The UK approved a new budget for 2024 on Wednesday. It includes the equivalent of 900 million euros for offshore wind turbines – three times as much as before to triple capacity.
By Lukas Bayer
The WTO has ruled in favor of the EU in the dispute over biodiesel made from palm oil. Due to deforestation in Malaysia, it may not be declared as renewable.
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A tonne of CO2 costs around 40 percent less in European emissions trading than it did a year ago. The market is volatile, the protection is too weak. What does this mean for companies that want to invest in low-carbon technologies?
By Lukas Knigge
In times of dramatic climate and environmental crises, traditional political principles significantly restrict the work and search for solutions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It needs more freedom to break new ground.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Europe wants to build up its own solar industry and reduce its dependence on China. However, major companies are threatening to relocate their plants. They require billions in subsidies, which would significantly drive up the costs of the energy transition. However, there are other proposals.
By Nico Beckert
Climate change affects genders differently. This is why feminist voices demand that climate policy also consider gender. Many projects show how this can work in practice.
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In Bangladesh, two out of three coastal districts see poorer people facing a greater impact from weather extremes than the wealthy. Climate change exacerbates their situation. A new analysis reveals targeted measures to counteract this trend.
By Lukas Bayer
An area larger than four times the size of Berlin has already burned in Texas, and the fires are not yet under control. The extent of the damage is unclear. Meanwhile, record emissions from wildfires have been detected in South America. Experts urgently advise better landscape management.
By Alexandra Endres
The EU Commission does not intend to protect the domestic solar industry from competition from Chinese dumping by imposing trade restrictions. However, it advocates for ambitious sustainability and resilience criteria.
By Manuel Berkel
The concern that the phase-out of nuclear power would lead to increased coal power was unfounded: This winter, German coal-fired power plants produced the lowest amount of electricity in decades.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
