FIVE MAJOR SHIFTS SINCE THE PARIS AGREEMENT THAT GIVE HOPE IN A JUST, PARIS-

The Constitutional Court found in favour of the plaintiffs and directed the government to revise the law to cut emissions more rapidly in 2030, which it subsequently did (Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2021). [...] Other risks include the assumption of the role of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies for both natural and technological approaches given issues of space and permanence of the former and feasibility and scalability of the latter. [...] At the time of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, temperature increases by the end of the century from implemented policies of 3.6 to 3.9°C were thought to be likely. [...] They are needed as stationary solutions to solve the intermittency issues of variable renewable sources in the power and industry sector; mobile battery storage is of course critical for the electrification of the transport sector. [...] Whilst the recent developments and trends are promising the availability of long- term storage remains a key barrier to the deep decarbonisation of the energy sector.