Climate & Environmental Policy

From climate justice at COP29 to the future of the transatlantic relationship under a new president, our 2024 answered questions, raised new ones, and even included a visit from Luisa Neubauer and Helena Marschall. Dive into a whirlwind year!

This explanatory brief places Germany's Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy in its domestic context. As Germany re-calibrates its strategic positioning, the analysis dives into central issue areas to provide insights on German positions and potential opportunities.

Trade rules should pave the way, not block the path, to sustainable consumption. Collaboration between the EU and US could be key to ensuring that consumers can access genuinely green products, free from misleading claims.

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is reshaping global trade and climate policies. Will the US follow suit, or chart its own course? Here are potential paths forward and what’s at stake for transatlantic climate cooperation.

In Germany and Poland, defunct coal mines are being converted into tourist attractions.

Europe went to the polls over four days, from 6 to 9 June, to choose a new European Parliament (EP), the EU’s main legislative body of the 27-member bloc. The turnout was healthy – slightly less than the highest-ever participation in 2019 – but the results could well constitute a blow for the bloc’s climate protection efforts. There are 720 seats in total, of which 361 seats are needed for a majority.