Petter Lydén

If you're prepping for war, build wind / solar, CEO of Ukraine's main energy company says. They're harder to destroy than thermal power plants: www.thetimes.com/article/4843...

EU-Kommission zum Klimaziel 2040: Kompromissversuch schwächt Klimaambition Die Umwelt- und Entwicklungsorganisation Germanwatch bedauert, dass der Vorschlag der EU-Kommission zum Klimaziel für 2040 hinter das Notwendige zurückfällt. „Dieser Entwurf kommt spät und bleibt hint...

🚨 EU’s 2040 climate target? Still not enough.
@germanwatch.bsky.social: allowing CO₂ certificates weakens the real ambition.
🗣️ "The EU must aim for at least -76% by 2035 in its NDC to safeguard future generations." - Petter Lydén, Germanwatch
Read more (in German): www.germanwatch.org/de/93201

Mit Blick auf #COP30 bedeutet die mangelnde Klarheit bei den Verhandlungen in Bonn, dass die künftige brasilianische Präsidentschaft ihre Bemühungen beschleunigen muss, um die Voraussetzungen für ein erfolgreiches Ergebnis in Belém zu schaffen. #SB62

Delay to EU's 2040 climate goals ‘a mistake’, Ribera answers Macron European Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera was quizzed on Euronews' Europe Today morning show and asked for reaction to French President Emmanuel Macron's call to delay the Commission's 2040 climate targets. #EuropeNews

It would be a mistake for the European Commission to follow French President Emmanuel Macron’s advice and slam the brakes on its proposals for 2040 climate targets, the Commission's Executive Vice-President @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu said this morning: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

"A clear, legally binding 2040 target from the EU, gives cities and investors the certainty they need," says @mathiasdeclercq.bsky.social

@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu, Mayors count on your leadership to ensure that Europe stays on track for climate neutrality by 2050.

1,5°C to stay alive Im Pariser Klimaabkommen hat sich die internationale Staatengemeinschaft 2015 darauf verständigt, die Erderwärmung möglichst auf 1,5 °C zu begrenzen. Das vorliegende Papier beleuchtet die Bedeutung de...

🌍 1.5°C to Stay Alive – Why this limit still matters. Happy to share our latest paper that lays out why the 1.5°C limit is not just symbolic – it’s vital for global stability, human rights, and ecosystem survival. So far in German, translation will follow: www.germanwatch.org/de/93174

Relevant for more countries than Canada, not least certain oil and gas producers among the Gulf Countries

Europe's next climate target may already have been agreed in Berlin - Euractiv Germany’s new coalition has adopted a climate stance shaped by talks with the EU’s top climate official, signalling where the bloc may land on a likely upcoming 2040 emissions target.

Debates on the EU 2040 #climate target are picking up (again) and the position of the new German was a main driver for that.

It is a good sign that #Germany is once again taking an early and clear position on climate in Brussel!

More from @nkurmayer.bsky.social ⬇️

www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Interesting opening speech by Alaa Murabit at the Global Solutions Summit #GSS2025, about how trust in government can be restored

Small update from German politics: International climate policy including UNFCCC will be moved from the foreign office back to the environment ministry in the new government. Meaning it will be under social democrats rather than conservatives, and a possibly more interested minister - more on Monday

Finland backs EU goal to slash emissions 90% by 2040 Finland supports a European Union target to cut the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, the country's state secretary for climate told Reuters, as governments prepare for tough negotiations on the EU's next climate goal.

One more EU country joining the -90% for 2040 fan group: "We think it's a good target," Finland's state secretary for climate Mika Nykänen said in an interview of the 90% commitment: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Trump's tariff tantrum won't stop the global energy transition The US's share of the cleantech trade is too small to dictate the terms of the energy transition, but Trump's tariff decisions will do harm

Comment: Trump’s tariff tantrum won’t stop the global energy transition

The US’s share of the global cleantech trade is too marginal to dictate its terms – but the trade tariffs will harm American workers and developing countries

🖋 @350.org's @andreassieber.bsky.social

Der Petersberger Klimadialog bekräftigt Engagement für internationalen Klimaschutz, bis zur Weltklimakonferenz @cop30amazonia.bsky.social geht es nun darum, konkreter zu werden - weitere Kommentare von @germanwatch.bsky.social hier: www.germanwatch.org/de/93110 #PCD2025

Livestream from PCD in Berlin, starting in around 15 min

This week in Berlin: the Petersberg Climate Dialogue- we have put together our comments for the PCD in a press release (in German): www.germanwatch.org/de/93100

Really impressive work behind - and in - the report, will use it as inspiration for own work!

