The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap – Actionable Plan for Climate Finance Support or just Another Report to be Shelved? Published: 20 October 2025 Analysis The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap aims to close the gap between the disappointing COP29 target of US$300 billion annually and the envisioned US$1.3 trillion in climate finance per year by 2035. Will it find support at COP30?
COP30 without the US: Climate negotiations in Brazil under pressure Published: 11 August 2025 Analysis Brazil is positioning itself as an important player for multilateralism and international law in global crises and geopolitical upheavals. This raises high hopes for COP30 in November under the Brazilian presidency – but the challenges are also immense.
The UN Framework Climate Convention and its implementation after Kyoto & Paris Published: 8 August 2025 Analysis The danger posed by global climate and environmental crises has been known for decades, but so far it has not been possible to address them effectively and fairly on a global scale. An overview of the most important international climate agreements, how they work, their potential and the challenges they face.
“The Era of Voluntary Emissions Targets Is Over” Published: 5 August 2025 Interview Human rights expert Lotte Leicht explains how the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion reshapes the climate debate: states are legally bound to prevent climate harm. At COP30, states can no longer treat climate action as optional.
COP30 in Brazil: Climate Change and the Point of No Return Published: 17 July 2025 Analysis Climate governance has been captured by solutions that involve the financialization of nature. The first COP in the Amazon is an opportunity to face the impacts of these projects, betting on the rights and territorial sovereignty of Amazonian populations.
Brazil: Agroecology as a Climate Solution Based on Territory Published: 3 March 2025 Background The concept of land liberation through agroecology includes, in turn, the freedom of forests, in opposition to forms of privatization, commodification, and financialization of nature that reduce forests to mere credits.
In this fateful year of public climate financing, a quantum leap must be made Published: 18 June 2024 Interview Climate finance is high on the agenda of this year's international climate negotiations. Climate finance expert Liane Schalatek explains the key sticking points and what civil society calls for.
With Loss and Damage Fund, COP27 Delivers Ray of Sunshine in a Darkening Climate Finance Sky Published: 13 December 2022 Article Overall prospects for adequate, timely and predictable climate finance delivery in the scale and quantity needed have further dimmed after COP27.