{
  "id": 5301134,
  "title": "Teresa Ribera schlägt eine Ölsteuer und gemeinsame Schulden vor, um Europa klimaresistent zu machen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/teresa-ribera-schlagt-eine-olsteuer-und-gemeinsame-schulden-vor-um",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:04:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/teresa-ribera-schlaegt-eine-oelsteuer-und-gemeinsame-schulden-vor-um-europa-klimaresistent-zu-machen-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Brussels – European Commission Climate Commissioner Teresa Ribera has proposed a higher tax on fossil fuel profits, increased joint borrowing, and a dedicated budget for climate resilience measures to make Europe more climate-resistant. Ribera acknowledges that national budgets and traditional European resources alone are insufficient to address the scale of the challenge. She argues that collective action is required to tackle shared threats, and suggests that the EU could explore options such as a larger joint budget, greater fiscal flexibility, or reviving the idea of taxing large oil companies to fund a resilience fund. Reacting to the proposals is likely to be mixed, as higher spending and debt could be seen as burdensome by more frugal EU members, such as Germany. However, Ribera emphasizes that the summer extreme weather events and the war in Iran have shown that urgent action is needed to invest in climate resilience. The EU estimates that it needs to allocate €70 billion annually to prepare for the impacts of global warming. She stresses that climate change affects both the economy and people's well-being, citing examples like stagnating French GDP due to heat stress, overwhelmed emergency services in hospitals, and the threat posed by dam breaches, wildfires, and crop failures. Ribera also highlights the devastating floods in Nepal as an example of the global impact of climate change. She argues that European countries are not prepared for the intensifying climate crisis and that public budgets alone cannot cover all the necessary measures. Ribera calls for a bold approach to climate policy across all sectors, stressing that Europe must invest in preparedness and resilience. The Commission is currently working on a package of measures to enhance Europe's readiness for climate change, expected to be presented in October or November. However, Ribera warns that ambitions without the financial means to implement them risk becoming mere wishful thinking without tangible results.",
  "summary": "Die EU-Kommissarin fordert den Staatenbund auf, mehr darüber nachzudenken, wie er die Herausforderungen einer sich erwärmenden Welt bewältigen könne.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}