024 will take place in Azerbaijan. After Russia used its veto right to prevent the event from being held in Eastern Europe, the nations agreed on Azerbaijan. After Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this means that another...
8. Dec 2023 | COP
Adaptation: Adaptation is the process of adapting to the effects of climate change. BECCS: “Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage” is the process of extracting bioenergy from biomass and capturing and storing the carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere, to...
