Miranda Boettcher

Following pushback & reactions on the stock market, Friedrich Merz specified his stance on the ETS.

"I said that this event in Antwerp it is not the right instrument for generating revenue. Instead, it is the right instrument for enabling climate protection.. The ETS 1 .. has been very successful"

Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Bezie­hungen Europas zu den USA Die Epoche der Pax Americana, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Deutsch­lands und Europas Sicherheit garantierte, kommt an ihr Ende. Die Europäer...

Die Ära der Pax Americana geht zu Ende. Europa kann sich nicht länger auf die Partnerschaft mit den USA verlassen. Eine Studie von Barbara Lippert & Stefan Mair (Hg.) zeigt in 14 Beiträgen Wege aus der Abhängigkeit von Washington. (1/4) www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

UN High Seas Treaty: Who Controls Knowledge about the High Seas? The new UN treaty for the protection of the high seas promises greater transparency and knowledge diversity. Yet political conflicts of...

The new UN High Seas Treaty promises transparency & knowledge diversity. Yet political interests jeopardise this goal. The EU and Germany should make a targeted effort to ensure that knowledge pluralism is institutionally safeguarded, argues Miranda Böttcher. www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...

The Energy Wars Come to Louisiana: Carbon Capture, Removal, and Storage Projects Face New Hurdles in the Pelican State - Climate Law Blog Until recently, Louisiana was the darling of the carbon capture, removal, and storage industry. Due to its history of oil and gas production, the state has a fairly extensive carbon dioxide pipeline n...

Local opposition to carbon capture, removal, & storage in Louisiana is driving new restrictions on development. It looks a lot like what's happened to renewable energy. What can that sector's experience tell us about what might be in store for carbon capture, removal, & storage? tinyurl.com/3djrpkup

Trump’s takes on windmills are of course lies. The last gasp of a backward-looking petro-state.

“The more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses [..] I haven’t been able to find any wind farms in China [..] They sell them to stupid people but they don’t use them themselves”

Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.

It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.

(S+) Mercosur-Abkommen: Warum Landwirte protestieren und wie Verbraucher profitieren Europaweit gehen Landwirte gegen das Mercosur-Abkommen auf die Barrikaden. Eine Agrarökonomin erklärt, woher die Wut der Bauern wirklich kommt und wie der Handelspakt mit Südamerika den Verbrauchern n...

Wird die EU durch Mercosur ernährungspolitisch abhängiger? »Im Gegenteil«, sagt @bettinarudloff.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social im Interview mit @spiegel.de. »Handel stabilisiert Versorgungssicherheit«. (Paywall) www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...

UN-Hochseeabkommen: Wer kontrolliert das Wissen über die Hohe See? Das neue UN-Abkommen zum Schutz der Hohen See verspricht mehr Transparenz und Wissensvielfalt. Doch politische Interessenkonflikte gefährden...

Das neue UN-Hochseeabkommen verspricht Transparenz und Wissensvielfalt. Doch politische Interessen gefährden dieses Ziel. Die EU und Deutschland sollten sich gezielt dafür einsetzen, dass Wissensvielfalt institutionell abgesichert wird, meint Miranda Böttcher. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

📣 PRESS RELEASE

#IPCC authors meet in Paris 🇫🇷 to begin drafting the Seventh Assessment Report

More than six hundred experts appointed to the three Working Groups of the IPCC are gathering in Paris this week to draft IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report.

🔗 bit.ly/4ir09cC

The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).

1️⃣After tough negotiations, EU environment ministers agreed on their position to amend the EU Climate Law — including a 2040 intermediate target toward climate neutrality by 2050. A hard-fought compromise, and the details show it. 🧵
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?

The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...

CSSN Primer: Climate Obstruction in the UNFCCC Obstruction has become a defining feature of the UNFCCC process, shaping both the pace and substance of global climate agreements. It is often subtle and context-specific, making it difficult for […]

The Climate Obstruction in the IPCC and UNFCCC working group has published a briefing which can be found on our website here: cssn.org/cssn-primer-.... The brief introduces a typology of 14 obstruction tactics which we will watch for as the negotiations proceed through COP30.

This is interesting.

The EU’s #CBAM has become a key point of contention in #UNFCCC talks (see bsky.app/profile/mjfe...).

Brazil is now essentially proposing a bad bank to offload this discussion, so that it won’t hamper #COP30.

Novel use of ye olde yet-another-forum.

