Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

Archives for EU Priorities 2020

GroKo einigt sich auf Klima- und Energiepolitik

February 6, 2018

Deutsche Politik und Europas Klimaverpflichtungen Die Wahlergebnisse des vergangenen Jahres haben zu beispiellosen Schwierigkeiten beim Aufbau einer neuen Regierung in Deutschland geführt. Trotz schwerer Verluste bei den Parlamentswahlen, wurde Angela Merkel für weitere vier Jahre als Bundeskanzlerin wiedergewählt. Aber die geschwächte Position der beiden traditionell größten Parteien – Angela Merkels konservativer Union aus CDU und… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energie und Umwelt, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.de

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New German Government’s Climate & Energy Policy

February 5, 2018

After 4 months of bickering about coalitions and policy measures, Germany’s 2 largest parties – Angela Merkel’s conservative party CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) – have formed a grand coalition: the so-called GroKo. German politics plays a mayor role in the climate goals of the whole EU: which parties end up in the government… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energie und Umwelt, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EU-Innenpolitik, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.de

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German grand coalition agrees on Climate & Energy Policy

German power struggle leads to GroKo coalition   Last year’s election results have led to unprecedented difficulties to build a new government in Germany. Despite heavy losses in parliamentary elections, Angela Merkel was re-elected as Chancellor for another four years. But the weakened position of the traditionally 2 largest parties – Angela Merkel’s conservative party… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energie und Umwelt, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.de, Innovation & Entreprises, Science & Policymaking

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Climate finance: the stumbling block of negotiations at COP23

November 22, 2017

As negotiations to design the Paris Rulebook developed during COP23, finding an agreement on the sensitive topic of climate finance proved to be a major obstacle in bringing the guidelines for Paris forward. Specifically Article 9.5 of the Paris Agreement brought discussions to a full stop during the second week of COP23. But what is… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Sustainable Dev., Uncategorized

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COP23: The Talanoa Dialogue – Explainer

November 17, 2017

In the last days of COP23, a final text came out that defines the Tanaloa Dialogue, and thus lays out the path for an inclusive climate dialogue during 2018. The COP22 and COP24 presidencies consulted all the countries to agree on how this process will look like.   But what is the Tanaloa Dialogue? It… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Science & Policymaking

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Ukraine Proposes to Position Energy Companies at the Center of Climate Action

By Arthur Wyns At the COP23 in Bonn, Germany, international climate change negotiations are well underway now prime ministers have joined the negotiations, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron. The UN climate negotiations in Bonn have turned out to be of a very technical nature, with much of the Rulebook needed… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise, Uncategorized

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COP23: Pre-2020 Climate Action, A visual Guide

One of the most contentious issues of the COP23 has made significant progress during the second week in Bonn. The opening plenary saw developed countries asking developing countries for a clear discussion about their climate action prior to year 2020. After many informal discussions and some back and forth, all parties finally agreed on a… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Science & Policymaking

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Arthur Wyns

Arthur Wyns is an environmental journalist who writes for British, Dutch, Belgian and German media. He follows UN negotiations and manages campaigns for Climate Tracker, a network of over 7000 journalists worldwide.

Arthur Wyns is a tropical biologist, passionate about biodiversity and climate change action. He is Climate Tracker's campaign manager and Tweets at @ArthurWyns.


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