Fears of a wave of Chinese exports are spreading in Brussels and Washington. The country has huge overcapacities, particularly in "green technologies" such as batteries and solar panels. However, cheap products are a blessing for developing countries and climate protection.
By Christian Mihatsch
Justin Tomlinson is to become the UK's new Energy Minister. He succeeds Graham Stuart, who announced his resignation last week.
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Following Wissing's threat to ban driving, the Greens accept the removal of the binding sector targets from the Climate Protection Act. The Council of Experts had warned against this shortly beforehand. In return, the solar package is also adopted – but without the resilience bonus.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Climate financing and structural reforms are key topics at the spring meeting of the World Bank and IMF. The World Bank in particular is changing in order to respond faster and better to the climate crisis. But important questions remain unanswered.
By Bernhard Pötter
Experts from rating agency Bloomberg New Energy Finance are sounding the alarm: The G20 countries are lagging behind in the transition away from fossil fuels. The experts have now shown who is doing better or worse, depending on the sector.
By Bernhard Pötter
According to UN climate chief Simon Stiell, the existing climate plans of UN countries will hardly reduce emissions by 2030. He said humanity only has "two years to save the world." In the run-up to the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, Stiell has a clear idea of what is needed to achieve this.
By Bernhard Pötter
Herring, sardines, and anchovies should be eaten directly rather than processed into fishmeal. According to a new study, reducing red meat consumption could save up to 750,000 lives a year.
By Lukas Bayer
A recent study shows methane emissions from opencast lignite mining in Germany have been significantly underestimated. This is apparently due to questionable calculation bases.
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India's Supreme Court has ruled for the first time on the right to be free from the negative effects of climate change. This could have a significant impact on future legislation in the country.
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In a new study, German economist Veronika Grimm concludes that despite the falling costs of wind and solar power, real electricity costs will remain at around the 2021 level until 2040. However, this is only true under the assumption that electricity demand remains completely inflexible, which contradicts many other forecasts.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
