Towards a Cohesive Clean Industrial Deal that Supports Net Zero: Green Weimar Triangle Recommendations

09.12.2024
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Policy options from think tanks and industry representatives of the Weimar Triangle countries

To achieve the European Union's climate neutrality targets and strengthen the global competitiveness of European net zero industries, the EU needs a Clean Industrial Deal that supports the decarbonisation of the current industrial base while strengthening net zero innovation and manufacturing through a well-designed policy mix and sufficient funding.

News | 21 November 2024

European business travellers call for German rail investments

European alliance demands German rail infrastructure fund, lower track access charges, and network expansion
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The German government must enable the expansion, modernisation, and renovation of Gemany's rail network with a strong budget in 2025. Read our open letter to Members of Parliament, signed by Germanwatch and influential industry voices, including SAP and IKEA retailer Ingka.

Effectiveness of Climate Finance

21.11.2021
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How to Enhance the Impact Measurement

How can we ensure that financial commitments lead to transformative, measurable outcomes? This question comes into focus as the global community charts a path toward the New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance beyond 2025. Our CFAS policy brief identifies these gaps and explores ways to improve impact measurement, including recommendations for COP29 to incorporate robust, transparent methodologies into the NCQG.

Rethinking Online Advertising

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European Commission should lead the way in banning personalised advertising

Financing digital services almost exclusively through personalised advertising poses considerable risks to democracy, social cohesion, informational self-determination, climate and national security. The new European Commission should take digital fairness seriously and push for a ban on personalised advertising to bolster alternative advertising models.

Press Release | 20 November 2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth

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Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025): Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK take the lead in this year`s CCPI / Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia rank at the bottom

Renewable energy is making rapid progress in almost every high-emitting country. However, too many countries are still clinging to prolonging the fossil fuels business model, especially for gas. This is shown in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) published today by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute,and CAN International. Each year, the CCPI assesses the progress made by the largest emitters worldwide in terms of emissions, renewables and climate policy.