Q&A: EU to propose 2040 emissions reduction target

The European Commission is expected to propose an emissions reduction target for 2040 in the first quarter of 2025.
Environment ministers, who traditionally negotiate the target, will meet on 27 March. The Commission may want to propose the target before this.
www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/q...

Brazil has published its official #COP30 website: cop30.br/en, which also reveals naming the COP 'Amazonia'. A number of social media accounts have also been set up, including on this platform: @cop30amazonia.bsky.social

Protect Climate Science and Preserve the IPCC's Role in the Paris Agreement Process — The High Ambition Coalition February 21st, 2025

The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) about the ongoing @ipcc.bsky.social meeting right now: "We must protect climate science. We have to make decisions about our planet’s future on the basis of the best evidence & knowledge..." Full statement here: www.highambitioncoalition.org/statements/c...

How can Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) unlock much-needed finance for development & climate? Why has Germany been blocking key innovations - and are their concerns valid?
Our new policy brief by my colleague Chris Groeber debunks common concerns from German policymakers: www.germanwatch.org/en/92014

Germany election 2025: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change - Carbon Brief Carbon Brief tracks commitments made by the main parties in Germany's 2025 election, across a range of issues related to climate and energy.

On 23 Feb, Germans will elect a new parliament, and a new government will be formed. Here an overview by @carbonbrief.org of where the political parties stand on climate and energy policy: www.carbonbrief.org/germany-elec...

Petter Lydén on LinkedIn: Neue Klimaziele lassen auf sich warten The official deadline for submitting the new #NDCs ends today. More than half of the countries - including India, China and the EU - will not meet the United…

Today is the official deadline for #NDCs. More than half of all countries - including India, China and the EU - will not meet the deadline. However, it is certainly better to get ambitious climate targets a few months later than less ambition on time. More info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/petter...

Life after the Global Stocktake The first Global Stocktake revealed that global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are insufficient, with COP29 failing to deliver significant progress. Now, it is high time for policymakers to correct...

Next Monday is the deadline for countries to submit their new NDCs. Some have already submitted, but many will follow later. For those, we have recommendations in our paper "Life after the Global Stocktake - Six Steps from Diagnosis to Third Generation NDCs": www.germanwatch.org/en/91893?mtm...

Germany: What is the 'AfD firewall'? – DW – 01/31/2025 Germany's conservatives were able to pass a strict immigration motion with votes by the far-right party, marking a historic breach of the "firewall" on working with the far-right on policy. Has the "f...

Germany's largest political party, the conservative CDU, just opened the door to the extreme right (AfD) to get a motion through parliament. This was a door repeatedly stated to be very firmly shut, but has now been opened by Friedrich Merz, Chancellor candidate. www.dw.com/en/afd-firew...

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#Switzerland has a new #climate target as the basis for their #NDC
How good or bad is it? Rather bad, here is why - thoughts and comments welcome!

www.admin.ch/gov/en/start...

#UNFCCC #COP30

How to Make COP30 a Climate Turning Point | by Ana Toni - Project Syndicate Ana Toni sees the main task in Belém, Brazil, as accelerating the implementation of existing agreements.

"In 2023, the world generated 57.1 billion tons of greenhouse gases, leading to a CO2 surface concentration of 420 ppm. The last time Earth’s CO2 concentration was so high was 14 million years ago." - just look at that last sentence again. Full text here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...

Access for whom? World Bank’s Mission 300 risks prioritising profits over people at Africa Energy Summit The Africa Energy Summit on 27 and 28 January 2025 in Tanzania is a cornerstone of Mission 300. It aims to bring electricity to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Though commendable at ...

Ahead of the Africa Energy Summit, we outline 5 issues that need to be resolved in the WBG and AfDB’s Mission 300, which aims to bring electricity to 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, to avoid it risking fuelling the debt, climate, and democracy crises: www.germanwatch.org/en/91995

Exciting! President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu launches the Global Energy Transition Forum at #Davos!

This is great leadership on energy and climate by von der Leyen and other leaders at times when the world needs it most.

This Forum will advance the energy decarbonisation in line with #COP28.

Europa muss nationalem Autoritarismus in den USA selbstbewusst entgegentreten Germanwatch fordert zum Amtsantritt von Donald Trump von der EU und der amtierenden sowie der kommenden Bundesregierung, sich den autoritären Kräften an der Spitze der USA klar entgegen zu stellen, wo...

In light of what a certain newly installed president is up to, we've put together some thoughts on what could be done, to be found in this press release (in German), where the translated title reads "Europe must confidently counter national authoritarianism in the USA": www.germanwatch.org/de/91986

New on Bluesky? Want to easily follow a bunch of accounts relevant for international climate policy? Here is my take: go.bsky.app/8kBQvRE - BUT, when I put this list together, I noticed the gender inbalance in the accounts I follow, so tips on similar starter packs with a female focus are welcome!