Petter Lydén
@plyden.bsky.social
Head of International Climate Policy @germanwatch.bsky.social
We have quite some expectations on COP30, and we have described them in detail in this rather long paper: www.germanwatch.org/en/93283?mtm...
From Negotiation to Action
COP30 will take place from 10 to 21 November in Belém, Brazil. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the international community is facing a major challenge: current ambitions are far from sufficient t...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have quite some expectations on COP30, and we have described them in detail in this rather long paper: www.germanwatch.org/en/93283?mtm...
We expect a lot from COP30, not least a collective response to the lack of ambition in the new NDCs. Details about what this could look like, as well as most other aspects of the COP, are now available in our new paper (English translation to follow): www.germanwatch.org/de/93283
Vom Verhandeln ins Handeln
Die diesjährige Weltklimakonferenz findet vom 10. bis 21. November in Belém statt. Zehn Jahre nach dem Pariser Abkommen ist die internationale Klimapolitik mehr gefordert denn je: Denn die bisherigen ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We expect a lot from COP30, not least a collective response to the lack of ambition in the new NDCs. Details about what this could look like, as well as most other aspects of the COP, are now available in our new paper (English translation to follow): www.germanwatch.org/de/93283
The UNFCCC synthesis report about the NDCs 3.0 is out: The new climate plans are significantly better than previous plans. But, emissions of greenhouse gases are not cut fast enough.
At #COP30, it is essential to find ways of facilitating & supporting bigger emission reductions in the coming years
At #COP30, it is essential to find ways of facilitating & supporting bigger emission reductions in the coming years
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The UNFCCC synthesis report about the NDCs 3.0 is out: The new climate plans are significantly better than previous plans. But, emissions of greenhouse gases are not cut fast enough.
At #COP30, it is essential to find ways of facilitating & supporting bigger emission reductions in the coming years
At #COP30, it is essential to find ways of facilitating & supporting bigger emission reductions in the coming years
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...
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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’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
@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
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...
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July 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 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
@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
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...
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
www.euronews.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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...
Reposted by Petter Lydén
"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.
@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.
June 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"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.
@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 – 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
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...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌍 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
In case anyone is wondering, “decarbonized oil and gas” does not exist, is a complete contradiction in terms, and a dangerous lie that Canadian government after Canadian government has tried to spin under the spell of industry lobbying. How disappointing.
www.ft.com/content/17ce...
www.ft.com/content/17ce...
Mark Carney courts oil industry in bid to Trump-proof Canada’s economy
Prime minister and Liberal party head touts ‘grand bargain’ with fossil fuel sector
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Relevant for more countries than Canada, not least certain oil and gas producers among the Gulf Countries
Reposted by Petter Lydén
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/...
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/...
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.
www.euractiv.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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/...
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/...
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
May 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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
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...
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.
www.reuters.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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...
Reposted by Petter Lydén
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
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
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
www.climatechangenews.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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
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
March 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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
#Info: Live ab +/- 10:30 Uhr MEZ - Eröffnung des Petersberger Klimadialogs durch @climatemorgan.bsky.social und André do Lago, designierter Präsident der @cop30amazonia.bsky.social #PCD2025
www.youtube.com/live/V-lHkuwwsIM
www.youtube.com/live/V-lHkuwwsIM
Petersberg Climate Dialogue - DAY 1
YouTube video by GermanyDiplo
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March 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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
Petersberger Klimadialog muss zeigen: Rückzug der USA vom Klimaschutz ist verkraftbar
Der morgen beginnende Petersberger Klimadialog steht in diesem Jahr unter besonders großem Erwartungsdruck: Er soll nach dem Ausfall der USA ein starkes Signal für wirkungsvollen Klimaschutz senden. D...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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
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...
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...
Q&A: EU to propose 2040 emissions reduction target
www.cleanenergywire.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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...
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
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March 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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
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...
Protect Climate Science and Preserve the IPCC's Role in the Paris Agreement Process — The High Ambition Coalition
February 21st, 2025
www.highambitioncoalition.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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
Our new policy brief by my colleague Chris Groeber debunks common concerns from German policymakers: www.germanwatch.org/en/92014
Innovative Use Options for the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights
With debt soaring, aid budgets shrinking, and the climate crisis escalating, the need for bold solutions is urgent. In this brief, we explore how rechannelling SDRs through IMF funds and MDBs, SDR bon...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
Our new policy brief by my colleague Chris Groeber debunks common concerns from German policymakers: www.germanwatch.org/en/92014
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...
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.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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...
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...
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…
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February 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
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...
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...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...