In brief | 30 August '24

DW: Why are the German state elections so important?

For the first time in post-war German history a far-right party could win a state election.

Euractiv: The ins and outs of approving EU Commissioners

EU member states have not helped European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her quest for a gender-balanced EU executive, with little time left to weigh the factors that would allow her new line-up to pass parliamentary scrutiny.

Reuters: Countries still far apart on COP29 finance goal

With less than three months until this year's COP29 UN climate negotiations, countries remain far from agreement on the summit's biggest task: to agree a new funding target to help developing countries cope with climate change.

Carbon Brief: Five charts: How climate change is driving up food prices around the world

Global food prices have seen huge fluctuations in recent years, soaring to record highs in 2022 before dropping in 2023 and rising again slowly this year.

IEA: Electricity Mid-Year Update - July 2024

Negative electricity prices are becoming increasingly common in some markets.

The Guardian: Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries

Had fires been ranked alongside countries they would have been world’s fourth-largest emitter, study finds

Influence Map: How the US gas industry is promoting LNG

An analysis of industry advertising since the January 2024 US pause on LNG exports.