With the Green Deal, the European Union (EU) has not only significantly increased the ambition of its climate policy in recent years, but it has also added an international dimension to European domestic climate policy. In fact, numerous recently adopted legal acts directly or indirectly affect...

In the discussions being held at EU level about the 2040 mitigation target, the role of international credits has recently taken centre stage. The new momentum in those discussions is due in part to the German government having announced its support for a mitigation target of a net 90 per cent...

CO2 -Emissionen aus Gebäudebrand und dem Verkehr stehen im Mittelpunkt der umweltpolitischen Debatte: Keine neuen Verbrennerfahrzeuge ab 2035, Heizen zumindest zu 65% aus regenerativen Energiequellen, Zertifikatehandel auf Gebäudebrand und Verkehr ausdehnen, Tempolimit auf Autobahnen,...

The United States will play a crucial role in global climate protection in what has been called the "super election year" of 2024. After three-and-a-half years of having scored huge successes in climate protection, President Joe Biden could be succeeded by Donald Trump in January 2025, according...

The outgoing European Commission has published its Communication on a 2040 climate target as its last major climate policy initiative before the 2024 European elections. By recommending a net emissions reduction target of 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels, it lays the strategic foundations for...