To be consistent w/ limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, governments collectively need to produce less than half of the fossil fuels they are planning for 2030 (5 years from now) and then double down to halve production again by 2050, @unep.org, @sei.org, @climateanalytics.org & @iisd.org show 👇

Just out! 🚨
Together with my excellent co-author @Hyeyoon Park, I published a new article on how global green finance governance institutions frame climate risks (1/3)

What is COP30 and why does it matter for the climate? Unpacking the key issues at the COP30 climate change conference in Belém, Brazil.

Concise overview of the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil and its wider context – by @eamaberg.bsky.social of @chesc.bsky.social

www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/what...

📢 #SO & #GHGprotocol have announced a landmark partnership to align greenhouse gas standards and jointly develop a new product lifecycle assessment standard.

This sets the stage for harmonized reporting and faster climate action. Learn more: bit.ly/4nlbtIs

🌍 Carbon storage is not a limitless climate solution.

A new IIASA-led study in @nature.com shows that safe, practical underground carbon storage could reduce warming by only 0.7°C – almost 10 times less than earlier estimates of 6°C.

Read more 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/sep-202...
@gidden.bsky.social

A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage - Nature A risk-based, spatially explicit analysis of carbon storage in sedimentary basins establishes a prudent planetary limit of around 1,460 Gt of geological carbon storage, which requires making explicit ...

Our paper is out today in @nature.com where we assess a Prudent Planetary Limit for Geologic Carbon Storage:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A journal article in Nature titled "A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage".

Released today📢

A new study in @nature.com finds that the global capacity for geological carbon storage is much lower than current estimates, highlighting the importance of responsible management to use this tool wisely and protect future generations:
doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09423-y

Internationale Klimapolitik: Zuständigkeit wechselt, gemeinsames Engagement bleibt- BMUKN - Pressemitteilung Die Bundesregierung stellt die internationale Klimapolitik neu auf. Die Federführung wechselt vom Auswärtigem Amt zum Bundesumweltministerium (BMUKN). Dort wird eine neue Abteilung für internationale ...

Previously headed by the foreign office, Germany’s #climatediplomacy is now consolidated at the environment ministry again.

But some things have survived the recent change of government. (1/2)

www.bundesumweltministerium.de/pressemittei...

Any ocean governance people in Johannesburg at the TC-ESG conference this week? Come join our session! Thursday August 21, 2025 08:30 - 10:00 SAST, more info here: lnkd.in/d2nvPh83
With: D.G: Webster, Leandra Gonçalves, Elizabeth Nyman, Vitor Renck & Rachel Bitoun #TCESG25 @esgproject.bsky.social

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📢 Einladung am 10. Sep. zu unserer Konferenz
„Wohnen als klimasoziale Frage“
mit einem Auftakt durch Bauministerin @verena-hubertz.de und herausragenden Expert:innen aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Praxis auf Panels und in Workshops
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@klimasozial.bsky.social

International Credits in EU Climate Policy: Old Conflicts, New Challenges In the discussions being held at EU level about the 2040 mitigation target, the role of international credits has recently taken centre stage....

🎯 As the EU shapes its 2040 climate target, international credits return to the spotlight.
@felixschenuit.bsky.social‬ warns: credit quality, permanence and scalability must be ensured – especially for carbon removal.
🔗 buff.ly/QLMG8AK
#EUClimatePolicy #CDR #Article6

The legislative proposal for the 2040 target has landed:

▶️ 90% reduction of net GHG compared to 1990 (no separate target for removals!)
▶️ flexibilities as central element, incl. international credits & domestic CDR
▶️NDC will include an *indicative* 2035 figure

climate.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...

Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU from 1990 to 2025, with projects and targets out to 2050 in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e). Source: Eurostat.

NEW – Q&A: European Commission’s proposal to cut EU emissions 90% by 2040 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from
@lindakalcher.bsky.social @mforte.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/HG72yBk

Fig. 3. Summary of 31 studies published in academic journals that engaged with the NFF, reviewed by Okayasu et al. (2025), showing the proportions of: a) methods (72 total counts), b) scenario types (49 total counts), c) policy cycle stages (62 total counts), and d) outputs generated in the application of the NFF (87 total counts). As studies can fall into multiple categories, the total count exceeds the number of studies.

IPBES task force on models and scenarios NFF explained

Nature Futures Framework
@laurap18.bsky.social +
doi.org/10.1016/B978...
"This chapter examines the NFF and its potential to guide transformative policy solutions rooted in diverse and locally held values of nature."

New SWP publication: “International Credits in EU Climate Policy: Old Conflicts, New Challenges”

We currently see a renaissance of international credits in EU climate policy. In this piece, I discuss the politics of the 2040 target & the possible role for Art. 6

www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

At the #SB62 #Juneclimatemeetings, “unilateral trade measures” – code for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ( #CBAM ) – have become a major point of contention.

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