Climate negotiations

Unilateral trade measures – such as the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) –is one of the controversial topics on the agenda at COP30 in Belém. What is it about? And how is CBAM viewed both from the EU and from India, one of CBAM’s strongest opponents.

India must reduce its emissions and meet sustainable development goals at the same time. How can the shift to renewable energy be a more just transition in the world’s most populous country?

COMMENTARY: A new paper suggests a rather significant upward revision of the carbon budget for 1.5°C. This is a potential game changer, but it is too early to reformulate mitigation plans.

Since its beginnings in the 1980s and 1990s, science has played a crucial role in defining the climate question. Similarly, climate policy has always been inherently “scientized”. But the times, they are a'changing.

Who is responsible for climate change? How to break the equity deadlock? These questions have been hanging over international climate talks since several decades.